A Homecoming: Tahanan Furniture Returns with Designer Brian Ver
Two years of soul-searching led Thea and Carlo Yu of Tahanan to pursue a new design vernacular, harmonizing Filipino techniques and global silhouettes realized by architect Brian Ver
In Full Bloom: Luz de Flores by JJ Acuña for VENZON
A fertility goddess, lotus blooms, and a desire for brighter days are the seeds that brought forth Luz de Flores, lovingly tended by designer JJ Acuna and VENZON Lighting & Objects
Culinary Choreography: Technospoonism by Bianca Carague at BASE Milano
Artist-designer Bianca Carague responds to a dystopian future of scarcity and disconnection with Technospoonism, a chimeric jewelry collection that serves as cutlery for an evolved kamayan
The Architecture of Play: SUNGKA! by Stephen Amoyo at Isola Design Festival
Qatar-based multidisciplinary designer Stephen Amoyo reimagines the sungka as a multifaceted object, tracing and weaving the threads that link the Middle East to Manila for Isola Design Festival
Lightbringer: The Material World of Budiman Ong’s Ong Cen Kuang
From zipper-teeth to banana fiber, a tactile, material-first philosophy defines the organic, diaphanous universe of Bali-based lighting atelier Ong Cen Kuang
Nature as Future: Benilde Open Design + Art 2025 Reveals Ten Grantees
Ten grantees across art and design make the jury’s cut for Benilde Open Design + Art 2025’s ‘Extension of Nature’
Pole Position: Bamboo Housing Challenge Calls for Entries
BASE, Bamboo U, and HILTI Foundation unite to promote the residential potential of bamboo, with the winning entry to be built
All Set: Production Designers Ben Padero and Carlo Tabije
For film production designers Ben Padero and Carlo Tabije, the golden rule on and off set is never leaving a scene unresolved
Concrete Connection: Daniel Ubas and Viktoria Laguyo of Krete Manila
Industrial designers Daniel Ubas and Viktoria Laguyo of Krete Manila believe that love, like concrete, requires pouring with care and standing by it as it takes shape
Made with Malasakit: Good Design Award Philippines 2026 Wants You!
DTI-Design Center’s Good Design Award Philippines is back to banner the best in Filipino design, with a new award category for 2026: Civic and Governance Design
