Manila, Philippines — The first-ever Manila Interior Design Summit organized by Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID) is going to be slated on April 10-12, 2023 with the theme #DesigningTheFuture.

The summit will gather esteemed speakers from the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and Singapore to help us formulate our individual answers to the call: How do we want the future of interior design to look like?

PIID has teamed up with the BGC Arts Foundation for an interactive Art Walk around BGC. This walk is open to all PIID members, allied professions and students who wish to study and understand the valuable role of art in creative cities. To exercise the participants’ own sense of creativity, a photo contest shall serve as a culminating activity. The participants will be given access to the MIDS mobile application wherein the specific instructions to the interactive Art Walk could be found.

An outdoor PIID Exhibition will be installed at the open grounds of the Maybank Performing Arts Theatre. This creative installation aims to honor the pivotal endeavors of PIID as an organization and to further promote the licensed profession of Interior Designers in the Philippines to the general public.

“We acknowledge that technology is part of the now and it will also be a huge part of tomorrow. So the question of how we can utilize that for the environment and humanity’s advantage is what we wish to discuss and learn from this year. How can we help as designers? How can we make sustainable and future-proof design decisions? How can we preserve culture and humanity in the spaces that we create? How does the future look like?”

“We often consider the future in the way we live and the decisions that we make daily. As Interior Designers and shapers of the built environment, now more than ever, the call to action is to sculpt spaces that are future-proof, sustainable, and also preserving humanity and culture,“ said Hannah Dumlao, Communications Head of Philippine Institute of Interior Designers(PIID) during its press brief last week at Azadore in Quezon City.

IDr. Eric Castor; IDr. Hannah Dumlao, PIID Communications Head; IDr. Paolo Castro, executive director of Manila Interior Design Summit; IDr. Ivy Almariopresident of Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID); IDr. Joy Ejercito, IDr. Leslie Ledesma, IDr. Loubs Gardiola

“By asking these questions and hearing the answers of different people from the various sectors of the design environment who have begun to explore the aspects of technology, culture, sustainability, and green design, we hope to contribute to the movement of Designing Consciously for the Future,“ she shared.

The main event of MIDS is a two-day seminar for interior designers, architects, and allied professions focusing on strategies and best practices for designing the future in a sustainable manner. It explores the key principles of sustainable design, such as minimizing waste, reducing energy consumption, and using environmentally friendly materials, and how these principles can be applied in interior design and architectural projects. The seminar also emphasizes the importance of collaboration between different designers of the built environment, suppliers, and stakeholders in creating sustainable and innovative design solutions. 

It is poised to explore the key principles of sustainable design– such as minimizing waste, reducing energy consumption, and using environmentally friendly materials, and how these principles can be applied in interior design and architectural projects.

The seminar will also emphasize the importance of collaboration between different designers of the built environment, suppliers and stakeholders in creating sustainable and innovative design solutions.

Aside from the two-day design symposium, PIID has collaborated with a few collectives to present, promote, and help empower the creativity and vision of the Filipino. We are one in belief that #THEFUTUREISCREATIVE. Creativity is a huge ingredient of cities, it greatly shapes and tells of the soul of a place. With this in mind, we are kicking off MIDS with creative activities and initiatives.

Aside from the two-day design symposium, PIID has also collaborated with a few collectives to present, promote, and help empower the creativity and vision of the Filipino. Creativity is a huge ingredient of cities, it greatly shapes and tells of the soul of a place. With this in mind, PIID is kicking off MIDS with creative activities and initiatives.

Here is the lineup of activities of Manila Interior Design Summit 2023:

The PIID Exhibition

April 10-12, 16, 2023

Alveo Central Plaza, BGC Arts Center, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

DIGITAL PIID ART WALK by BGC Art Foundation

April 10, 2023

Various Locations in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

The Philippine Arts & Crafts Exhibition by Kindred Collective

April 11-12, 2023

Nutriasia Lobby, Maybank Performing Arts Theater, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

GRN META: Metamorphosis of Green Spaces Design Symposium

April 10-12, 2023

Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

 The PIID GALA & APSDA AWARDS Launch

April 12, 2023

Marquis Events Place, Uptown, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Manila Interior Design Summit will also organize some art events for enthusiasts, as follow:

Grammar of Movement Lecture by Carlo Calma

April 16, 2023

The Theatre At Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque

Diyosa by Ballet Philippines, Dir. Carlo Calma

April 16, 2023

The Theatre At Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque

Design & Arts 

To showcase the now and the future of Philippine design, arts and crafts, PIID seeked out Rita Nazareno and Gabby Lichauco to install the PH Arts and Crafts Exhibition at the Nutriasia Lobby of the Maybank Performing Arts Theatre. A variation of home and lifestyle products shall be showcased to inspire and ignite creative dialogues and collaborations between creative industries.

The very first PIID Gala will also take place during MIDS 2023. The goal for this event is to gather Interior Designers, Architects, Allied Professions, Educators, Policy makers, Developers, and Industry Partners for a night of fellowship and celebration of friendship and future collaborations. During this event, international delegates and Board members of the Asia Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA) will also present to launch the APSDA Awards – an interior design award that seeks to recognize the best and brightest designers in the industry for their outstanding projects and professionalism as well as their contribution to furthering the field of interior design.

To close the Manila Interior Design Summit, the first 150 PIID registrants of MIDS will be given passes to an exclusive lecture on the Grammar of Movement by Carlo Calma and evening show of Diyosa Ballet will commence at the Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino. For updates about the event, you may follow the Philippine Institute of Interior Design on Instagam @piid.official. You may register for the event right here.