collaborators

JACQUES DUCRU, FRANCE

"My first contact with the Philippines was more than 30 years ago at the Golden Age of Rattan and Buri. Arriving from France, Filipinos looked to me as the “MacGyver” for product developments but during the last 20 years, Filipino design has lost a part of their original spirits to European trends. e

Design and Fashion is constantly like a merry-go-round. Why don’t we go back to the roots of Philippine Design with innovative natural material and craft?"

SEP VERBOOM, BELGIUM

“As a creator, I am in a constant search of inspiring and different ways to design and collaborate. The Philippines have a lot to offer; materials, crafts, art…

Either way you can’t deny the challenges here as well. That’s why I ‘am choosing to leave comfort behind on a trail of social responsibility, resulting in a local approved design approach.”

TUNG HUYNH, USA

“In every one of my pieces, I come up with ways for others to see and feel the passion I have for design. I derive inspiration from all walks of life whether it is from nature or an inanimate object. From there, I can visualize a whole new design that is mostly minimalist in form and versatile to use.

…I have always admired using wood in my designs because it can give a space a natural and serene feeling. I want to incorporate that sensibility working with Co-Creative Studio.”

D’ORO BARANDINO, PHILIPPINES

“One needs to have that level of realization of knowing that the abundance of nature’s resources are within your reach and can bring you endless possibilities.

All you have to do is simply appreciate, relate and see it’s purpose.”