Eminent Filipino Fashion Designer Avel Bacudio Wows the World with Epson Fabric Prints

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Multi-awarded Filipino fashion designer Avel Bacudio will wow the world again with his ‘F Mode Fashion Show/Expo’ that will be held on September 12, 2015 at the Sta. Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California.

Avel has won several fashion awards, including the People’s Choice Award – Concours International Des Jeunes Createurs De Mode, Top 10 Timeless Terno – Metropolitan Museum of Manila, 2012 Breakthrough Designer of the Year, and the 2014 Asia’s Most Influential Designer. His designs have been worn by celebrities and praised in the international scene.

Recently, Avel has been utilizing digital prints to bring his creative ideas to life.

“Iba ang nagagawa ng digital prints – di na’ko limited. Napu-push yung creativity ko to the next level. Andami kong pwedeng gawing bago para ma-express ko ang sarili ko,” (“Digital prints really make a difference; I am no longer constrained by traditional limitations. I can do a lot to express myself in new ways.”) said Avel.

To make sure his vision is translated faithfully to fabric, Avel uses the Epson F7170 textile printer.

“Tuwang-tuwa ako dito kasi napapalabas nya sakto yung vision ko. Kung ano yung nasa isip ko, yun ang nakikita ko,” (I’m delighted with this printer because it faithfully translates my vision to reality. Whatever I picture in my mind is what comes out in the final product,”) he emphasized.

Azkals Hard in Practice at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan

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Members of the Philippine national football team, popularly known as Azkals, are now hard in training at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan, in preparation for their crucial match against Uzbekistan, the highest ranked team in their bracket, on September 8. The training sessions provide players with an opportunity not only to sharpen their skills and practise game plans but also for the members to jell and the new additions to integrate with the team. The Azkals will have to give their best knowing that Uzbekistan is the best squad in the group and the “most difficult team to play against,” according to Azkals coach Thomas Dooley.

Tickets for the Azkals vs. Uzbekistan game to be held at the Philippine Sports Stadium on September 8, 2015 are now available at www.ticketworld.com.ph. Tickets are at P531.80 for Price Zone 1, P331.14 for Price Zone 2 and P125.40 for Price Zone 3.

Using 3D Printing for the Wazzup Pilipinas Trophy Project (Part 1)

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3D printing is awesome! It's a promising capability that may soon be available in every home. It may still be a bit expensive at the moment, but when people start to realize the many possibilities using this technology, the equipment, materials and service would soon be reasonable!

We are so much interested in exploring this technology that we partnered with a company that offers the very first online 3D Printing service - Shapecloud!

Since it's our first time to have an item of our own preference printed using 3D printing technology, we had to work closely with the company in determining the actual look of what we proposed as a trophy project. One majestic symbol that we could soon use to reward or recognize our dedicated correspondents, partners, and sponsors for being part of the WazzupPilipinas.com team.

We met Erick Chua, founder of Shapecloud.ph at the Philippine 3D Printing and Digifab Conference and Exhibit held at the SMX Convention Center of SM Aura. I was one of the media partners of the event and visited the event on its second day together with Elison Barcelo, the CEO of Vigattin Radio of Radyo Inquirer DZIQ 990 AM, to get some photos for the article that I would write about the event. Elison and I just came from our radio show in Makati and had lunch nearby at Skippy's Bar and Grill restaurant located at Forum BGC. The restaurant were celebrating their 2nd year anniversary that month and they invited us over for some celebration.