Modern-Patriotic Jewelry in Handcrafted Silver
(click title for full text) Shoe Designer Brian Tenorio designs in Silver for Filigrenasia—the Silver Gallery
The PILAK-PILIPINAS Collection — PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 8, 2009
New York-based Filipino Shoe Designer Brian Tenorio is launching a new collection of absolutely-inspired silver jewelry for Filigrenasia–the largest retailer of fine silver Jewelry in the Philippines.
“I’ve been based in New York now for almost two years and I miss my hometown Manila/Marikina at every turn. Sure, some of the best shops and museums and places in the world can be found in New York, but the best times of my life (so far) happened in the Philippines. I feel that somehow, every Filipino living overseas wants to go home,” says the designer.
The pieces are sleek and subtle handcrafted pieces in premium silver. According to Tenorio, the designs seek to fulfill a very personal need. “It’s really cool that the Philippine map, for example, is visible everywhere—on shirts, polos, accessories, BRILLIANT WORK!—but I’ve always wanted to have it on me but it has got to match certain more-urban looks whenever I am in the city. When dressed up for cocktails or for work, I’d like to have smaller details that would express who I am and where I am from so that was when I thought that it definitely has got to be jewelry.”
The pieces are priced from Php 1190 to Php 6980 (US$25 to 150). Tenorio made sure that the pieces will be accessibly priced (especially in Dollars) as the styles are also targeted to sell to visiting balikbayans coming home for the holidays. These pieces make the perfect gift for our foreigner friends as well! For more inquiries, contact Filigrenasia at telephone numbers 6341681 or 9510156 or the designer via info@briantenorio.com. Shop for these pieces at the Filigrenasia stores as soon as possible as there is already an order queue for some of the more popular pieces.
Tenorio is the first Filipino to be part of the Design Management Program of Pratt Institute in New York – recently cited as one of the best design programs in the world by Businessweek in 2009. He is currently researching on establishing National Design Policies in developing countries. He has also recently exhibited his designer casket collection, Lux Mortem last November and will be launching his new designer shoe line at the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this May 2010.
All designs patent pending by Brian Tenorio / Filigrenasia 2009
