MIDS 2025 champions human-centered creativity

The four-day event explores how technology, culture, and storytelling shape design's future

- RODMILL G. LOPEZ

The Manila Interior Design Summit (MIDS) 2025, held recently in key Metro Manila venues, focused on people-centered design.

In its third and most forward-looking edition, it brought together design leaders and emerging talents from across Asia-Pacific under the theme "Design/Shift: Breaking Boundaries," examining how artificial intelligence, sustainability, and cultural awareness are influencing the industry’s future.

In its 61st year, the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID) advanced the APSDA Accreditation Program and reaffirmed its commitment to Filipino design, highlighting its role in cultural identity, technology adaptation, and cross-disciplinary solutions while urging designers to embrace purposeful disruption.