Interior Design students recently launched a week-long exhibition of functional chairs, coffee and console tables that utilized different materials at the Ayala Malls, Manila Bay.

Entitled LIKHAYAN: Creatives Supporting Creatives, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) students crafted pieces of furniture inspired by other Filipino artists.

The trailblazers gained the opportunity to present their inventions and immerse in real-life experiential learning.

A roster of specialists screened the participants' entries for the Professional's Choice Award based on compliance with the application of anthropometrics and ergonomics standards, medium selection, workmanship and concept translation.

The Alon: Papasan Chair by Abyr Baculi and Phoebe Burce was hailed as the Grand Prize winner. Motivated by painter Justin Velasquez's Vitamin Sea: Sculpture 16, the sustainable seating composition made of rattan, resin, lazio fabric and acacia wood provided relaxation while harnessing the beauty of the ocean.

Summit's Body by Andrea Lopez and Tiffany Lam finished second place. It encompassed the images of photographer Ara Custodio's themes, such as cycling and everyday life. It used rattan to form the legs that depicted a female body's curves, while the side parts outlined the wheels of a bike and a circular glass top represented the camera lens.