Gingerbread houses are one of the easiest ways to get a taste of architecture, whether at an early age or later in life — we don’t judge. Of course, like any art form, there are those who take it way too far (not far enough?). Bergen, Norway, claims that their Pepperkakebyen is the largest gingerbread village, while New York’s Jon Lovitch claims that his 2.5 ton cookie city is the king.
Museo Soumaya, Mexico City. Images © Henry Hargreaves.
Photographer Henry Hargreaves and Food Styist Caitlin Levin have definitely taken Modernist gingerbreading to the extreme. They designed confectionary versions of iconic museums by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Herzog + de Meuron, which were display at Dylan’s Candy Bar during Art Basel/Design Miami last year.
MAXXI, Rome.
The Louvre, Paris.
The buildings are made form materials that match each building’s distinct character. Rather than render them in traditional gingerbread sheets with candy canes and icing, the mouthwatering models are made with a variety of sweets. For example, The Louvre is crafted form crystallized sugar glass, while Antwerp’s Museum Aan de Stroom is made of tiny gingerbread bricks. The Guggenheim is built from gingerbread, icing, and licorice.
Museum Aan de Stroop, Antwerp.
Guggenheim Museum, New York.
All of the candy was provided by Dylan’s. The extensive selection and accurate recreation of each museum makes the collection stand above other gingerbread architecture. Each museum is photographed in black and white, making the series come together as a whole in dramatic fashion.
Tate Modern, London
Via The Guardian.
