Winners were awarded today, June 29, 2024, at The Globe Tower, Fort Bonifacio Global City. A trophy based on an original artwork of the Design Center’s Inaugural Director and Philippine National Artist Arturo R. Luz was presented to the awardees along with the Good Design Award Philippines seal, a lasting symbol of excellence and quality guarantee. Winners (except White Citation awardee) also automatically qualify for the final round of Japan’s Good Design Award (G Mark) in August, a 70-year program from which Good Design Award Philippines drew inspiration. They also get featured at the official website gallery and in the biennial yearbook, along with a professional photo shoot and video production to showcase their story and product. Read on and meet this edition’s awardees!
The British Council in the Philippines proudly celebrated 45 years of unwavering commitment to fostering educational and cultural ties between the UK and the Philippines. A milestone event took place last February 16 at The Blue Leaf Events Pavilion in Taguig City. With the theme, "Committed Connections," the British Council brought together partners, grantees, scholars and stakeholders to commemorate the enduring partnerships and relationships it has cultivated over the decades.
Experience the synergy of creativity and collaboration at the adobo SheCreative Conference 2024: Forging A Sustainable Future for Creativity, where ‘Women Arise’ to share a sustainable future for the creative world. This pivotal event is brought to you in collaboration with esteemed partners such as Future Proof, RMN, Cignal TV, Shangri-La The Fort, PANA, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, and Asia Society Philippines who are as dedicated to innovation as our speakers and attendees.
Globe has forged a partnership with the Design Center of the Philippines, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to recognize exemplary design and systems that enrich the quality of human life. Globe is collaborating with the DTI agency for the Good Design Award Philippines, a biennial event that spotlights work that seamlessly blends form, function, and innovation, all while embodying the Filipino value of malasakit or compassion. This criteria underscore the award's commitment to aesthetics, usability, and designs that resonate with empathy and social responsibility.
It was several Thursdays ago when like-minded neighbors agreed for us to brave the traffic from Ortigas Center to the heart of Manila. We had been tipped off on an exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Arts—the Design Center of the Philippines’ “50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond,” which opened mid-December. To our surprise, our early afternoon jaunt on an off-day was shared with similar resolve by hundreds of uniformed students who kept flocking to the venue. Of course their primary goal was to lay eyes, likely for the first time, on the storied “Spoliarium.” Their next focus of interest was Carlos “Botong” Francisco’s mural panels depicting Manila’s history at the former Senate Hall.
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday pushed for the use of agricultural waste and overlooked resources, including “pinyapel” (paper made from discarded pineapple leaves), to protect the environment. Legarda led the formal opening of the four-day “Pinyapel Special Setting Exhibit” at the Senate building in Pasay City on Monday in celebration of Zero Waste Month. "It's crucial to underscore pinyapel's commitment to closing the waste loop through its quadruple bottom line approach to circular design, deeply rooted in the malasakit (concern) principle of the Design Center of the Philippines, an ethos that embraces compassionate environmental stewardship and sense of accountability towards protecting and preserving the country’s ecosystems," she said in her speech.
Maria Rita Matute, Design Center of the Philippines executive director, said on Monday that Pinyapel was created with the goal of sustainable innovation, also exploring the potential of agricultural waste and overlooked resources as raw materials for various product applications. Matute said the Pinyapel initiative includes the establishment of a pineapple pulp mill with the capacity to recycle 20 metric tons of pineapple waste per day.
Design Center of the Philippines has reported that in the year 2023, it has commercialized 446 innovative products, assisted 421 MSMEs, activated 85 creative hubs, and created policies for the country’s design sector which supports 705,000 jobs that contribute to 1.8% of the national employment and generating PhP1.2 trillion in Gross Value Added (GVA), equivalent to 6.6% of the national GVA.
“An important thing to note is that this is not an exhibit of the Design Center of the Philippines (DCP). This is an exhibit of Philippine design,” underlines exhibit curator Marian Pastor Roces during the media walkthrough of the “50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” exhibit. While the event marks DCP’s 50th founding anniversary, the exhibit goes beyond by providing the public a visual timeline of local creativity milestones from the 1970s, and how all these “redirected the relationship between creativity and commerce” in the country and beyond, according to Roces.
Lack of promotion and awareness of Filipinos in the design sector is hampering the growth of the design economy in the country, the Design Center of the Philippines said on Thursday. Maria Rita Matute, the Design Center of the Philippines executive director, said that the lack of promotion and awareness has become the pain points for the sector's growth in the Philippines, despite the country's potential to become competitive in the international market.
The Philippine design economy generated P2.9 trillion in turnover, contributed P1.2 trillion in gross value added (GVA) and generated 705,000 jobs in 2020, thus accounting for 6.6 percent of the national GVA and 1.8 percent of total national employment, according to the “Making Design Count” report. The trailblazing research “Making Design Count” unveiled Thursday, Dec. 7, by the Design Center of the Philippines, an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry, and its partners Nordicity, Bayan Academy, and PDR International Centre for Design and Research, is the first-ever data gathering and mapping of the Philippine economy. It also marked the 50th anniversary of the Design Center of the Philippines.
Cebu City is eagerly preparing to host the highly anticipated Asian Design Sharing Council Meeting 2023, set to unfold from November 22 to 25 this year. This prestigious event is set to unite a vibrant and diverse community of design professionals, visionary thought leaders, and trailblazing innovators hailing from across the Asian continent. They will converge in the Queen City of the South, poised to ignite fresh waves of exploration, collaboration, and innovation.
The DTI-Design Center of the Philippines is proud to announce its groundbreaking collaboration with Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) School of Design Thinking, European center for Design Thinking education, marking a significant leap in Philippine innovation. The ceremonial signing of a declaration of support, complemented by an insightful roundtable discussion, was held last 15 November 2023 at Menarco Tower, Bonifacio Global City.
The Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said the upcoming 13th Asia Design Sharing Council Meeting and Seminar (ADSCMS) in Cebu City will bring together nine design organizations from seven Asian countries including the Philippines to discuss climate change and the digital economy. The ADSCMS, to be held on Nov. 22 to 24, is an annual gathering of nine leading design organizations representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
In a significant milestone for the design community, the Philippines is set to break new ground by hosting the prestigious Asia Design Sharing 2023 set to unfold from November 23 to 24 in the vibrant city of Cebu. This marks the first time the country has been chosen as the host for this esteemed gathering of international delegation from design organizations hailing from across the Asian continent, converging in the Queen City of the South to explore, collaborate and innovate.
With over 116 main and partner events nationwide, Design Week Philippines 2023 concluded a week-long celebration of the power of design to heal, innovate, and transform. A series of talks, workshops, tours, and exhibitions showcased a convergence of creativity and community. The country’s national design festival brought together over 7,000 participants including designers, architects, entrepreneurs, and students. The event provided a dynamic platform for networking, learning, and collaboration, fostering a vibrant atmosphere of creativity and innovation.
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