Products are made by Filipino designers and craftsmen and the use of local materials was ubiquitous at the event. Event attendees include buyers, exporters, interior design students, designers, architects, artists, media and people who basically like seeing new designs and products.
The booth display by Ito Kish was simple yet it stands out since he made use of local, sustainable materials for his furniture items. The inspiration for the collection comes from pieces of organic forms.
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| A chair designed by Kish |
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| This chair is called "Binhi" which means seed in Filipino. Kish was inspired from the grain of life which fosters growth in more ways than one. |
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| This console table is called "La Union" since Kish's inspiration comes from La Union, a surfing capital in the country, that has beholding waves and a laid back spirit. |
The products displayed at Vito Selma's booth were also interesting and were made mostly of wood and glass materials. The items can be customized as the buyer may choose the kind of color that he or she wants for the wooden material. Prices of the chairs and tables are around PHP70,000 each and can be ordered from their Cebu shop.
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| The wooden materials from this coffee table can be pulled and adjusted to create a different shape |
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| A wooden book shelf with a twist designed by Vito Selma |
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| These hanging lamps can be adjusted to make a room brighter by simply pulling the pyramid shaped structures |
Another booth that captured my attention was Triboa Bay's set-up.
There are also new modern products from Schema, a group which includes well-known designer Budji Layug.
Hacienda Crafts also displayed some interesting products made from local materials.
The event also included designs by junior designers under the Red Box designs program. The junior designers under the program were guided by Budji Layug.
The eco-friendly paper lamps in the exhibit was also cool.
For the Fashion exhibit, there are artistic, colorful and unique clutches by Cillo.
Clothing by local designers were also featured at the exhibit.
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| "Raccolta" by Joseph Rastullo is a useful artwork . The name was based on the Italian word which means harvest. The designer's inspiration was the organic farms in Banaue rice terraces. |
The eco-friendly paper lamps in the exhibit was also cool.
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| Sinag Papel, eco friendly paper lamps in various shapes |
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| These unique clutches by Cillo are painted by artist Ivan Acuna. |
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| Colorful and flag inspired clutches by Cillo |
Clothing by local designers were also featured at the exhibit.
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| Clothing by Joel Escober |
Successful and well-known fashion designer Josie Natori, was also at the event. She was interviewed by the media. Her advise for aspiring designers is that they should remember that "Fashion is a business". She said that creativity is not enough since one has to also think about the customer and how to market one's products and work hard to make one's business work.
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| Josie Natori |
The event also included booths featuring locally made products that are sold locally or exported.
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| Colorful "banig"*(handwoven mat) products made from palm or sea grass leaves |
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| Woven materials that can be made into bags |
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| Bamboo bicycle |
A booth under "Junk Not" featured interesting materials made from upcycled plastic bags by Willie Garcia, an Interior Designer and Green Advocate. The sales proceeds provides livelihood to a community of underprivileged families since the parents help make the products.
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| Table napkin holders |
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| Chairs made from upcycled plastic bags and repurposed wood |
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| Steel chair made with upcycled plastic bags |
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| Belen made by local craftsmen |
Overall the event featured some interesting items and simply shows that a lot of Filipinos are creative in making functional pieces and useful products that can appeal to both local and foreign markets.
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