23/10/2025
☕ 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲
The first day of 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 – 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐝 ended beautifully with a meaningful coffee afternoon at 𝐂𝐚𝐟é 𝐔𝐦𝐚 together with designers, crafters, and heritage advocates where ideas flowed freely and hearts for local design came together.
It was a joy to finally call this a team!
✨ 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐬𝐢𝐧 of Silay – heritage advocate and cultural worker
✨ 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚 of Bacolod – founder of Himu-Himu, promoting handmade and creative collaborations
✨ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 of Victorias – industrial designer with a passion for functional and sustainable design
✨ 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐧 of Bago – fashion designer, owner of Donata, and Filipino fashion advocate
We may all have different advocacies and creative directions, but we share the same heart for design, culture, and community. 💛
Even on our first day, we’re already planning for 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 with the same passion to celebrate creativity, heritage, and collaboration across Negros.
This initiative is led by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐧, Filipino fashion advocate and Head of Negros Design Week-Bacolod, in collaboration with 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, founder 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 and 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐓𝐈, 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐞, and the 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬.