Merkado Kultura
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ABOUT MERKADO KULTURA:
From Manila and beyond, we bring you a market curated by Lu France Interiors in San Diego, California and organized together with ShipIt and 1Export in the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippine Trade & Investment Center – Silicon Valley and Dynamico Space.
Join us as we celebrate all things Philippines- our roots and heritage, culture and traditions, makers, artists, and artisans. Shop handcrafted, artisanal, and sustainably made pieces, explore uniquely Filipino food, and connect with a community of makers and small business owners.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:
LU FRANCE INTERIORS: With the core belief that businesses thrive when it supports and is supported by the community that makes its existence possible, Lu France Interiors works with artisans and small businesses from different parts of the world to bring you a selection of curated home decor pieces all made for intentional design. Lu France Interiors and its collections pay homage to the work, skills, traditions, and artistry of its makers. We believe in sustainable and ethical business practices. In doing so we also carefully choose the small businesses and artisans we partner and collaborate with. From textile weavers in the Philippine provinces of Ilocos Norte, Bicol, and Cebu to artists in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, graphic designers in Singapore and San Diego, California, small business owners in New York and Missouri to name a few, we celebrate diversity and the beautiful artistry evident in our pieces, collections, and brand as a whole.
Founder: Lu France
Website: https://www.lufranceinteriors.com/about
In the news:
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-france-malvar-natural-dye-artist-owner-of-lu-france-interiors/
http://sdvoyager.com/interview/check-out-france-malvars-story/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a35768747/asian-owned-businesses/
1Export & ShipIt: 1Export is a one-stop platform for cross border trade and fulfillment services. Powered by a team of industry professionals, 1Export works with distributors, retailers, and resellers abroad to deliver the highest quality Filipino products to the world.
Founder: Melissa Nava
Website: https://1export.com/about-us
In the news: Mel, kindly include here any recent news/features
Dynamico Space: Dynamico combines a flexible office and workspace with a multitude of virtual services, so startups focus on running their core business. Aside from being a workspace, Dynamico.Space can also be used as a venue for virtual events, international forums, hackathons, workshops, and lifestyle functions. Dynamico is located at the Philippine Center and has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco aimed at assisting Philippine startups gain exposure to the United States, and for U.S. startups to expand their market to the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia. Dynamico also recently launched its mentorship program.
Founder: JR Calanoc
Website: https://dynamico.space
In the news: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/585122317/philippine-startups-vie-for-mentorship-program-at-dynamico-space
PTIC-San Francisco: The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC)-Silicon Valley is the representative office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in San Francisco, California. PTIC-Silicon Valley is part of the Philippine Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) of the DTI’s Office of the Secretary (OSEC) and works within the ambit of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco.
Trade Commissioner: Celynne Layug
Website: https://www.dti.gov.ph/overseas/silicon-valley/
FEATURED BRANDS
Twenty-one (21) brands from the Philippines as well as FILAM founded brands from San Francisco and other parts of the US will be at Merkado Kultura. Click HERE for more information on the brands.
VENUE
A block away from the prestigious Union Square and in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district, stands the Philippine Center, a two-building property owned by the Philippine Government. It is one of the few structures along the historic Sutter Street designated as “historic landmark” by the Historic Preservation Commission of the San Francisco Planning Department.
Kalayaan Hall at the Philippine Center, 447 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108