Meet the consulting designers for CREATELab @ Manila FAME 2026

Even creatives can use some help from fellow creatives. 

That is especially true for the 74th edition of Manila FAME, running from Oct. 15 to 17 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City. Under the theme “Bloom,” the country’s flagship export trade show for everything home, fashion, and lifestyle once again brings together manufacturing companies from across the Philippines to present excellent Filipino design to the world. With the international market a highly competitive scene, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions’ (CITEM) program CREATEPhilippines wants to help local enterprises become more visible and appealing to global buyers.

That is why CREATELab, CREATEPhilippines’ creative solutions program that it co-organizes in partnership with the Communication Design Association of the Philippines (CDAP), will be offering a more strategically targeted menu of consultation services for local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the manufacturing industry. Since these businesses already work in design, CREATELab will delve deeper into specific issues they run into, especially in terms of scaling and export, and use the power of good design to solve friction areas. After all, design isn’t just about a brand’s aesthetic; it also shapes a customer’s experience of engaging with a business.

Here are the communication designers who will offer professional consultation at the CREATELab on-site design clinic at Manila FAME 2026.

Jelvin Base

Digital product and graphic designer Jelvin Base comes with more than a decade’s worth of experience in the digital product space. His clients come from different industries, ranging from fintech and banking to healthcare. Base’s design decisions are informed by his background in coding and development, making his creative know-how invaluable to digital projects.

Check out Jelvin Base’s portfolio on his website and follow him on Instagram.

Sebastian Bellosillo

Business development and visual storyteller Sebastian Bellosillo funnels his sales and marketing expertise into helping brands create compelling content. He has worked with companies in the real estate and construction sectors, designing how people experience and interact with spaces. Though a full-time corporate professional, he also creates tech, photography, desk-setup, and home curation content for various brands.

Check out Sebastian Bellosillo’s portfolio here and follow him on Instagram. 

Gabriel Brioso

Architect and digital designer Gabriel Brioso’s practice sits at the intersection of art and design. A design theory teacher who has also staged exhibitions at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Venice Architecture Biennale, and Art Fair Philippines, he often misuses tools, systems, and interfaces deliberately to come up with solutions that defy the sterility and predictability that come with an increasingly homogeneous design culture. 

Check out Gabriel Brioso’s portfolio on his website and follow him on Instagram. 

Bianca Bueno

Graphic designer, illustrator, and educator Bianca Bueno refined her communication design practice by working in the public-service and development sectors, helping communities develop a clearer voice and branding to achieve their initiatives. Currently, she works with Together We Design and teaches in the Fine Arts Department of the Ateneo de Manila University. 

Check out Bianca Bueno’s portfolio and follow her on Instagram. 

Gerlynnia Galgo

Cebu-based Gerlynnia Galgo is a visual artist and the founder of GO Creatives, an independent studio that specializes in branding and digital design. One of LinkedIn’s 100 Most Influential Filipino Women, her work has been featured in major local publications. She has also given talks and speeches on branding, design, and creative entrepreneurship in various events and academic spaces. 

Check out Gerlynnia Galgo’s portfolio and follow her on Instagram. 

Therese Valmonte

Telecommunications executive and CDAP Executive Board Secretary Therese Valmonte integrates strategy and technology into her design work, which allows her to develop simple and purposeful solutions to complex challenges. She comes with more than a decade of experience in user experience (UX) design, innovation, and customer experience.

Check out Therese Valmonte’s portfolio and follow her on Instagram.

Lean Villanueva

Branding, marketing, and business strategist Lean Villanueva’s specialty is helping MSMEs expand an already-existing market share. In guiding enterprises in their scaling efforts, he hones in on each business’s friction areas and comes up with resolutions that make a company not only look better but also have a stronger position. 

Check out Lean Villanueva’s sample works and follow him on Instagram. 

Emmanuel Villegas

Architect Emmanuel Villegas blends design with technology to help improve his clients’ everyday life. He applies a similar balance of creativity and functionality in creating content that celebrates technology and interiors, all under his personal brand ark.curate.

Check out Emmanuel Villegas’ sample works and follow him on Instagram.

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Want to receive expert guidance from these communication designers on how to design a solid strategy for scaling and export? Register here to schedule your CREATELab consultation at Manila FAME. 

Manila FAME: Bloom happens from Oct. 15 to 17, 2026 at the World Trade Center Pasay City.