PURVEYR Celebrates Ten Years of Chronicling Creativity and Culture with PURVEYR Fair

PURVEYR Fair
A Gathering on Creativity and Culture
18 – 19 November 2022

Hello Marvin! Happy 10th anniversary to PURVEYR! Can think of no better way to mark such a milestone than with a fair dedicated to the pursuit of creativity. PURVEYR Fair traces its roots back to your Pursuit Fair in 2016. Can you briefly recount the genesis of the event, how it’s evolved throughout the years, and what we can expect in 2022’s edition in terms of themes, creative curation, and setup? 

Marvin Conanan, founder, PURVEYR: PURVEYR Fair, formerly known as Pursuit Fair, started in 2016 as a response to our need of raising funds for PURVEYR Magazine Issue 2. The first-ever fair was hosted in the small co-working space of Warehouse Eight along Pasong Tamo in Makati city only hosting around 20 local brands. After the success of the first fair and seeing the interest of the creative community in such an event, we decided to continue hosting Pursuit Fair twice a year to bring together brand owners, artists, designers, and the whole creative community under one roof.

From the small one in Warehouse Eight in 2016 that received around 300-400 visitors, the fair grew slowly every time until the last one in 2019 where we hosted it in Samsung Hall in SM Aura Premier had 1,500+ guests for the one-day fair. Fast forward to 2022, after the slow fade of the pandemic, we are back to hosting the fair again with renewed energy and vision — to host a fair that fully encapsulates the PURVEYR brand and is inspired by our mission to facilitate the growth of the creative community through commerce, culture, and conversations. Other than the change of the fair name, starting this 2022, we aim to host PURVEYR Fair annually that happens for 2 days or more — bigger, longer, and a lot more impactful.

And for the first PURVEYR Fair, you can expect a more diverse group of merchants and activities that span creative pursuits in art, music, design, and lifestyle. 

How did you go about the selection of partners and collaborators for the event? 

We make sure that we find a balance among the participating brands. As much as possible create a selection where you get a glimpse of many different creative communities and interests. While most will be creative businesses and groups, each should have a unique story to tell or POV to share. 

What do you hope to achieve with your collaborators with this two-day gathering of creatives? What do you want your PURVEYR Fair visitors take away from it?

For PURVEYR Fair 2022, we have two main goals: 1. To be able to offer an elevated experience and atmosphere to merchants and visitors throughout PURVEYR Fair. We think that by doing so we have the opportunity to inspire more creatives to realize that we are world-class, and that what we create locally is valuable and competitive globally. 2. To design and host an event where creative and social diversity thrives. A space where unique self and creative expressions are welcomed and celebrated. 

And with those, we’re hoping that visitors will have a chance to immerse themselves in the many potential creative endeavors and pursuits one may take, to be able to meet like-minded individuals and bring home the inspiration to pursue something creative and meaningful.

The fair is a celebration of the myriad avenues of creative expression there is: can you let us in on some of the creative attractions that await your visitors?

Other than the exhibits and pop-up shops of our brand partners: Meta, Titan, Vans, and Signet, I believe that there will be so much to see from the 33 merchant booths we have at the fair. I’m just really excited to see these brands and groups side by side, jumping from one world to another.