Ria, who has long-loved incorporating edible ingredients into her sets, cites her childhood as the inspiration behind do(n’t) play with your food. “I remember my parents forming little islands of rice on my plate. It was a tactic to get me to eat more, and it worked!” she says. When it came to sourcing for the project, subtlety and playfulness were top of mind. She opted for a neutral palette and humble ingredients—“food that’s familiar with interesting textures, and ingredients with less obvious beauty, like the sardine”—and decided to set them against sculptural Izabel Lam flatware. “It’s a delicate balance,” she says.
- excerpt from milky magazine
MILKY MAGAZINE — PROJECT FEATURE
Creative Direction & Set Design / Ria Suarez
Photography / Jiuk Kim