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    the faces of the future

    Sep 02, 2021 5 minutes

    The UK is alive with creativity, as new designers burst out of lockdown full of brilliant ideas. We are taking note of these emerging talents and are inspired by their strong visions and fresh directions

    1 XANDRA SPENCE

    Xandra Spence of Lolly & Kiks worked for 10 years as a fashion buyer before being made redundant in the seventh month of pregnancy. She drilled down into her Nigerian roots to create her own brand of fabric accessories stitched from African wax prints. Her latest fold-flat storage baskets in six sizes (from £12) have really taken off – and these are her own invention. Lolly is her daughter – and Kiks is her nickname from her Nigerian middle name Kikelomo. lollykiks.com

    2 AIDAN DONOVAN

    Designer-maker Aidan Donovan, in business for just over two years, makes freestanding contemporary furniture with clean lines and simple forms revealing his craft skills and the beauty

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