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title: "Projects · Irina Kostina"
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description: "Irina Kostina’s projects: from material to event, from observation to method. Concepts, labs and research in catering and hospitality."
updated: 2026-10-16
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Irina Kostina / Archive and practice

# Projects. Connections.

From material to event. From observation to method. Explore each project and its connections.

9 projects

01 / Concept

## Tashkent — City of Bread

A breakfast concept connecting North and East through bread, pairings and service.

Open project ↗

02 / Laboratory

## Noodle Lab

50 objects, four temperature stations, everyday material turned into a restaurant presentation.

Open project ↗

03 / Laboratory

## Brassica Lab

Brassica as a research object: type, transformation, role and flavour axis.

Open project ↗

04 / Concept

## Burlak / Steamship Breakfast

A historical gastronomic lens and a collective approach to service.

Open project ↗

05 / Research

## Gastro Engineering

The menu as a choice interface: taxonomy, matrix, guest patterns and principles of choice.

Open project ↗

06 / Research

## Field Notes

Author’s observations on events, set design and catering operations.

Open project ↗

07 / Concept

## Private project

Guest experience research for a hospitality project.

Open project ↗

09 / Research

## Wedding Catering

A research programme on guest preferences, service and evidence.

Open project ↗

10 / Industry

## CaterX Awards

An industry award: criteria, jury work and a culture of evaluation.

Open project ↗

## How the projects connect

[FoundationPrinciples and method](https://kostina.online/foundation)

[Brassica / NoodleTaxonomy and collection](https://kostina.online/projects/brassica-lab/)

[ConceptsMaterial, space, service](https://kostina.online/projects/tashkent/)

[AcademyPassing on the method](https://kostina.online/academy)

## Material → matrix → space

An animated study based on Academy materials · 24 seconds · no sound

[Download MP4 video ↓](https://kostina.online/assets/video/academy-motion-20260914.mp4)

GRID · instrument

STEAM · construction

Three ways to assemble

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