In the fifties Holland became a thriving nation. The gastronomic culture flourished. People came in touch with foreign cuisine. Cheese fondue, stone grilling, fondue Bourguignonne and gourmetten were introduced and became very popular. The collective term of these dinners is table top cooking. The gastronomic culture in Holland however, has changed. After the heydays of individualism, today's trend is to eat together again. Informal dinner parties are organized by the group of young creatives of generation Y. But the traditional types of tabletop cooking are not popular within this group. Its ritual does not fit the lifestyle of generation Y, but does have some strong qualities. The goal during this graduation project is to use the positive characteristics of tabletop cooking and to turn it into a new informal dinner table ritual which fits the lifestyle of young creatives. To accompany the new dinner table ritual, several products are designed. The target group of this project are the young creatives. This group is between 25 and 30 years old. It exists out of the higher educated people who are graduated recently and have started their first job, mostly as creative entrepreneurs. Young creatives are conscious about their impact on the earth. In daily life, they try to deal with the environmental problems by saving energy and buying biological products. Based on this, it must be possible to use the products of the new dinner table ritual on a daily basis for different purposes. When the target group organizes a dinner party, the menu is creatively putted together by ingredients bought at the daily market. They describe themselves as a creative and experimental chefs. Therefore, the new dinner table ritual should not prescribe what should be eaten. Multiple houses were visited in order to get an understanding in the Diderot unity of the target group. It appeared however, that the Diderot unity of the target group is its initial state. The interior and personal products do not visualize a coherent story. Therefore, a design language about the ritual's product could not be formulated from these visits. A style impression could be made however. It is described as: modern but warm and organized but playful. In order to get an insight in the qualities of a tabletop cooking evening and into the dinner rituals of a normal dinner party, multiple dinner parties were organized with the target group. A very positive characteristic of a tabletop cooking evening is the group bonding. Group bonding arises because people go through the complete ritual together. But a negative characteristic is that people are constantly focused on preparing food. During a tabletop cooking dinner little time is left for social conversation, while at a normal dinner party people socially interaction constantly. The group bonding is at a normal dinner party, however, is less. Based on the conclusions of the analysis phase, the idea to design a stackable dinner party was born. The vision was to create a delicate and gratifying dinner party where curiosity is set. During the stackable dinner party, multiple dishes are stacked in front of each diner. A traditional 3-course dinner is not prepared. Instead, the dinner exists out of multiple smaller dishes. To prevent the preparation of a traditional three course dinner, cups are designed. The first course will be shared and is visible. This initiates the dinner party. The other courses are prepared and stacked too. These courses are hardly visible, curiosity is created. Another positive aspect is that the host does not have to leave the dinner table for dinner preparations in the kitchen. When a course is finished, the empty cup will be taken from the stack and the next course will appear. The empty cups can be nested. After the first designs were drawn, prototypes were build. It came clear that the cups were designed too small. Furthermore, the stack-ability and nest-ability of the cups were not satisfying. The design was reshaped. Everything that was designed using a computer looked a lot different in reality. The lesson learned, making the product by hand gives a better insight in its real shape and measurements. To accompany the new dinner table ritual, which is named “aan stapel', a cookbook is composed. Four menu suggestions are put together. The dishes differ from very easy to challenging. To accompany the cups from the dinner table ritual, cutlery and drinking glasses are designed. In order to create a complete dinner table ritual, it is recommended to design placements and napkins as well. The final design is tested by the target group and it became clear that the designed dinner table ritual fits the target group. It is an informal dinner party. The stack of crockery is inviting and the overall stackable dinner party is a joyful experience. Because of people's curiosity, the food is eaten more fast than at a normal dinner party. Hopefully, in five years from now, the young creatives have embraced 'aan stapel' as their new dinner table ritual, if an informal dinner party is organized.