Rita Nazareno & Gabby Lichauco
Philippines
NAZARENO/LICHAUCO
Designers Rita Nazareno and Gabriel Lichauco have been collaborating on projects since 2016: curating collections, mentoring designers, and developing new product designs and concepts for numerous brands. Their work has highlighted contemporaneity and innovation in traditional craft and materials.
Nazareno/Lichauco curated the 2019 Philippine participation at Maison et Objet Paris under Kindred Design Collective for Citem’s Design Philippines. They have since done the creative direction for the 2020-2022 Maison et Objet editions.
They also curated the 2020 design exhibition ITIM: Material Manipulations in Black, originally slated for Milan Design Week’s Fuorisalon, and reinstalled in Manila and online at FAME Plus.
Rita graduated 2010 from London College of Fashion
Gabby graduated 2005 from Scuola Politecnica Mila