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Pic: Shutterstock The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) late last month launched its PTRI Textile Gallery, Design and Innovation Hub and the Philippine Textile e-portal as part of the 2021 Tela Conference with the theme ‘Fashioning Philippine Textiles in the Now Normal and in the Year of the Creative Economy”. The new hub is meant for those who need workspace and want to collaborate with other textile innovators, according to media reports from the country. The hub will showcase the latest innovation in the textile industry and will be open for designers, micro, small and medium enterprises and start-ups as a collaborative hub where they can come together and showcase the talent and designs, enabling them to develop innovative textile products.
TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 6 The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) has officially launched its PTRI Textile Gallery, Design and Innovation Hub and the Philippine Textile e-portal as part of the 2021 Tela Conference with the theme “Fashioning Philippine Textiles in the Now Normal and in the Year of the Creative Economy” on 28 January 2021.
The newly launched textile hub is the place-to-be for all those who need workspace and who want to collaborate with other textile innovators where they can take advantage of the DOST-PTRI s facilities and expertise.
The hub will not only showcase the latest innovation in the textile industry, but it will also be opened for designers, MSMEs, and start-up companies as a collaborative hub where they can come together and showcase the talent and designs, enabling them to develop innovative Philippine textile products.
Published February 2, 2021, 9:32 PM
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Pantone Color Institute‘s selection of hues couldn’t be more fitting with this year’s current state. While we recuperate from the challenges of the past year, the color authority provides a hopeful view for the rest of 2021 with Ultimate Gray (Pantone 17-5104) and Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647).
“The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Practical and rock but at the same time warming and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope. We need to feel encouraged and uplifted; this is essential to the human spirit.”
Published January 31, 2021, 1:34 PM
Seeking to boost the country’s creative textile economy, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST)-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) has inked a technology business incubation (TBI) agreement and licensing term sheet with Negros-Occidental based Creative Definitions (CD) for the water-repellent finishing technology.
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DoST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said TBI agreement is focused on the adoption of the PTRI’s textile finishing technology for CD’s handloom woven products.
“Water-repellency functionality will be added to lifestyle products of footwear (under the Lakat brand) and face masks which will provide a differentiating value to the product and increase business opportunities amid these challenging times,” Dela Peña said.
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UNKNOWN to many people, that most desired of luxury fabrics, silk, has been quietly being made in the Philippines.
In a video presentation during last week’s TELA Conference 2021 (streamed via Zoom and Facebook Live), the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) under the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), gave updates on the Philippine Silk Road Program, which is an initiative to develop raw silk through local silk farms. Some of the silk producers they interviewed have been at it for 20 years. Some of the country’s silk farms, set up with the assistance of the PTRI, are located in Kalinga-Apayao, Ifugao, Benguet, Aklan, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon.