Kerry Clarkson-Valdivia is half Peruvian + half British and was brought up between Los Angeles, London & Lima. Kerry’s professional life began as an entrepreneur in fashion which gave her the opportunity to investigate heritage artisan craft in various parts of the world. Observing how mass-production has largely replaced artisan craft on a global scale, her focus has been to build a knowledge base around the handmade and the value that it represents. Kerry has extended this investigation into food, diving into rural culinary traditions in Peru, Indonesia and India. Kerry lived in the Amazon basin for over two years, and this place still holds the most enchantment for her. Through the lens of this diverse cultural background Kerry reworks food to bridge the gap between these distinct realities.

Kerry leads Taka Table with a personal approach, emphasizing the intimate and tactile nature of food from an international perspective.

You can find her artisan fashion collection TAKA STUDIO here: