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Crystal Seas Handwoven & Handcrafted will be in Manila F.A.M.E International on April 16-19 2011 at the SMX Convention Center.

Crystal Seas in NTF 09

Crystal Seas Handwoven & Handcrafted in Manila F.A.M.E International 2010 on October 18-21at the World Trade Center Manila.

Angel Aquino wears Crystal Seas

Crystal Seas participates in JICA training

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Crystal Seas - Featured OTOP
pockets of brilliance resonating, vibrating as attempts to preserve one's culture and tradition...READ MORE

Inspired by nature: Filipino manufacturers bring indigenous fibers to 70th Tokyo International Gift Show
"The Japanese are known to have a preference for natural and organic products, and preserving tradition in modern times... [In the same way], we value the importance of our cultural heritage by promoting the use of traditional materials and further developing skills handed down through generations," explains Mae Alcantara, owner of Davao-based Crystal Seas, whose main fashion products made from handwoven abaca are often embellished with shells, horns and glass beads. READ MORE

“Our driving force is to be active in national trade shows so that we will be able to reach as many people as possible. Our next goal is to go international. It is actually in these trade shows that we get to learn a great deal about what products and designs sell rather than in fashion shows”READ MORE

of style makers feeling relevant. But for Crystal Seas’ designer, Carmaela Braceros Alcantara, she speaks of a more fundamental truth: "I use design to protect our very own Mindanaoan being." READ MORE