VOYAGE MAGAZINE

Asian aesthetics have become mainstream and it is common to see Buddha statues and batik cushions in many modern households. But there's much more to Asian decorative arts than meets the eye. In this series, we dive into different traditional crafts from Asia, examining their roots, histories, and stories – along with how they continue to evolve and define design today.

Amid the sugarcane fields and lush, tropical forests of Negros Island in the Philippines, sits a homegrown "enviro-social" design house, Hacienda Crafts. Run by the Gaston husband-wife duo, the company focuses on sustainably producing lamps, accent furniture, and home décor all made from and by indigenous resources — from the wives of sugarcane farmers to coconut twigs grown on the same land.