MAKATI CITY — Two Filipino designers have opened a shared window into their creative worlds at Power Plant Mall in Rockwell Center, Makati. “Cabinet of Curiosities,” a joint presentation by Cebuano jeweler Neil Felipp and designer Natalya Lagdameo, launched on October 4, 2026, and runs until October 29, 2026, on the R2 Level beside the ARANAZ boutique. The exhibition gathers jewelry, minaudières, and experimental objects from both studios in a setting conceived less as a retail display and more as an invitation to look closely. It offers Makati audiences a rare opportunity to see how two distinct practices approach craft, material, and the act of making. Visitors are encouraged to slow down and trace how an idea travels from a passing observation to a finished, wearable object.
A Shared Window Into Two Studios
A centerpiece of the exhibition is a body-conforming wearable piece by Felipp, developed from his participation in the Révélations 2025 International Biennial of Fine Crafts and Creation at the Grand Palais in Paris. The work is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and natural shells, continuing the shellcraft signature that has defined his practice. Lagdameo, whose background is in interior design, brings a structural sensibility to her pieces, arranging stones and forms with a sense of order and restraint. Together, their works explore how technology and tradition can coexist within the same object. The pop-up also marks new territory for both designers, who venture into basketry alongside a local community and explore ceramics, expanding past the categories audiences may already associate with their names.
