Architect Emmanuel “Manny” Miñana will be guest speaker at Citem’s 60th Manila Furnishings and Apparel Manufacturers’ Exchange (FAME) today, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. at SMX Convention Center, Manila.
International product development specialist Detlef Klatt from Germany is set to transform Manila Fame with a special setting of handcrafted tabletops.
In order to bring Philippine products closer to their buyers, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (Citem), the export marketing arm of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), brought Fashion Philippines to Fashion Access Hong Kong 2013 last Sept. 25-27 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
It took a major earthquake to make us realize that other than people’s lives, we also value our heritage structures, our centuries-old churches.
Lowly GI sheets are shaped into cutesy mobiles; nylon fishing nets, woven with abaca, are turned into tapestry; intricate patterns on handmade paper are imprints of raindrops; turned balusters are made into chairs; and palm fronds become back rests.
As the Chinese economy morphs from an export-driven powerhouse of mass-produced items into a consumer-driven market for luxury goods, Filipino furniture exporters and designers have started viewing China more as an opportunity than a threat.
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