The Philippine Pavilion at Expo 2025, named 'Woven', is a collaborative design by Carlo Calma Consultancy and Japanese firm Cat Inc. It celebrates the Philippines' connection to nature and community through a reimagined architectural form inspired by traditional weaving. Crafted with sustainable materials like rattan and abaca, the pavilion features contributions from master artisans across various ethnolinguistic regions. This structure symbolizes unity and resilience, incorporating tactile stories of generations while ensuring minimal waste through circular design principles. After Expo, much of the pavilion will be relocated to the National Museum of the Philippines, emphasizing its cultural significance.
These aren't just decorative elements. They are tactile stories of generations, of hands that know the language of fibers, of communities where craft is more than skill, it's survival.
With over 1,000 rattan strands and 212 handwoven panels, all made by master artisans from 18 ethnolinguistic regions, the pavilion doesn't just talk about heritage, it wears it.
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