Art 'n' Nature

The nature of our business is handcrafts. Anything from the simple to the most intricately handmade. Our two showrooms in a sprawling area of more than two hectares sum it in 6 words: Be prepared for a visual delight!

Our market is the world. Our country, the Philippines is just a dot in the world map. But the sphere of our market could be shown in our 'war room' map. As indicated in the map, we have buyers stretching from the east to the west. Most of them are clustered in Europe. Even in Russia we took foothold. There is no limit for the demand to bring nature crafts to adorn your homes and edifices, as there is also no limit for ingenuity.

We are handcrafters who take pride in what we are doing. We have a definite direction and purpose to accomplish. That is why we crafted our vision and mission as a basis in promoting our business.

Vision Statement
To be the 'ONE STOP SHOP OF DIVERSIFIED CRAFTS' of distinctively Filipino quality furniture, furnishings, house-wares, and handcrafted items not only in our home island of Cebu but in the entire Philippines.

Mission Statement
To attain our vision, we bind ourselves:

To create a global need and demand for our affordable handcrafted products guided by our basic policy of quality and total consumers' satisfaction
To showcase our indigenous Cebuano craftsmanship through innovatively creative designs that promote our rich, artistic cultural heritage
To organize a team of industrial engineers in developing a high-tech information/supply system
To provide continuous in-house training for workers and suppliers on qualitative production techniques, packaging, and other relevant skills
To regularly hold workshops/seminars in promoting a sound work-related learning atmosphere and supportive attitude within the organization
To locally spur economic growth by providing home-based employment and self-help handicraft business opportunities
To instill the company's work values of self-confidence, creativity, and excellence in the work place, and
To always maintain our small company soul, speed, and attitude towards greatness in order to make it big


Work Values
Belief in What We Are Doing. Believe in what you do: Have self-confidence, creativity, productivity, and competence.

Keeping our small company soul. Keep that small company soul: Trimming of excess fat and baggage, speed in decision-making honesty and respect in all levels of workplace.

Art N Nature follows the wisdom and diligence of a great artist. It does not rest on its past accomplishments---tomorrow is another day to create something new. While Art N Nature is a much sought-after handcrafting teacher, it is also a perpetual student who does not cease to learn.

We have been in business for twenty two years. The years are short--- to be honest, it's just like yesterday. Our dealing with nature crafts continue to evolve by the day. Some of our crafts are: coco-twigs; tree barks, vines, leaves, grasses, manila hemp fibers, tierras, bamboo, driftwoods, midribs, husks, seeds, stones, shells, starfish. These rough and raw materials are handcrafted meticulously to be transformed into decorative home display items such as bamboo furniture, furnishings, birdhouses, jars, flower baskets, hanging wall planters, figurines, bowls, placemats, wind chimes, fiber curtains adorned with assorted shells, food trays, thousands of different nature-craft handbags, mirror frames inlaid with pearly shells, pinctada maxima plates with matching spoons and forks, and thousands of items displayed in our showrooms.

To describe these items is one thing, and we rather advise you to see them actually during the international shows in Messe, Frankfurt, Germany. We regularly participate at the Ambiente International Shows and the Tendence Lifestyle Show. Also you can see us at the Macef Show in Milan, Italy.

But if you are not contented to see only the tree and you want to see the whole forest, better visit our showroom in Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu, Philippines.

YOU ARE not only our buyer. You are our satisfied business partner in this worldwide thrust to bring nature crafts to adorn offices and homes everywhere. Be assured of excellent workmanship, dependable deliveries, reasonable prices, and unique designs.

WHY we have managed to remain strong and much sought-after in this business?

In our organization, our main objective is the production of new designs to innovate and enhance creativity using indigenous materials, WE THEREFORE:

Encourage creative conflict; that is, putting together our workers, suppliers, and employees in a team with diverse know-how and background and letting them has out new ideas
Believe that big ideas come from small teams by involving all the people in producing the items
Believe that learning happens away from the desk by encouraging;
Understand the product users and assert the use of natural material in place of synthetic items
Be a step ahead for the future on one hand but presently create items harmonious with nature on the other
Forgive failure because the faster a project flops, the quicker it gets better;
Brainstorm first then quickly make prototypes and get feedback immediately from buyers
Believe that teams need leaders and mentors, not bosses since hierarchy stifles innovation, and our company encourages peer competition and peer review
Believe that fresh ideas occur faster in fun workplace
Ignite productivity through the eight 'S' formula: synergy, simplicity, speed, stress-free, sobriety, strategist, subservience, and self-confidence
Encourage creativity and innovation among the workers by espousing team work in all areas of the workplace
Believe in sharing the three 'T's (time, talent, and treasure) of every member of the organization to realize the company vision of producing world-class products
Instill the 5 'P's of success: Plan, prepare, push, persevere, and pray


TEAM WORK IS BEING ENCOURAGED to keep our design system in balance, reduce competition and discourage individual agenda. By being on the team, our company cannot but succeed since the best way to get everyone on the team is to show them we:

Care and Ask
C - Choose to
A - Accept to be
R - Responsible and
E - Empathic

A - Always
S - Search for
K - Knowledge