Born from a shared passion for creating beautiful pieces and a love of good design and craftsmanship, Studio Moodism offers bespoke furniture pieces that are handcrafted by artisans and craftsmen of Pampanga—a province in the Philippines known for having the finest furniture makers and wood carvers in the industry.
While known for its indoor furniture, Manila FAME got the scoop on the company’s first outdoor collection, which made its debut at the show.
CEO and creative director Michael Villardo decided on making his first outdoor range as a way to challenge himself as he has always been focused on indoor furniture.
“I tried to create the same kind of comfort from the indoor collection in the outdoor range,” he explains.
“I started with different densities of all-weather foam to make sure the furniture was just as comfortable as our other ranges. However, I also needed to make sure the other materials such as the fabric, aluminium framing and wood were suitable for outdoors.”
Feedback at the show was great enthuses Villardo as people seem to like the fact there is now an outdoor collection that follows the same design principles he uses for his other furniture pieces.
The new outdoor collection was inspired by the rosebud, he adds, which is in line with Manila FAME’s theme Objects of Nature.
“We tried to conceptualise and get inspiration from the show’s concept and we decided on the rosebud.”
While the Philippines is still Moodism’s main market , he’s interested in taking his collections overseas to countries such as Australia and this year he will be ‘testing the water’ as part of a Philippine trade mission.
“I’m part of the Philippine Pavillion that exhibits at different exhibitions including Index Dubai, Tokyo International Gift Show, Maison & Objet and Ambiente, so I’m very excited about that and I’m looking forward to seeing the response to our collections.”
