Inaasahan na muling magiging makulay ang 16th Likhang Habi Market Fair na gaganapin sa October 9 sa SPACE, Level 5 ng One Ayala sa Makati City.
Mistulang kapistahan ng iba’t ibang tela na yaring Pinoy ang muling masasaksihan sa mahigit 100 booths dito na mayroon ding iba’t ibang aksesorya na pang-fashion, bahay at opisina.
Sa temang “Worth Every Thread,” ang event ay gaganapin nang tatlong araw mula October 9 hanggang October 11, 10:00 AM hanggang 9:00 PM na magkakaroon din ng workshops.
May libre ring panonood ng TELAserye: HABI Docu Screenings mula sa i-Witness ng GMA News and Public Affairs. Narito ang “Kinabibilangang Habi” at may isang talk-back session kasama si Howie Severino at “Agkulol” na may talk-back session naman kasama si Mariz Umali.
Hindi rin magugutom sa venue dahil may mabibiling samu’t saring pagkain at inumin.
Gayundin, lalahukan ang event ng special exhibits mula sa entries ng Lourdes Montinola Piña Weaving at Eloisa Hizon Gomez Abaca Weaving competitions, Benilde Fashion Museum, at Museo Pambata.
Nang mabuo ang HABI…
Dala ng pangangailangan na magkaroon ng pormal na imahe ang tela ng Pilipinas para makilala sa mundo, binigyang katuparan ito ni Maribel Ongpin, ang founder at Chairman Emeritus ng HABI: The Philippine Textile Council.
Si Ongpin ay naging presidente noon ng Museum Foundation of the Philippines at mula rito ay binuo niya ang HABI noong 2009.
“I’m no expert in textiles but I was the president of the Museum Foundation. And the Indonesian Textile Society came to Manila looking for the Filipino textile society because they wanted to start or to have the second ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium in Manila (2009),” pagbabahagi ni Ongpin. “The Traditional Textile Symposium of ASEAN are celebrations and showcases of their textiles. All of Southeast Asia have their own particular textiles. And they couldn’t find a Filipino textile society. I certainly felt that we need to have our own textile society. And that’s why I called my friend, Laida, who is a textile expert.”
Mula rin sa tulong ni Adelaida Lim, President Emeritus ng HABI, ay mas nabuo pa ang organisasyon.
“I’m really not that much of an expert, but I’ve always loved textiles. Because for me, textiles are a reflection of the intelligence of the weaver. And I’ve always been fascinated by that,” ayon kay Lim.
Ang HABI: The Philippine Textile Council ay isang non-governmental organization na nakatuon sa pagpapalaganap ng kahalagahan at natatangi ng ating kultural na pagkakakilanlan. Ang organisasyon ay nakatuon sa pagpapanatili ng kaalaman at mga teknik na kaugnay ng mga katutubong tela habang sabay na pinapaunlad ang lokal na industriya ng tela.
Nang magkaroon ng unang Likhang Habi Market Fair noong 2010, 11 partisipante lamang ang narito ngunit lumago na ito sa kasalukuyan.
“This time, we’re going to have 100. Wow. And it’s really been amazing, the growth, because when we started, I mean, there was hardly appreciation for Philippine textiles. Now, I’m discovering that it’s more than just piña. It’s more than just abaca. There’s a lot more to our textile traditions. It’s not one thing, it’s a diversity of many things,” dagdag pa ni Lim.
Bakit mahal ang tela?
Maproseso ang paggawa bago mabuo ang tela – maraming pinagdadaanan kabilang pa ang maiangkat ito mula sa iba’t ibang lugar sa bansa at laging naroon ang kalidad na nararapat para sa telang Pinoy.
“Think of the work that goes into it. Think when it starts from the farm, how it’s grown and everything. Then think of how the yarn is made and then think of the weaving. So, all of those processes are very intricate. And it’s not machine made. It’s all hand made. So, we have to value that work of human hands. Let’s not say that it’s just, you know, hand woven,” paliwanag ni Lim.
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Participating Brands
- ABEK HOME
- ABEL PHILIPPINES
- ABRE LINEA
- ACCELERATE WOMEN
- AGUSTIN SUDAW CREATIONS x JIE FASHION DESIGNS
- AISHE FASHION
- ANGIE’S YAKAN HANDLOOM WEAVING
- ARETE & JEANJAQUET
- ARUGA HANDWOVENS
- BAGOYAN
- BALAY NI ATONG X FILIPINNA
- BARBA
- BEATRIZ ACCESSORIES
- BICOL SWEETGRASS HANDICRAFTS
- BJ CHAVEZ
- CAMISA AMANA
- ERIK CASTELO
- COCO & TRES
- CREATIVE DEFINITIONS + LAKAT
- CRYSTAL SEAS
- DITTA
- EDRIC ONG
- EN BARONG FILIPINO, MAYUMI, ISLAS FILIPINAS
- GOOD LUCK, HUMANS
- HANAP HABI
- HANDWOVENBEAUTY
- HOUSE OF AMODA (INDIA)
- IDYLLIC SUMMERS
- IFKA
- IFUGAO NATION
- INDIGENOUS ENABEL CRAFT
- IRAYA MANGYAN ART
- JHAZ
- JORVIEN
- KANDAMA COLLECTIVE
- KAYA MANA PH
- KNITTING EXPEDITION
- LA BONNE VIE
- LA HERMINIA
- LARONE
- LIKHANG MARAGONDON NATIVE PRODUCTS TRADING
- LIKHANG YAKAN
- LOCALLAE
- MA. ZITA ABEL AND ANTIQUES
- MAESTRO BY KINGSMEN
- MASABEL ILOCO
- MCV DESIGNS
- MILVIDAS
- MJORIAN
- MODERN ILLONGA
- MONICA MADRIGAL
- MTIT BARMM
- MYANMAR TEXTILE HOUSE
- NIHA
- NAMARABAR ETHNIC PRODUCT SHOP
- NAMNAMA CLOTHING SHOP
- NARDA’S HANDWOVEN ARTS AND CRAFTS
- NINA INABEL
- OBRA KATUTUBO ABRA ARTS AND CRAFTS
- ONE WEAVE
- PAMELA ALICIA
- PANLIPI
- PIDAYIT
- PIESA
- PIÑA SEDA PRIMERA
- PINANGGA ETHNIC HAND EMBROIDERY
- PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES
- PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF AKLAN
- RAQUEL’S PIÑA CLOTH PRODUCTS
- RUBYLINE
- RUBYROA/MELOGRANO
- RURUNGAN COLLECTIVE
- SIEGRID BANGYAY POTTERY
- STYLE ANA
- STYLE ISLE
- TADECO HOME
- TIM TAM ONG
- TORAJAMELO
- TWINKLE FERRAREN 80.URI
- VESTI
- VSY DESIGN
- WYC WEAR YOUR CULTURE
- Y-KALINGA TAPIS HANDLOOM WOVEN PRODUCTS 85. YANA’S WOVEN TEXTILE
- YNDAN
Food & Beverage Vendors
- BALAY BALER
- BOOCHA MAMA x PLENTITUDE CHOCOLATES
- BLACKBIRD FARMS X THRIVE & CO
- WAWA BINGS KITCHEN
- WEI MING DIAN
- THE KITCHEN
- THE DARK SIDE COOKIES
- CAFEÑO MANILA
- THE PLAZA CATERING INC.