‘I don’t really style for perfection – I style for appetite,’ says chef, food stylist, and experiential tastemaker Mariana Velásquez. This could explain why we're so insatiable for her new Sur La Table collaboration, which pushes her ‘more is more' maximalist ethos into tabletop territory that leaves little room for hunger. Or a dull dinner party.
‘I’ve always thought of the table as something alive – something that speaks,’ Mariana tells H&G. ‘It’s a wink, a flirtation, a reminder that gathering is sensual and expressive. Food is intimate. Conversation is intimate. Why shouldn’t the objects reflect that?’ For Mariana, this collection ‘felt like a way to quite literally give the table a voice.’
