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Art lovers and interior design buffs were enthralled by National Artist BENEDICTO “BENCAB” CABRERA’S latest collaboration with Abitare Internazionale and Dutch carpet brand Moooi. The Bencab + Moooi Carpets

Series 7 collection made its debut at a three-week exhibition at the lobby of The Peninsula Manila.

The collection features seven of Bencab’s masterpieces digitally printed onto large-scale carpets. The stunning pieces include a number of the maestro’s most memorable characters, including his iconic muse Sabel.

The opening of the exhibition also doubled as the launch of the much-awaited book Bencab: Filipino Artist by renowned art historian PATRICK D FLORES, a tome which covers 50 years of Bencab’s work.