The Dirt Cafe is a London-based experimental project that began in 2004. The collaborators of the Dirt Cafe Project seek humanising ways to unlock thinking by connecting specialists and influencers with those who question the status quo and give dimension to new and alternative scenarios. It draws on many precedents: the Coffee House, the Salon, Café Society and meetings under the Banyan Tree. It has been created out of a collaboration -- joined-up thinking -- between designers, chefs, food specialists, medical and well-being researchers, economists, scientists, social entrepreneurs and others. Like an 'organism', the Dirt Cafe project evolves and learns from experience. Crucial here is the creation of temporary environments that stimulate the senses and highlight connectedness to issues that matter. Through the Dirt Cafe, a thoughtful diet becomes the starting point for new conversations and new outcomes.
The most recent Dirt Cafe project was the seventh in the series and it enabled us to explore the theme of Water. Previous Dirt Cafe Debates were used to explore the themes of Rotten, Slow, Intangibles, Plastic, Eco-onomy and Regeneration.