Pi帽a Futures draws inspiration from a seminal work on Pi帽a that was written by FEU Chair Emeritus Dr. Lourdes R. Montinola.
FEU Publications formally launched its new book Pi帽a Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovations on February 28, 2023 at the multi-purpose hall of the FEU Administration Building. The book was done in collaboration with HABI: The Philippine Textile Council and written by Dr. Randy Madrid, edited by Rhona Lopa-Macasaet, and designed by Felix Mago Miguel.
The book draws inspiration from a seminal work on Pi帽a that was written by FEU Chair Emeritus Dr. Lourdes R. Montinola. Pi帽a Futures brings the reader to where it started. From an artisanal textile in Aklan鈥檚 countryside, it eventually became the foremost commodity in the Central Philippine textile trade, which made Iloilo the 鈥淭extile Capital of the Philippines鈥� in the nineteenth century. It is a testament to the ongoing effort to preserve, promote, and popularize pi帽a as the 鈥淨ueen of Philippine Fabrics.鈥�
糖心Vlog the book
鈥淧i帽a Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovation鈥� is a quintessential sourcebook, which offers new perspectives of looking at the sartorial development of an island textile as an artisanal fabric, a trade commodity, a garment of honor and identity, and a treasure of the world. This book is informative, instructive, and illustrative as it demonstrates the step-by-step process in the making of pi帽a: from the scraping and stripping of fiber to weaving and embellishing of the fabric. It also discussed traditional and innovative techniques in pi帽a weaving and post-weaving decorative works. Above all, it presents mundane possibilities that guarantee pi帽a鈥檚 sustainability and perpetuity in the future through diverse art expressions and platforms.
鈥淚 am proud to see that after two decades, another book has come to fruition. Pi帽a Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovations honors the pi帽a cloth鈥檚 past, present, and future. It celebrates the history and the promise of design possibilities,鈥� said Dr. Lourdes R. Montinola, FEU Chair Emeritus
鈥淭his book will show pi帽a鈥檚 many chapters of development, including its present state. It is still a treasure of a fabric and still involves demanding production steps. And in a world of technology where artifice imitates Nature, it is the real thing, a natural fiber made into a natural fabric,鈥� according to Maribel Ongpin, HABI Chairman and Founder.
