Cover Photo: Cyrus Panganiban for ANCx
Photo: Cyrus Panganiban for ANCx
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Here's every exciting highlight—including the complete list of participants—of this year's MaArte at the Pen fair happening from August 19 to 21
MaArte at The Pen, an elegant fundraising bazaar that benefits the Museum Foundation of the Philippines and celebrates the Filipino creative soul, returns with an extensive selection of pieces that promote our incredible local craftsmanship.
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"The original MaArte was focused on jewellery and textile," recalls MaArte co-organiser Dindin Araneta. Its humble beginnings can be traced back to the complementary event to HABI, the second ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium, a four-day international conference held in Manila. The bazaar was then rebranded as MaArte at The Pen in 2017 when it found a home in The Peninsula Manila.
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As we emerge into the new normal, MaArte will recognise contemporary Philippine design in fashion, furniture, and accessories apart from traditional Filipino craft and design.
Supported by major sponsors Ayala Land Premier and BPI, everything and anything Filipino will be at the forefront of this year's MaArte at The Pen event.
Read on to know the highlights of the upcoming MaArte:
SLIM at The Lobby
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A special exhibit on National Artist for Design Salvacion Lim Higgins—renowned as SLim—was curated by his son, Mark Lewis Higgins, a painter and the director of SLim's Fashion & Arts School. The exhibition will be on view at The Lobby from August 15 to 27, 2022.
A vignette of ensembles featuring native influences like cutwork embroidery and raffia trimming will be displayed. These include nine dresses from 1952 to the early 1980s which have been loaned from the archives of SLim's Fashion & Arts School.
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PHxMaArte
HA.MÜ
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MaArte and the PHx Fashion Group introduce PHxMaArte, a section that puts a spotlight on the next generation of Filipino designers.
Debut collections in this section include those from BAGASÁO, NeilFelipp, and Kelvin Morales.
The PHx Fashion Group is also working with fashion schools SoFA Design Institute and iAcademy, and the fashion design department of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde to feature three graduates as part of the PHxMaArte selection.
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MaArte Talks
Sheryl Ebon-Martinez
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Visitors will also enjoy the lecture series, MaArte Talks, that runs at 2 pm daily from August 19 to 21 at the hotel's Salon de Ning.
- August 19: A TEAPOT'S JOURNEY: A BRIEF HISTORY
- August 20: PHILIPPINE DESIGN AND CRAFT TODAY BY NAZARENO/ LICHAUCO
- August 21: PARIS & MANILA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
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MaArte Participants
WYC Wear Your Culture
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The MaArte fair returns with 94 participants bringing only exquisitely Philippine-made selections:
- PHxMaArte: Alexie, BAGASÁO, Basic Movement x Polo Redux, Café City Club, ec / Eustacia, Feanne, HA.MÜ, J Makitalo, Jill Lao, Jude Macasinag, Kelvin Morales, Land of Nod, Lilianna Manahan, Mich Dulce, Neil Felipp, nicolò, RANDOLF, Tropik Beatnik, and Viña Romero. PHx MaArte also collaborated with fashion schools to present the works by CLIO DL by Clio de Leon (De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde), Kill Joy Studios by Eugene Malabad (iAcademy), and Le Ngok by Jiale Zhang (SoFa Design Institute).
- Apparel: ALLENA, Antukin Sleepwear, COCO & TRES, CREATIVE DEFINITIONS + LAKAT, Ethnique, Filip + Inna, Good Luck, Humans, Maison Métisse, Mich Araullo, PNay, Rurungan Collective, Two Chic, WYC Wear Your Culture
- Fashion accessories: Aranaz, Beatriz, Capricho, Cariñosa, LALLY DIZON DESIGN CONCEPTS, Matthew and Melka Accessories by Ken Samudio, TdLG, MCV Designs, Vesti, Yvette's Bags and Beads Collection, Raja Watch Co., Ramir, Siklo Pilipinas
- Traditional Textiles: Balay ni Atong, Ifugao Nation, La Herminia, WVN Living
- Furniture: ITO KISH, OSMUNDO FURNITURE GALLERY, Zarate Manila, Azcor Lighting Systems
- Heirloom: Gallery Deus, Gallery of Prints, Treasures of Time Fine Antiques, León Gallery, and Unang Panahon Arts and Antiques.
- Home Accessories: Beyond Borders Philippines, Cabaña Workshop, Daily Schedule PH, DOMESTICITY - TILIA, Gifts and Graces Fair Trade Foundation, Iraya Mangyan Art, Kassa, Milvidas, Touch of Craft, HOLICOW PH, Bicol Sweetgrass Handicrafts, OLIVER & MAUDE Home, Oscar Mejia III, PINTA + PIKA PIKA, Provenciana, Silahis Center, Whimsy by Silay Export, Inc., Vallehermoso Helping Hands Foundation Inc.
- Jewellery: CARO WILSON, Maria Angelica Rare Finds, Micki Olaguer, NLagdameo, Riqueza Jewellery by Erica Concepcion-Reyes, Tim Tam Ong, and Whisenhunt Fine Jewelry.
- Pottery: Joey De Castro Pottery, ORYOQI Ceramics, and Siegrid Bangyay Pottery.
- Food and Beverage: Auro Chocolate, The Pantry \ Domicillo Selections, and Tsaa Laya.
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Christine Andas is a features writer and the style lead of Tatler Philippines. She mostly covers style-related content but enjoys writing about space, sneakers, and her favourite stars. She acquired a master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of Santo Tomas and has written young adult short stories which can be read online.
