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Francis Sollano doing
magic with trash.
Francis is a joy to work with, an efficient
and strong leader who is able to present
creative solutions.
-KENNETH COBONPUE,
World-renowned Industrial Designer
adobo magazine | July - August 2016
appreciate your work so that your
countrymen would take notice. “
An exhibition in Taipei and
in the US is in the works, “My
focus now is to create more art
pieces while keeping in touch
with our networks. However, I
feel that sustaining the relevance
of the arts and what I do has to go
beyond me as an individual.”
Francis works with communities
in creating his art pieces and in
pushing his advocacies, “I am now
working with two social enterprises
that does abaca weaving and hand
looming from Mindanao and
from Western Visayas. Though
this is not directly influenced by
trashion, it is more about working
with organizations that advocate
sustainable manufacturing
methodologies and promote culture
and heritage.” He also feels that
working closely with students and
young designers will help inspire
them, push the momentum and
bring a new sense of excitement.
Here’s a young guy who,
when he got frustrated with the
city traffic, let go of his car and
decided to walk to his destinations,
“I felt that trashion, as an art
form, should inspire the youth
to create products that respond
positively to our environment,
and technologies that connect our
people more to their habitat.”
This guy walks and talks
trash. Bravo!