Christmas at Kultura Filipino
WITH FILIPINOS known to have one of the longest Christmas celebrations in the world, holiday shopping comes early to Kultura Filipino. New and elegant finds at Kultura Filipino’s Christmas Collection are made with natural materials and artisan crafts.
The store recently showcased this holiday collection at its SM Aura Premier branch.
Members of the diplomatic community, corporate executives, and lovers of purely organic and native home decors, as well as fashion clothing and accessories, joined the early Christmas shopping at the store.
Homespun decor
Kultura Filipino’s holiday collection inspires locals to transform their house into a magical setting of beautiful, homespun decor. From traditional wreaths, topiaries and festive trees to contemporary candelabras and recycled ornaments, there are endless ways to bring the holiday spirit into one’s home.
Aside from glittering red and green, special highlights this year feature burgundy silk hydrangeas and a variety of natural materials such as dried leaves, abaca pips, pine cones and twigs hand-finished in subtle shades of gold. Parol (lanterns), belen (crèches), capiz ornaments and angels add a truly Filipino touch to complete the assortment.
Gift ideas
While preparing for the gift list, the Christmas gift ideas from Kultura Filipino will help shoppers get it done easily. There are piña silk wraps, hand-painted fans, exquisite carabao horn necklaces, and embellished clutch bags for stylish ladies.
Made from indigenous materials, these are expertly crafted pieces that are great to own and even better to give. Home accents such as mother-of-pearl napkin rings, coco shell placemats and picture frames widen one’s gift-giving options.
There are also premium fruit cookies and Belgian chocolate-covered dried mangoes.
Crafts for a cause
Kultura Filipino’s Crafts for a Cause collection includes products from livelihood projects of various foundations that have adopted marginalized communities as beneficiaries.
These are products that put the heart into retailing, some of which creatively celebrate the joys of recycling—candles in renewable bamboo, trendy necklaces from old magazines, and handy totes from plastic straws and rice sacks.
Not only will your gifts warm the hearts of your loved ones, but also help these foundations find sustainable projects for their beneficiaries.
The foundations include the Sto. Rosario Multipurpose Cooperative, Ginto Foundation, Gawad Kalinga, the E. Zobel Foundation, Holy Family Home Foundation, Gknomics, Invisible Sisters, Morning Stars Ministries, Life Project 4 Youth Foundation, Hope International Ministries, Kabisig ng Kalahi, Circle of Friends Foundation, Paper for Now Foundation, Husay Pinay Foundation, the Kamay Crafts Foundation, Lumago Foundation, the Claret Samal Foundation, Gifts and Graces, May Pera sa Basura, the Sr. Teresa of Santo Niño Center, Kabalikat sa Pag Unlad Multipurpose Cooperative, Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran sa Baseco, Philippine Christian Center, the Berdaseco Foundation, and NNJ Crafts.
Discover more uniquely Filipino holiday finds at Kultura Filipino stores at SM Aura Premier, SM Makati, SM Megamall, The Annex at SM City North Edsa, SM Mall of Asia, SM Lanang Premier, SM City Cebu, and at selected SM Stores. Visit www.kulturafilipino.com.