Soul Crafts for All Pasay City, Philippines EVENT DIRECTORY Considered as the country’s premiere design and lifestyle event, Manila FAME is a bi-annual showcase of craftsmanship, design innovation, eco- sustainability, and artisanship in Philippine products. It features finely selected furniture and home furnishings, holiday gifts and décor, and fashion accessories designed and crafted in the Philippines for the global market. Manila FAME gears for a bigger show in its 60th edition, with the inclusion of the International Hall that will feature exhibitors from around the world. Manila FAME is the second longest-running trade show in the Asia Pacific, and is the only trade event in the country that is approved by the Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORIAL ADVISERS Gregory L. Domingo Cynthia C. Mundo Ma. Lourdes D. Mediran Secretary Editor Supervising Deputy Executive Director, CITEM Department of Trade and Industry Jerda Anastacia D. Redondo Romleah Juliet P. Ocampo Ponciano C. Manalo, Jr. Assistant Editor / Head Writer Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Project Management Department, CITEM Trade & Investment Promotions Group Rochel S. Bartolay Department of Trade and Industry Niña Alyssa Mae P. Uy Maria Rita O. Matute Associate Editor for Content Eloisa Rae A. Avila Rosario Virginia C. Gaetos Deputy Executive Director Contributing Writers Editor-in-Chief Value Creation And Promotion Department, CITEM Executive Director, Center for International Trinette O. Riguerra Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) Layout Artist Arturo Cruz Dimaano Cheekee Montealegre - Padilla Department Manager Creative and Communication Services Jasfrey Carandag Department, CITEM Marlon Dedal Maybelle Dejasco Mark Dresden L. Umayan Patricia Pangan - Bagulbagul Associate Editor for Creative Design Ricki Marcelo and Production Shally Culvera Officer-in-Charge Contributing Photographers Creative Services Division, CITEM COPYRIGHT The October 2014 Manila FAME Event Directory is published by Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) Golden Shell Pavilion, Roxas Boulevard Corner Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Pasay City, 1300 Philippines Tel. Nos.: (632) 831.1282 / 831.2201 Loc 204 / 238 Fax Nos.: (632) 832.3965 / 834.0177 Email: [email protected] Website: www.citem.com.ph © 2014 Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or any part, in any form, without permission from CITEM. 3 Contents 06 Creative Direction Soulcrafts • Luxe • Gen C 32 Partner Hotels 09 Manila FAME 10 Creative Team 34 Event Floor Plan • About Manila FAME Budji Layug • Detlef Klatt • Eric Paras • Stanley Ruiz • Fast Facts Josie Natori • Cesar Gaupo • Lulu Tan - Gan JC Buendia • Leeroy New • Lilianna Manahan • Show Rules Rachelle Dagñalan • Joseph Rastrullo Rey Soliven• Viña Domingo - Roy 14 Event Highlights 38 Product Category • Design Philippines Scenography • NeoTextiles Philippines • OTOP Marketplace 48 Exhibitors Listing (One Town, One Product) • International Hall 83 International Hall • Manila Wear • Design Week Philippines 87 Media Partners 18 Manila Wear 90 Partner Agencies and Organizations 22 Design Week Design Talks • Design Tours 91 Service Suppliers Creative Environment • Katha Awards 24 Katha Awards 92 Advertisements March 2014 Winners 118 Organizers 31 Special Services For FAME Buyers LUXE High-value products always come with a price: an unparalleled dedication to meticulous craftsmanship. They are top of the line in design, quality, and craftsmanship, befitting prestige brands and limited-edition items that cater to a niche market with discriminating taste. Luxe connotes sophistication, elegance, and style. SOULCRAFTS Colorful stories of history, heritage and hope are woven into every intricately crafted product by dedicated Filipino craftsmen whose skills have been perfected through the years – with passion. Influenced by the craftsmanship of the past, these handmade creations bring tradition to the present and continue to inspire those who value ‘soul art.’ GEN C Millennial-friendly products are contemporary, chic, and collaborative – all in keeping with Manila FAME, the design and lifestyle event of Asia, the needs of the new generation consumer. The fast-paced lifestyle of today’s consumer continues to inspire with a strong statement on drives design that is trendy yet functional; bold yet relevant. Cutting-edge design often paves ‘‘ what is design-forward, popular, artisanal, and soulful. the way to self-expression that knows no limits. ‘‘ 6 7 About Manila FAME Since 1983, Manila FAME has nurtured and promoted Philippine manufacturers and producers in the global market, consistently featuring top-quality export products and unique Philippine craftsmanship in home and fashion. Organized by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Manila FAME, which is held twice a year in March and October, is one of the longest running trade shows in the Asia Pacific, featuring the latest Philippine-made creations from artisans and manufacturers and is the only trade event in the country approved by the Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. Fast Facts Frequency: Twice a year (March and October) Exhibition Size (gross) : 16,230 sqm (9,130 ground level; 7,100 second level) Exhibition Date: 16-19 October 2014 Exhibition Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM Scale: Approved Event by Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry Trade Buyer Profile: Foreign Buyers & Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Trading Firms, Merchandising Agents, Buying Offices, Department Stores, Retailers, Mail-Order Houses, Architects, Interior Designers, Facility Managers, etc. Show Rules • Registration is required for all. • Sketching and taking pictures of products are prohibited. • Business attire is encouraged. • Children below 12 years old are not allowed in the exhibition area and may stay in the kids area. 8 9 Creative Team Home Fashion Lulu Tan-Gan Budji Layug is touted as the country’s “Queen of Knitwear.“ is an international designer who is a leading light in the She redefined the versatility of knitwear by Philippine design and home industry. His fame as a infusing a modern glamor on traditional knits. furniture designer stems from his commitment to organic Her designer label for knitwear, TAN-GAN, is an forms and materials, and his fresh interpretation of those iconic name in the local fashion industry as it forms into uniquely modern designs. In designing furniture, continues to be the forerunner in marrying local he is as devoted to craftsmanship and detailing as he is and worldly aesthetics through knits. The fashion to function and basic design. A Renaissance Man who consultant exhibited her collections in Japan, continues to reinvent himself and improve his craft, he France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the believes that good design is good business. In all his US, and Australia. Her works were featured on endeavors, his simple design philosophy reigns: Design CNN’s Style by fashion journalist Elsa Klensch in in every discipline attains excellence when form and the late ‘90s. function co-exist harmoniously. Josie Natori Cesar Gaupo Eric Paras is a renowned international is one of the pioneers in the Detlef Klatt designer and CEO of the Natori Philippine fashion industry and a is an interior designer who has ventured in Company. She studied economics well-respected couturier. He has collaborating with a numberof Filipino home is a German master florist at Manhattan Ville College in New worked with the most famous furnishing manufacturers who have created a mark and designer who has had York and worked at Merrill Lynch as and popular names in the fashion in the Philippine furniture industry. He is a sought-after many of his works published the first female vice president in scene such as the SM Boutique designer whose works vary from the simple to the in Germany and abroad. His investment banking and became Square in the Philippines, and the eclectic, with design aesthetics leaning on sleek lines. work includes exhibition design a rising star of Wall Street. Natori lifestyle brand Shanghai Tang, With the companies he works with, he has the ability to and product development for ventured into fashion and founded where he was the head designer transform strong and appropriate identities through his various wholesale companies in Germany, Japan, Hong Natori Co. After more than three for six years. Gaupo participated in creative directions. His works have been featured in Kong, and China. He did a lot decades, the company has grown international expositions and selling international publications such as Elle Décor France, of consultancy and product into a lifestyle brand that includes missions in Hong Kong, Japan, Cote Sud Magazine, and Vogue Living Australia. development work for the lingerie, ready-to-wear apparel, Paris, Milan, and London in the ‘80s. Design Center of the Philippines home accents, fragrance, and (DCP) and the Center for eyewear, selling to upscale department stores in the US and in Stanley Ruiz International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM). In at least 15 countries worldwide. is an industrial designer who has exhibited extensively in 2003, he co-founded and JC Buendia Asia, North America, and Europe.