Manila FAME showcases the Millennial Home
For
its 57th edition, Manila FAME explores what tomorrow’s home will be like
through its special showcase of the Millennial Home from March 14 to 17, 2013
at the SMX Convention Center, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The
Millennial Home is a representation of today’s market demographic crossroads
which is a crossover of the Baby Boomers and the Millennials. It
explores how this transition of influence affects the design industry in terms
of living and space through design, form and function.
Design
icons Budji Layug and Kenneth Cobonpue lead the group of talented
designers for Manila FAME’s special setting of the Millennial Home.
Budji
Layug is an acclaimed furniture and interior designer who has built his reputation
on his holistic approach to design. His designs are largely organic in form and
material, using natural materials from the Philippines.
Kenneth
Cobonpue is a multi-awarded furniture designer who has been dubbed “rattan’s
first virtuoso.” He and his work have appeared in countless international
periodicals and many of his designs have been featured in both film and
television.
The
Millennial Home is a collaboration of Layug and Cobonpue with renowned
designers Jinggoy Buensuceso, Wataru Sakuma, Olivia D’Aboville, Leeroy New,
Iñigo Elizalde, Eric Paras, and Ito Kish.
“I
think this is very good for young designers and seasoned designers to come
together and to come up with new products that would be more global, more
vibrant, and more youthful,” Layug said.
Manila FAME, The Design and Lifestyle Event, is
the country’s premier trade platform for exports and design and is one of the
flagship events of the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions
(CITEM), the export marketing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI). It is one of the longest running trade shows in the Asia-Pacific,
featuring the latest Philippine-made creations from artisans and manufacturers
and is the only trade event in the country approved by UFI, the Global Association
of the Exhibition Industry.
For
more information about the show, visit www.manilafame.com.
by: MarCom, CITEM
