Aside from offering beautiful handmade products like the lampirong, Capiz Shell Furniture also supports a community of local artisans in the Philippines who make a living by learning the craft.

Capiz shells are more readily available in the Philippines, so as a result ... FilAm Arts Executive Director Giselle Tongi ran workshops to teach this craft to kids — using tissue paper (“papel de ...

On Parols of America, the more ornate ones, which cost over $200, have flashing lights and are made of capiz shells, from a type of oyster found in the Philippines. I opted for something simpler ...

And in the Christmas capital of the Philippines, San Fernando ... we welded wires and used plastic as materials. Eventually, capiz shells were also used after that, but capiz gets brittle over ...

Tres Marias, composed of Malaysia-based Filipina entrepreneurs Gretchen Ong, Peaches Aberin and Vida Sockanathan, also featured Filipino capiz products at the international crafts tent.

In the Philippines, capiz shells were used for window panes before glass became available. John Stoffer/Sunda New Asian After splitting with Rockit’s co-owner and hanging onto Sunda, Dec and his ...