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Future Makers: Kumi Allen on food and design

  • Words Ayla Angelos
  • All Images Courtesy Kumi Allen

Future Makers is a new series from Anima, spotlighting the work of emerging designers, recent graduates and the next wave of creative talent.The art of tablescaping – creating an elaborate tabletop, often using decorative objects linked by a theme – dates back years, seen in the banquet tables of royals and the lavish feasts in Renaissance oil paintings. But thanks to Instagram and TikTok, the activity has grown to become a popular trend amongst social media users, hosts and designers alike. Only now, goblets and pig heads with apples lodged in their mouths are swapped for Insta-worthy visuals that could also take up home on a Pinterest board. Chequered table cloths, sculpturally folded

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