Sustainability and Style. Form and Function. In the world of design nowadays, these words are not hard to fuse together in order to come up with out-of-the-box pieces that are also useable in daily life. Such is the innovative style of young artists called EPOCH Collective, a new breed of designers with Filipino roots. Its members Daniel Latorre-Cruz, Martha Cech, Stanley Ruiz, Jinggoy Buensuceso, and Wataru Sakuma have been doing away with the usual canvas in favor of other materials to execute their "art with function." read now...

Fresh and innovative product designs were given recognition at the 55th Katha Awards held during Manila FAME, the design and lifestyle event, last 14-17 March 2012 at the SMX Convention Center. read now...