#HTE

Reader Submitted: Thinking of Chefs as Athletes to Create High-Performance Chefwear

Ever seen Chef’s Table on Netflix? If you have, then you have an idea of how crazy a professional kitchen is. Chef’s all around the world spend 8+ hours in kitchens, running, stretching, lifting objects in extreme heated conditions. Professional cooking is active, but what about chefwear?

It is NOT.

What if we reimagined professional cooking as a sport, and design chefwear, like sportswear, so chefs can perform with high efficiency and comfort throughout their day?

Final Design

Redesigned chefwear

New sleeve mechanism

Taking inspiration from a drawstring bag, the new segmented sleeve is easily collapsible on the pull of a tab.

Body Mapping

Three different areas with different material needs.

Black

In black

Back, with hints from sportswear

Chefwear engineered to the needs of the kitchen

Modern rendition of the class button and collar detail

Segmented sleeve detail

Feature breakdown