DESIGN SERIES

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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,…