Unclaimed old a ‘gold find’ at BMPM
(Mar 16 '08)

“The photos of Baguio then and now are worth more than volumes of history.” This is how Baguio-Mountain Provinces Museum curator Leonie San Agustin explains the importance of the newest donation to the museum.

The exhibit entitled “Toydagwan mo Bagey” (Where are you going Baguio) formally opened last Monday after months of being hung at the museum’s exhibit area. The collection conta...
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The Philippine Market Association
(Dec 05 '07)

The Philippine Market Association (PMA) also recognized Narda’s very forward and uncomplicated network open for the indigenous entrepreneur and awarded her the Agora Award for her outstanding achievement in export marketing. In 1999, she was selected as one of the 100 Women of the Philippines who have excelled in their work and contributed for national development. According to the PMA, Narda’s “i...
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Narda Gears Up for Global Fashion
(Mar 20 '07)

"Fibers of Life by Narda," a fabric and fashion dance drama slated at the CCP Main Theater on April 18, 8 p.m., will unveil the new ikat-inspired designs of hand-weaver icon Narda Capuyan of Benguet , Mt. Province.

Widely acclaimed for her unabated efforts to bring the dying art of the Cordillera weavers to world attention, Narda is now ready to enter the global fashion arena with thi...
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Narda’s Int’l Eco-Fiber ven
(Aug 27 '06)

NEWSWEEK on its Aug. 14 cover story issue featured a special report on GOING GREEN: How Big Business Love The Environment. At exactly the same time, halfway across the globe Baguio’s own fiber artist, Narda Capuyan , alongside 10 other designers from other countries, launched a fashion line they collectively called ECO_FIBER to emphasize the use of organic natural plant fiber as well as natural dy...
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Narda Capuyan Weaves her Magic in the Fashion World
(Dec 03 '03)

What began as an alternative family planning method – a very creative one at that-became this once upon-a-time-nurse’s pride and passion. Leonarda “Narda” Capuyan, a family planning nurse in La Trinidad, Benguet, began hand-weaving blankets from recycled acrylic yarns. This hobby attracted mothers who kept them not only from “making more babies” but also gave them a chance to earn extra income for...
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An enterprising look at the population issue
(Nov 23 '92)

Filipinos today face crisis after crisis in their everyday lives. Daily brownouts, unbearable traffic jams, kidnapping news – all these and more make up the world they must live in day after day, stuff which must undoubtedly test the resiliency of the Filipino spirit.

Amidst all these daily hassles and tensions that spring from a larger context of socio-economic/ political problems,...
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Narda Unveils Her Embellished Ikat Collection at the World Eco-Fiber and Textile Forum in Sarawak, Malaysia
(May 22 '08)

Narda's Handwoven Arts & Crafts represented the Philippines in the recently concluded WORL ECO-FIBER AND TEXTILE FORUM 2003 held in Kuching, the capital of the Eastern Malaysian State of Sarawak in Borneo.

Joining some over 300 delegates from 25 countries were Narda Capuyan, Baguio's well known artist/weaver, who unveiled a new collection of fashion accessories in a spectacular fashi...
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Ikat, abaca & other fibers of Life
(Apr 08 '07)

One woman’s crusade to save a tradition and many more provincial women from habitual pregnancy has resulted in the ultimate revival of ikat, an ancient Ifugao style of weaving. Ikat is the tying and dyeing process of the loom before weaving, an old practice among our brothers in the country’s northern region.

The story of Narda Capuyan, the family planning nurse who converted entire...
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From ikat to silk
(Jul 05 '00)

Fame, fortune – they are no strangers to Narda Capuyan, the innovative artist and entrepreneur from Besao, Mt. Province. Her name is familiar among large department store chains from Bloomingdales and JC Penny in the United States to Hudson’s Bay in Canada. Among fashion houses where exotic, hand-woven fabrics are required, Narda’s rate high in the list of reliable sources. However, this Filipina,...
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Weaviing their Way out of Poverty
(Sep 10 '90)

Textile entrepreneur Narda Capuyan lost several friends in the July 16 quake that devastated Baguio, her home town, but she had not had the time to grieve yet. Every waking moment since that fateful day was spent helping out in the rescue and relief efforts, particularly in the collapsed Hyatt Terraces where her husband, Wilson, joined the miners in the search for possible survivors entombed in th...
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The Narda's Story
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There are many weavers in the country both traditional and contemporary, but none have achieved international recognition and acclaim for their work, as much as Narda Capuyan of the firm that bears her name-the NARDA’S HANDWOVEN ARTS AND CRAFTS in La Trinidad, Benguet.

Starting as a simple handweaving outfit some thirty five years ago, it has blossomed into a full store and several o...
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