What is Samu'tSari?
Samu’t Sari is our love letter to Filipino Maximalism, or the cultural trait to maximalize everything in our lives, from the way our furniture is arranged to the keepsakes we hold on to so sentimentally.
Samu’t Sari is dedicated to the celebration of Filipino Maximalism, and to our sentimentality, ingenuity, and natural creativity. Taking our name from the Filipino phrase ‘samot-sari,’ or ‘a diverse array of items,’ Samu’t Sari embraces its namesake by incorporating a wide array of multimedia outputs to introduce you to the wonderful mindset of Filipino Maximalism.
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Picture this: a Danish butter cookie box used to store sewing kit materials. Various sando bags folded triangularly, stacked upon themselves, and stored in an eco-bag somewhere in the house. A patterned blanket draped over an otherwise simple couch. A Santa Claus statue with a sampaguita wrapped…
As the Philippines remain horribly prone to natural disasters, the hoarding of items seems to be a reasonable and appropriate response. In 2019, the country experienced…
Maximalism has always existed, although the movement gained more modern awareness in the field of visual arts when Iranian artist Daryush Shokof popularized the concept in the early 1990s. The whole idea behind maximalism can be summarized as “more is more”, in direct contrast to the concept of minimalism in aesthetics, which states that “less is…
There is a timeless beauty about the way old churches are built, each distinct architectural style reflecting on the design and religious-spiritual values of their…
What constitutes Filipino culture is a rather complex conversation, as the Filipino people have become multifaceted due to their regional diversity and long history of external influence, and this is highlighted in their architecture and community spaces. Dr. HR Fernandez (1995) explains….
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