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BluPrint’s first special issue for 2019 brings forward the younger generation that is ceaselessly redefining creative industries. Inside, we have more than 70 future shapers who are navigating their way towards truth—a gesture that may be viewed as a poignant reminder to always craft for change.

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Nikki Buensalido

Nikki Buensalido graduated Magna Cum Laude and Valedictorian with a Rector’s Award for Academic Excellence for her degree in Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila—evidence that she effortlessly succeeds in whatever endeavor she sets her heart to complete.

5 mins

Atelier Funk Architecture

Juxtaposition is a figure of speech that places two elements close together. In literature, this technique is often done to compare or contrast—etching out a character to magnify the differences between the two subjects. Though simplistic, this parallelism is an effective way to understand each entity using the obvious characteristics of the other one.

2 mins

Gino Santos

Gino Santos is one of the youngest commercial, TV, and film directors in the Philippines. His knowledge of—and passion for—film at such a young age got him to be chosen as the delegate of the Philippines for the Motion Picture Association Conference in China. He has directed numerous short films that have captured the attention of both local and international audiences. He started directing his first full length feature "The Animals" when he was 22 for the Cinemalaya Film Festival.

2 mins

Nico Faustino

Nico Faustino is multi-cam TV and live director. He started directing professionally at the age of 22. Since then, he has been mastering his craft and adding a range of genres, as well as directing styles. He also does live stage directing and TV directing for beauty pageants, both locally and internationally. Recently he co-produced a number of advocacy films that have been shown in schools and other Filipino communities in Dubai and other Asian countries.

2 mins

Miko Aspiras

Miko Aspiras started to create confections at age 11.

1 min

Jim Torres

Pampanga-based industrial designer Jim Torres was mentored by Filipino designer Jude Tiotuico. Torres’ adventurous, dauntless, and determined character allows him to strike a perfect balance between art and design that can be seen through his works. He has exhibited his debut works through the Red Box program of Manila FAME. He was awarded as grand winner of the Red Box Home Accents Category for his Harris lamps.

2 mins

Erick Yambao

Erick Yambao is the landscape architect who founded Plontur, and serves as its head and design director. For him, design is a medium to evoke feelings, challenge mindsets, test theories, and set new standards. Through landscapes, he wants to give spaces an identity that shapes not just the way people move, but also the way they live and think. Yambao has worked on many notable residential, institutional, and commercial projects that have been featured in different books, magazines, and blogs.

2 mins

Boe Riccio

What is your brand of style?

2 mins

Space Encounters

Space Encounters, a design firm and furniture shop, speaks an industrial midcentury modern (MCM) tongue to the extent that it has become its recognizable trademark.

3 mins

Ana Verayo

In the world of art, new forms are created to express new emotions, shape new beliefs, and usher in a new set of ideologies.

2 mins

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BluPrint is the definitive authority for Architecture and Design in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. It heralds the best and most relevant design projects, products, technologies, and solutions to continuously inspire the design community across market segments.