DESIGN | Alapaap: The Summit of Confidence
DESIGN SERIES | ALAPAAP Alapaap is a poetic Filipino word meaning “high clouds,” but its meaning reaches far beyond the sky. In culture and art, alapaap embodies the feeling of reaching the…
DESIGN | Aninag: The Glimmer of Effort Revealed
DESIGN SERIES | HAMOG Aninag is a uniquely Filipino word that means “a faint glimmer, outline, or silhouette”—something that can be perceived but not fully seen, a shape emerging out…
DESIGN | Paglutang: The Art of Floating in Stillness
DESIGN SERIES | PAGLUTANG Paglutang, meaning “to float” in Filipino, beautifully captures a moment often overlooked in the narrative of movement and progress—the quiet grace of being lifted and sustained,…
DESIGN | Paglipad: The Flight of Filipino Imagination
DESIGN SERIES | PAGLIPAD “Paglipad,” translated as “the act of flying,” evokes the moment of ascent—where dreams, creativity, and gratitude converge to lift a person beyond the bounds of ordinary…
DESIGN | Kalayaan: The Spirit of Freedom
DESIGN SERIES | KALAYAAN “Kalayaan,” meaning “freedom” in Filipino, stands as one of the most cherished values in Philippine culture, deeply rooted in the Filipino psyche and often evoked in…
DESIGN | Kinagabihan: The Night Dress of the Confident Filipina
DESIGN SERIES | KINAGABIHAN Kinagabihan, meaning “on that night” in Filipino, is a word that carries the weight of transition, anticipation, and the quiet promise of dusk giving way to…
DESIGN | Balabal: The Veil of Filipino Sonder
DESIGN SERIES | BALABAL The “balabal” is far more than just a veil or cloak; it is an emblem woven from the threads of memory, tradition, and feeling that shape…
DESIGN | Hamog: The Veil of Possibility
DESIGN SERIES | HAMOG “Hamog,” the Filipino word for mist, is more than just a natural phenomenon. It is a whisper that drifted through the mornings of our childhoods, a…
DESIGN | Patak: The Radiance of Dewdrops
DESIGN SERIES | PATAK “Patak”—the Filipino word for dew—is an ode to fleeting moments of brilliance. This design draws inspiration from that quiet spell after rain, when the world pauses,…
DESIGN | Simot: Legends of Light in the Heart of Darkness
DESIGN SERIES | SIMOT This is a story that begins in the dark—real, thick, unwelcome darkness. In the rural corners of the Philippines, especially in the rainy months when the…