Manila FAME, the country’s preeminent lifestyle and design trade event will honor the legacy of Filipino design excellence featured in its past 68 editions. The show is slated on 25-27, April 2019 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City, Philippines.
“We are going to highlight the best of Manila FAME products featured over the years through the Design Commune special setting. As part of our product development program, these products will be reimagined to reflect contemporary design concepts,” said Pauline Suaco-Juan, Executive Director of the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM).
Now on its fourth run, the Design Commune serves both as an exhibit venue within Manila FAME and as a merchandise development program that nurtures a community of designers and their collaboration with manufacturers. The program aims to produce a constant output of well-designed products that meet the demand of the international market.
The theme for this year’s product development initiative is “Heritage Reimagined,” a presentation of Manila FAME’s legacy of design excellence.
The trade show has been positioned over the years as a celebration of exquisite craftmanship, mastery over sustainable materials and world-renowned quality that catapulted the careers of Filipino product designers to the global scene. This led to the idea of highlighting products from its past editions while adding a new flare that gives a nostalgic yet exciting feel to the reimagined products.
The archives of Manila FAME exhibitors are rife with talents and ideas. It has become a goldmine of inspirations formed under the influence of the trade event. This cemented Manila FAME’s status of being Asia’s best sourcing destination for home, fashion and lifestyle products designed and crafted for the international market.
Top things to watch out for in Manila FAME April 2019
An exciting new feature to watch out for in the upcoming edition is the Fashion E-tailer, a special setting dedicated to emerging fashion entrepreneurs and designer brands in the E-commerce space.
Since the trade show is more than just a platform to promote products for export, the April edition will once again spearhead community empowerment advocacies such as the Artisans Village and the GREAT Women Project. The Artisans Village is an avenue for local MSMEs to introduce their regional crafts to the global market while The Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women aims to assist women entrepreneurs toward economic empowerment.
To further elevate the sourcing experience of visiting buyers, business convergence areas and a modern concept cocktail bar will also be in place in the upcoming edition.
Manila FAME is one of the longest-running trade shows in Asia-Pacific and is the only trade event in the country approved by the Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), the global association of the world’s leading tradeshow organizers and fairground owners, exhibition associations, and selected partners of the exhibition industry.
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the export promotion arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), organizes the Manila FAME as a signature event dedicated to Filipino design and craftsmanship. As a platform for trade, Manila FAME is a launching pad for new Filipino export products and believes in the advocacy of helping talented Filipinos gain recognition in the global design industry.
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