Makeat is an innovation, design and product development studio focused on the gastronomic ecosystem. Based in Barcelona, we work at the intersection of thinking, making and experiencing, designing projects that transform ideas into systems, tools and experiences with real impact.
We understand gastronomy as a complex, living system where creativity, innovation, science, strategy, operations, technology and emotion coexist. Our work moves between analysis and creation, combining consultancy and design as two complementary ways of approaching the same challenge: understanding reality in depth in order to transform it with purpose.
Through Consultancy, we analyse contexts, processes and behaviours to define clear frameworks for decision-making, innovation and growth, and activate this knowledge through workshops, talks and tailored learning formats, designed to share methodology, align teams and open new perspectives. Through Design, we translate those frameworks into tangible solutions (products, tools, devices and experiences) where form, function and narrative are inseparable.
We work with materials, technology, processes and people. We collaborate with brands, operators and professionals from food, drinks, science, design and business, acting as a bridge between innovation and real use. From this way of thinking and making, initiatives like Tools by Makeat naturally emerge, expanding the possibilities of gastronomic design through creative tooling.
At Makeat, every project is an opportunity to explore new languages, question conventions and design with intention. We think through every detail, every texture, shape, scent and flavour, because we believe that meaningful impact happens when ideas are not only imagined, but carefully built.
At the core of our work are the methodologies that guide how we think and how we build. Food Thinking allows us to approach gastronomy as a living system, connecting culture, context, technique, experience, science, innovation and creativity to develop projects with depth and meaning. FAC.U² structures the journey from analysis to creation, helping us turn understanding into action with clarity and coherence. Together, these methodologies are embedded in every project we develop at Makeat, across both consultancy and design, ensuring that ideas are not only creative, but also solid, intentional and executable.
Lasarte | Disfrutar | SIPS | Macallan | Aethos Mallorca | America’s Cup | Azurmendi | Bellus | Bombay Shapphire | Dewars | Salmón Gurú | Grosvenor House JW Marriot Hotel | Jumpers | Levi’s | Mo Barcelona | Rocambolesc | Moet & Chandon | NeoSpot | Popitas | Bacardi | Lluc Crusellas | Carles Codina (Four Seasons Madrid) | Welbilt | Paradiso | Grupo Esencia | Le Tribute | Miquel Guarro | Hofmann | Mamzel Marbella | Mr. Porter |
[ Product Design / Food Design / UX Design ]
For Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, Makeat developed a bespoke room amenity conceived to elevate the moment of arrival into a quiet, intentional experience. A two-part piece designed as a gesture of welcome, where design, flavour and symbolism come together to set the tone of the stay.
The project takes inspiration from the hotel’s iconic fan, a symbol deeply associated with elegance, care and hospitality. Through a custom chocolate mould, the emblem is translated into a delicate edible sculpture, where form, texture and proportion are carefully balanced to preserve the identity of the icon while adapting it to the language of food.
The chocolate piece rests on a softly contoured golden stand, designed specifically to support and frame the object with precision. The base is not merely a support, but an integral part of the design system, adding presence and intention to the composition and reinforcing the ritualistic nature of the gesture.
Conceived from both a product and food design perspective, the amenity functions as a sensorial introduction to the space. It welcomes the guest through touch, taste and visual calm, transforming a brief moment into a meaningful first impression.
Iconic Room Amenity reflects Makeat’s approach to design as a tool for shaping experiences through subtlety and care. A refined welcome that turns entering the room into a moment of design, flavour and sense of place, quietly reinforcing the values of hospitality and attention to detail.
We work with chefs, brands, and innovators around the world to turn imagination into matter — and we’re always looking for curious, restless minds to join us.
We value thinkers who build and makers who think. People who are comfortable with ambiguity, who see both code and cuisine as creative tools.
Carrer Ramon Turro, 5,
Barcelona, Spain 08005
+34 646 044 137