Helping Anorexia’s Treatment through Design: an interview with Guylaine Sauvaget-Lasserre, clinician psychologist

This project aims to find an alternative solution to classic, single-tray meals, which convey a derogatory image of institutional food services, be it packaging- or content-wise. It has brought to life a new, ever-growing network within which collective food services are gradually replaced with locally grounded cuisine. A charter was written to promote teenager-adapted recipes. The new eco-designed packaging pieces are shaped so as to recall snacks. As eating is not just about feeding oneself, “Le Réseau d’Arthur” intends to turn mealtime into a good time that anorexic teenagers could actually enjoy and even look forward to.

Notes:

1 – Marcel Rufo, La vie en désordre : voyage en adolescence, éditions Anne Carrière, 2007.

2 – These new care systems are being implemented in teen treatment centers (maisons de l’adolescence) such as the Paris-based Maison de Solenn – http://www.mda.aphp.fr .

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