manila fame 2007

it's manila fame time!!!

occurring only twice every year, the manila fame is a showcase of the finest, most creative and highly produced designs and ideas (by filipinos) rendered into actual products, functional or otherwise! though mostly contemporary in design, the products, nevertheless, still carry local aesthetics.

i'm all giddy and excited to have my brains blown away. innovative and out-of-this-world concepts would be ideal!

sadly, the event also results in the piracy of some of our most unique creations. mass-produced (commoditized--fists raised!!! --see two entries down) in some northern country where quality is even the least of their priority.

the trade fair doesn't exactly allow direct selling of products, so if you do decide to go it should merely be an excursion to appreciate rather than to shop. think of it as taking a walk in a museum that magically appears biannually.