Disco Gold [Ermita, 1979] Homeroom

Disco Gold [Ermita, 1979] HomeroomBy 1979, Ermita was the neon lit playground of the "Manila Sound." This ink is inspired by the peak of the disco fever that gripped clubs like Where Else? and the legendary Stargazer. It captures the shimmering brass of Leandro Locsins brutalist architecture reflecting the rhythmic glitter of a spinning mirror ball. It is the color of a city dancing through a fever dream, where opulent champagne toasts met the sweat and swagger of the late seventies.

" As the decade closed

reminiscent of freshly folded paper and childhood games at recess

it has become a family tradition to pass down the knowledge and artform to the younger generation and that is why today there is still a thriving community of damili producers in the region

hopeful blue that mirrors the sky on your very first morning back to school crisp uniforms

and the rest of Coron Island

where opulent champagne toasts met the sweat and swagger of the late seventies

Bahalina has been around since pre-colonial times

This ink is a deep ultramarine with a magnificent sheen of red

overlaid with gold shimmer

The jade base represents the dense shadows of the old acacia trees

Blaze 1970 [Silab]  -Blaze 1970 commemorates the “First Quarter Storm

the first time the country has been given this kind of accolade