DAY 3 (OCT 12) - Kwentong Kultura | HABI Lectures

Kwentong Kultura | HABI Lectures Day 3
In The Realm of Textiles: Application of Handwoven Textiles Outside of Fashion
Sunday, October 12, 2025 / 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Speakers:
Rita Nazareno, ZACARIAS 1925 / Nazareno/Lichauco
Edric Ong, Architect/Designer
Tanya Fricke, Artemis 1995 Inc. / TFLifestyle Studio

Moderator:
Wilma Huang

On the final day (October 13), focus turns to ZACARIAS1925 creative director Rita Nazareno, ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA) president Edric Ong, and lifestyle consultant Tanya Fricke. HABI advocate and Museo Pambata President Wilma Huang will be moderating the discussion.

Ms. Nazareno’s ZACARIAS1925 is a brand of hand-woven bags and home accessories that places a contemporary thrust in the traditional craft of hand-weaving. Each piece is made at the S.C. Vizcarra Workshop which was founded in 1925 by her grandmother. Rita is also co-Creative Director of Nazareno/Lichauco, a multi-disciplinary design studio. Her talk will focus on contemporary craft woven by hand.

Multi-awarded Malaysian designer of natural dye textiles, fashion and crafts, Mr. Ong is the Advisor and Immediate Past President of Society Atelier Sarawak, the Arts and Crafts Society of Sarawak in East Malaysia. He will be sharing his insights on the new wave of textile designs.

Ms. Fricke specializes in decorating homes, curating artpieces, styling, tablescaping, and all other aspects related to beautifying spaces. She has done visual merchandising, display windows, vignettes, and graphic design for Artemis, a fabric company owned by her mother Baby Girl Fricke. She will be sharing her experience in weaving Filipino heritage into our homes, one thread at a time.