Budji Layug is regarded as a pioneer in the Philippine interior design field. His unrivaled ingenuity and skill have been recognized by audiences all around the world. He started his career as a graphic designer and interior designer with his first job in 1975 at Creative Interiors. In 1985, he established his own company, Budji Layug Design Studio. He has designed many hotels, apartments, condominiums, and houses for celebrities like Sharon Cuneta and Darna star Maricel Soriano. Bamboo is one of the artist's favorite mediums.

Lara is a designer and architect known for her warm, inviting, and crowd-pleasing designs. Lara runs her own firm, Larawan Ink, which specializes in commercial and residential interior design. She has recently dabbled in accessory design, creating the popular Hippo hampers and lamps for Zacarias 1925, which were exhibited at last year's Manila FAME, as well as designs for popular restaurants like Wildflour Bakery and Café, Farmacy, and Pink's Hotdogs

Debbie Palao is a furniture designer who is one of Cebu's more experienced designers, having founded Design Ventures 30 years ago when the country's export commerce was at its pinnacle. She has since shown her work at international trade shows such as Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Cologne, Germany. Debbie's latest endeavor is HoliCOW, a Cebu-based store that provides sustainable and small-scale-industry-friendly Cebu-made furniture, décor, and fashion items.

They have created modules or standard designs of many types of houses that may be erected like a Lego set for them to construct your home with ease and speed. The house-building process is separated into two stages: conceptualization (definition of what you want) and actualization (turning the idea design into a reality).

Ed, the one-man band behind Elou PH, knows his way around a woodworking shop. The Stoolito, a chair inspired by eccentric, tidy, and purist shapes that complement age-old and established joinery processes, is one of his most noteworthy creations. His art is usually made to appear light and simple, with great attention to detail.

Christina Gaston is the creative director of Hacienda Crafts, a Negros-based export and furniture firm she co-owns with her husband Joey Gaston. Christina specializes in "envirosocial" items like lamps built from renewable resources, bowls woven from fabric scraps, and tables constructed from old sugarcane trucks, among other things. She is also an active member of the Association of Negros Producers (ANP) and the chair of the Philippine International Fashion Show (PIFS).