The Ayala Museum and Ayala Malls were drenched in a bucket of colors during the Yarn Bomb Knit Bomb, an exhibition that turned trees in surrounding gardens into canvasses for bright, bold, and retro fabrics, knit, crochet, and weave works as street art.
The featured designer is the Queen of Knitwear, Lulu Tan-Gan, who seamlessly merged Philippine artisan sophistication with contemporary design in a style dubbed as Indigenous Couture.
Tan-Gan, a De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) Fashion Design and Merchandising faculty member, enlisted the help of students as collaborators.
This public installation is part of G.A.M.E. – the Greenbelt + Ayala Museum Experience, which aims to bring art pieces outside the gallery and to the outdoors, by highlighting the country’s history and culture through inspiring artistry and craftsmanship. Yarn Bomb Knit Bomb is the first of its several upcoming shows.
Pieces from Retro Galactic Communitree, in partnership with craft enthusiasts, the Tribo Walk, the Retro Walk and the Retro by the Chapel may likewise be admired.
Yarn Bomb Knit Bomb will run until Jan. 14, 2018, and is supported by Kinka Graphics, Rupert Signs, Manila Bay Thread Corporation, DLS-CSB, Crowd Source Participants, and Astoria Hotel.