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GLITCH  Para://Site Projects

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GLITCH / An exhibition project done with 98B / June 3, 2017

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Wanna know more about the HUB: Make Lab?

Check this out! www.98-b.org/hubmakelab

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Something great is coming to Escolta.

Watch out for the HUB, a new thing to look forward to this coming months!

HUB: Make Lab

For the last three years, 98B COLLABoratory (98B) in partnership with the First United Building (FUB) have been organizing the Saturday X Future Market @ESCOLTA (SxFM@E). It has been a great run. Through the monthly events we were able to meet a lot of creatives and were able to help jump-start a number of artistic and imaginative efforts.

The learnings derived from the whole experience stimulated us to develop a new concept. We are hopeful that we can count on everyone’s assistance, encouragement and patronage for the HUB|Make Lab… where creatives and creations can converge daily.

The HUB serves as an incubation space for those who wish to experiment on a more stable and sustainable setting. It is open for sellers and concessionaires of: crafts, interesting art works, limited edition merchandise, innovative food items, upcycled clothes and accessories, independent clothing labels, DIY wares, vintage goods and refurbished antiques.

Each quaint space (ranging from 6.12 to 12.25 square meters in area), open 6 days a week (Tuesday to Sundays from 11am to 8pm), will be available through quarterly open calls. Selected applicants have three months to test the market and put up their trial shops (inclusive of 1 week ingress and 1 week egress). Sellers will be selected based on the following criteria: type of product or merchandise and the proposed design for their spaces.

With the help of 1/0 Design Collective, the HUB maintains the DIY vibe of SxFM@E. Prospective sellers are enjoined to conceptualize their individual spaces with the notions of transparency, communal spirit, maker culture and interaction. An exciting addition to the blend is the presence of Fred’s Revolución: a home for sincere drinkers… merrily celebrating the legacy of Lolo Fred, born 1905.

Indeed, there are many things to look forward to. Escolta may have seen better days but we can rediscover it through new lenses. Its colorful past can be infused with a fresh palette. Merging its former glory with its newfound identity will usher an impending combination of verve and dynamism. We can make this happen.

Together we can breathe more life to Escolta… Make LAB at the HUB.

Source: HUB: Make Lab

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Escolta, once the Philippines’ version of Fifth Avenue, is being revived by young artists and historic preservationists.

Our beloved Manila's Queen of Streets, the Escolta, is featured in The New York Times!

Read on some of the places worth visiting / revisiting when you plan on exploring Escolta Street in Binondo, Manila.

Check out the article by clicking the link above! :)

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Escolta Street is once again becoming a go-to destination like in the past.

“In Manila, Escolta Street is best known as the district for the elites from the early 1900s to pre-World War II. While the likes of Bonifacio Global City has become the elites’ go-to district nowadays, Escolta still remains a go-to place, though not focusing on the elites like before.

This time around, it is a go-to place for hipsters, emerging artists who sell their artworks and products, and vendors who sell interesting vintage items, ranging from 35mm cameras, old books, to vinyl records.”

A new month is approaching, and it’s time for September Saturday Future Market! Head to Escolta on Saturday, September 19, at the ground floor of First United Building, Calle Escolta, Manila. See you there!