Within, 2024 is a collection of sensorial objects that are inspired by my quest to reconnect with my senses of smell and taste. They emerged from two years of in-depth research during my MA Design at Central Saint Martins, UAL.

Each piece is designed to playfully excite and delight your senses, engaging your hands, fingers, tongue and mouth to encourage you to be present and savour each moment, thereby elevating aroma, taste and flavour.

Embracing the ethos of mindful eating, Within promotes slow, moderate eating, echoing the wisdom of the Japanese philosophy of Hara Hachi Bu; enhancing pleasure and overall wellbeing.

I invite you to pause, indulge in your senses, and reignite your imagination, to forge meaningful connections with yourself, your food and those sharing the adventure with you.

Featured in Culinary Contexts curated by Ruby Tandoh, food and culture writer


Past exhibitions:

Soil, Toil & Table at Lethaby Gallery
December 2024 - January 2025

Feast at County Hall Pottery Gallery
November 2024 - January 2025

Parallax Kensington Art Fair
July 2024

London Design Festival
September 2024

Central Saint Martins Shows
June 2024

  • “Within, Sensual Eating just delighted me. Obviously, there’s something erotic about these forms, which undercuts the seriousness of the Western canon and Western modes of eating. There is so much etiquette around the formality of the setup, how much you must separate yourself from the food through cutlery as a distancing tool, to keep things ‘civilised’. There is a long, psychosexually complex history to this. The tactility of Within, Sensual Eating is gorgeous. It's fun to probe, to dig in, to swipe and look. This project says something about how repressed and anxiety ridden we are most of the time. Brilliant.” 

    Ruby Tandoh, food and culture writer 

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