Sunday, November 25, 2007 Fame By Jinggoy Salvador
AT TIMES, the opportunity to succeed and be famous is always available. There are some channels that are open for anyone to achieve his full potential.
For the artistically inclined, there is the nearby art gallery or take the road to FAME. FAME - this is the avenue you should take, undoubtedly, a winner's street. Ask the spearheading team of MTE -- Maricris Brias, Anne Pamintuan, Tetel Tionko to name a few.
Their honed-through-the-years-of-experience has brought them their fame in the international home accessories market.
Take this as an example: Maricris redesigned the look of tinalak in brilliant colored throw pillows, developed the abaca fiber into vases, lamps and fantastic home accessories. Her pillow lauded as Kataha's Best Product Design landed the show windows of Zara worldwide. Anne Pamintuan is a member of the critically acclaimed Movement 8. From gilding orchid roots, flowers and leaves into jewelry, she is now twisting and welding metals into extraordinary house wares and furniture. Her Cocoon Chair won numerous Best Product Design awards worldwide and she's now coiling more awe-inspiring metal furniture.
Tetel's placemats went under the Calvin Klein and other renowned labels. Weaving cotton, abaca and lilies has led to making lamps -- a new exciting venture for her.
These fellow Dabawenyos have been successful. Hard work and the right channels are the key.
