Long before the dish ran away with the spoon, flatware designs added drama to the art of dining. This rich overview considers the influence and evolution of utensils on the theater of the table.

Featuring objects from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, complemented by works from Winterthur's own collection of prints, books, and manuscripts, Feeding Desire showcases the remarkable developments in flatware that have played an important role in both the practical and artistic aspects of dining for five centuries.

Through an array of themes such as Dining on the Move, Tools for Food, Materials and Production, and Dining as Celebration–and the "biographies" of the knife, fork, and spoon–Feeding Desire takes visitors on a journey through Western dining from the Renaissance to the present and explores how objects as familiar as utensils can reveal a wealth of knowledge about our culture.

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Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005, was organized by .

The exhibition was sponsored by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation.
Additional support was provided by Mr. John H. Bryan, Crate and Barrel, and The Felicia Fund.

Presented at Winterthur by and The Tiffany & Co. Foundation.
Additional support provided by Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP.