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Kultura and its Filipino Design Studio

WITH SM Green Finds, SM Retail is helping consumers make sustainability a conscious and accessible choice. One avenue has been to support suppliers and identify their products that are either eco-friendly, made with natural materials, and/or support local communities and artisans. To further this noble objective, Kultura has set up its first Filipino Design Studio.

Running until September 30 inside Kultura at The Podium, the Filipino Design Studio can be described as a showcase of the best that Filipino artisans and medium to small-scale entrepreneurs can offer in terms of world-class products and wares. Carefully curated, it is Kultura evolving into more than a Filipiniana souvenir store and into a lifestyle brand that is eager to champion Filipino ingenuity in design and manufacturing.

Diverse and covering a wide range of retail products, the overarching impression one gets with Kultura’s Filipino Design Studio is how there really is so much to unearth and discover about Filipino ingenuity in product portfolios. While many pop-ups championing these artisanal crafts occur during the weekends of the -ber months, the Filipino Design Studio at Kultura is one that will run the whole month of September, and shoppers can be assured that the sustainable products and collections that elicit strong consumer patronage will find their way into the regular shelves of the store.

Ken Samudio’s stunning accessory line, inspired by colorful, marine-life and utilizing upcycled material, can be found at the Kultura Filipino Design Studio. And there’s Kara de Juan’s statement bags and jewelry made from ethically sourced carabao horns together with Virtucio’s recycled grocery bags and plastic.

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