The SPOT.ph Guide to Design Week Philippines 2018

(SPOT.ph) Now on its seventh edition, Design Week Philippines continues its mission to foster local and global awareness on the creativity of the Filipinos. It promises to showcase 41 partners and 32 events in 16 venues all over the Metro from April 14 to 22. This includes a series of design talks, tours, workshops, art booths, weekend market, and other exciting activities geared towards gathering the best of the best in Philippine art and design. The nine-day event can be a bit overwhelming, so we list down everything you need to know about this year's celebration.

Venue

Design Week comes home to Intramuros, the historical Walled City in Manila, to bring back the glory it once had in terms of cultural foundation. Plaza Moriones, Fort Santiago, Lyceum of the Philippines University, and Destileria Limtuaco are just some of its partner locations.

Simultaneous art events are also expected to happen beyond the walls of Intramuros, including World Trade Center and Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City; Pineapple Lab, Studio Fort, and Acceler8 Coworking in Makati City; Filinvest Tent in Muntinlupa City; and Escolta in Manila.

Design Talks, Creative Workshops, and Film Screenings

In partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Design Center of the Philippines, and other organizations, Design Week Philippines is hosting several hands-on creative workshops and art booths at Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila. You also have the chance to be inspired by the Philippines' best designers through the Design Talks at Casa Blanca, also in Intramuros.

April 14, Saturday

Design Talks: Design to Thrive

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Venue: Casa Blanca, Plaza San Luis Complex

Intramuros, Manila

Do the Dough Creative Workshop

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Faciltator: Design Center of the Philippines

Get Wired Creative Workshop

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Amelia Anne Dequito

Creative Leadership Workshop

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Venue: Casa Blanca, Intramuros, Manila

Outdoor Film Showing: Ang Larawan

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Basic Silkscreen Printing

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Art Booth: Baybayin Henna Tattoo

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Reimon Cosare

Baybayin Writing

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Leo Emmanuel Castro

Art Booth: Live Sketching

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Rex TatlongHari

April 20 to 21, Friday to Saturday

LEGO Architecture Model Workshop

Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Felta Multi-media Inc.

April 21, Saturday

Art Booth: Face Painting

Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Guhit Pinas Chapter

Kite Making & Kite Flying

Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Jericho Hanova

Poetry Making

Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Allan Popa

Smartphone Film Making

Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

Facilitator: Jericho Catacutan

April 22, Sunday

Travel Journaling

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Venue: Casa Manila, Intramuros Manila

Facilitator: Abbey Sy

Outdoor Film Showing: Saving Sally

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Venue: Plaza Moriones, Intramuros, Manila

To register to these workshops and film screenings, visit Design Center of the Philippines on Facebook.

Partner Events

To make art and design accessible to more people, Design Week Philippines partnered with a number of art-related events all over the Metro. There is an arts and craft market in Escolta, a staging of a hit comedy play at Maybank Theater in Bonifacio Global City, a cultural tour at San Sebastian Basilica, and many more.

Design Week Philippines 2018 runs from April 14 to 22 at various venues in Metro Manila. For more information, follow Design Week Philippines on Facebook.