Tes Pasola curates Philippine participation at Maison & Objet
Tes Pasola, globally renowned paper artist and product designer, curates the Philippine participation in Maison & Objet, a major sourcing event for interior design and related industries, as creative director. The country’s participation is organized by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry – Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM).
Pasola integrates the wide array of home and design products offered by eight Filipino exporters into one cohesive design statement, “Philippine design as we live it.” Capsule displays echoing various lifestyle settings preview the adaptiveness of local design across a variety of geographic locations, climate seasons, cultures and lifestyles. Her choices also manifest the uniqueness of Philippine design — one that marries form and function in practically an unlimited number of ways.
Pasola has been curating a wide array of creative exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad, both for paper and non-paper products. She also serves as a creative consultant to many companies. Multi-awarded as she is multi-faceted, Pasola often shares her artistic visions through her exquisite paper collages. She is also a veteran of many Manila FAME editions, CITEM’s premiere international buying show, flexing and honing her design artistry by working with local exporters across a wide array of products. As busy as she is with commissioned endeavors (special design exhibitions and space styling for residential and commercial spaces) and business enterprises (TesP Draft Hub, a design studio and manufacturing company, and One of T, a home and lifestyle showroom), Pasola actively spreads the gifts of artisanal craftmanship through her involvement in the Great Women Program, which focuses on growth opportunities for small producers in remote communities. Currently, she is in the middle of establishing the Artist Village and Art Hotels, both in Palawan.
For Maison & Objet, Pasola worked with Basket & Weaves (planters and other furnishings), Cagayan de Oro Handmade Paper (lamps and novelty items in handmade paper), Chanalli (table top items), Finali (furniture), L’auras Y Levi, Inc. (home accessories), Tadeco (home accessories), Tali Handmade (fashionable bags), and WeaveManila, Inc. (abaca rugs and carpets).
CITEM’s mandate is to promote Philippine exports to the world market. Through the years, CITEM has been solidifying the country’s reputation as a preferred sourcing destination for finely crafted products for the world market. In fact, Design Philippines, the industry brand for the creatives sector, is a current marketing avenue that nurtures and celebrates the creativity and originality of globally competitiveness of designs by Filipino designers and craftsmen. Design Philippines is now considered an authority in the world of design, particularly when it concerns Filipino creative geniuses and the Philippine design sector.
Maison & Objet is set for Sept. 7 to 11 at the Parc Des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France.