Traditional Filipino textiles are finding a place beyond fashion as architecture and furniture studio La Likha incorporates locally woven fabrics and Philippine-made nonwoven materials into contemporary furniture, demonstrating how local craftsmanship can support sustainable design.
The furniture brand La Likha was established in March as the furniture design arm of Licup Architects, with the goal of combining architecture, functionality, and Filipino cultural heritage through locally sourced materials, La Likha founder and architect Zion Enrico R. Licup said in an interview with BusinessWorld.
“We wanted to create contemporary furniture using Filipino textiles,” he said, adding that his interest in traditional fabrics such as Yakan weaving inspired the venture.
According to Mr. Licup, the concept first emerged from an office project in Marikina City where the firm explored integrating Filipino textiles into furniture. It later collaborated with the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), combining handwoven fabrics from local weaving communities with the institute’s nonwoven banana fiber.
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