Design
Amsterdam Designers Plan a Greasy 'Fatberg' for the Waterfront
A small island made entirely from grease would attract hungry seagulls and delight (disgust?) all in sight.
Have you ever wanted to become “co-owner of the world’s first community-built island of fat?” If so, what’s wrong with you, and now there’s actually a chance to make your weird dream come true.
For a couple years now, designer Mike Thompson and artist Arne Hendriks have been experimenting with growing a “fatberg,” a giant bulb of calorific sludge made from various types of greases. The concept of an iceberg of fat was made famous in 2013, when a school bus-sized grease blob was found clogging a London sewer. Hendriks and Thompson are building theirs in a more-controlled setting, dripping liquid grease into a vat of water to make something resembling a shiny, mucous-colored tumor.