This Barilla Pasta Box-Shaped Bag Was Inspired by the Early Months of the Pandemic

Nik Bentel says inspiration for his most recent project struck as he cooked his "100th bowl of penne pasta." Back in the early months of quarantine at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York-based artist and designer reverted to buying largely non-perishable food items and wanted to immortalize the familiar feeling of staring at the back of the blue Barilla pasta box.The result of this experience is a tongue-in-cheek take on spending a year indoors: a meticulous rendering of the classi...