In The Studio with Michelline Syjuco | Vogue Philippines

As a child, #MichellineSyjuco built characters out of wood, screws, nuts, and bolts. Years later, as an artist and a sculptor, the same impulse leads her to reconfigure metals, gemstones, and stray objects into one-of-one accessories, blending fantasy with rustic charm and ingenuity. “Everything has the potential to become something special,” she tells Vogue. For #InTheStudio, we find the wearable art designer in her workshop at the soon-to-open Syjuco Museum, where she talks about her childhood in the alternative art scene, the self-taught lessons that shaped her career since 2008, her comeback with the “Return of the Savant-Garde” collection, and the transformation that’s central to her mixed-media practice. Director ANZ HIZON Interviewer and Copywriter AYLLI CORTEZ Cinematographer and Video Editor ROBYN JOSUE Camera Operator VINCE CENON Media Channels Producer ANGELO TANTUICO Media Channels Video Editor WAINAH JOSON Associate Fashion Features Editor TICIA ALMAZAN 00:00 – Intro: Meet wearable art designer Michelline Syjuco 00:56 – Creative Childhood: Growing up in a family of avant-garde artists 02:06 – Teenage Grunge: Designing in the ‘90s alternative music scene 02:29 – Turning Point: The cuff that caught the attention of a National Artist 03:35 – Morning Ritual: Finding calm at home with nature and birdsong 04:05 – Diving Back In: On the joy and excitement of problem-solving 04:42 – Pure Fantasy: The inspirations behind her debut collection Amadillon 05:52 – Art of Tr