Vito Selma

Design Consultant

Simplicity governs my bursts of creativity, and simplicity dictates the complex contours I form my choice material––wood––into. Unabashed and unafraid to display the nakedness of wood grain and texture, my pieces call to mind the archetypal nudes who stand before artist and audience, showing each curve and crest of their composites.

Resume

EDUCATION :

Elementary/
Secondary : Cebu International School ( 1989 – 2001)

International
Baccalaureate : in Arts, Cebu International School (2001 – 2003)

College : Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture
: Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
U. S. A.
: Spring 2004 – Spring 2006

Professions : Furniture Designer, Photographer,
Interior Decorator, Design Consultant

WORK EXPERIENCE :

: Design Director
Stonesets International Inc., Cebu City
2003 – present

: Proprietor
INHOUSE design shop
2008

: On the Job Training
George De Haast Interiors, Johannesburg, R.S.A.
May – July 2006
April – July 2009

: Curator of Designers Gallery of Cebu Furniture Industries
Foundaition at Manila Now 2008

: Curator of Manila Now at Bijoux 2008, Cebu City

Seminars Attended:

: PUM Design Workshop Program
The Dutch Expert Service
March 23 – April 8, 2009

: Design Trends Series
Franz Josef Bauer
July 26 – August 1, 2006

: Design for Manufacturing
Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc.
August 15 – 19, 2005

: Concept to Prototype
Designers Guild of the Philippines
October 2003 – February 2004

Awards:

: Chosen One of 61 Artists That will Change the World
Philippine Yearbook 2009


: Included chosen 1 of 24 in PREVIEW’S Creative IT list of
2008

: Best Design for Material Innovation,
Cebu X Furniture Show, 2008


Features: : The Filipino Channel Interstitial Feature: ORIG
-a feature on Filipino Products made of Indigenous
materials owned by a Filipino (Cebuano) who have
made their products known internationally.

:Featured Furniture Designer

Manila Now 2008 Show , March 5 – 8, 2008
Manila Now 2009 Show, March 5 - 8, 2009


Nominations:
1. Manila F.A.M.E, October 15-18
+ Best Home Furnishing

2. Cebu X Furniture Show, March 5-8, 2009
+ For Best Contemporary Product – Hanako Console
Table & Hanako Cocktail Table
+ For Best Booth

3. Cebu X Furniture Show, March 6 – 9, 2008
+ For Best Booth
+ For Best Product – Geo Table
+ For Best Material Innovation –Puno Chair made of
Tobacco leaves, Metal & Wood

4. Cebu International Furniture & Furnishings Exhibition
+ February 26 – 29, 2003
+ For Best Product – Uzima Ottoman

Publications:

: Philippine International Furniture Show magazine 2009
: Real Living 2009 (Philippines)
: Zee Lifestyle February 2009 (Philippines)
: Homestyle February 2009 (Philippines)
: Metro Home July 2009
: Furniture & Interior Design June 2008 COVER & Inset(China)
: Philippine Yearbook 2009 (Philippines)
: Metro Home October 2008 (Philippines)
: Zee Lifestyle October 2008
: Docol Magazine 2008 (Brazil)
: Preview October 2008 (Philippines)
: Habitat February 2009 (South Africa)
: Habitat April 2009 (South Africa)
: Sunstar
: Manila Bulletin
: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Web:

: Feature design in MOCOLOCO

: Feature article at PSFK

: Feature piece at Essential Gear Guide



Clients :

(South Africa) Nelson Mandela

(India) Madame Bindu Vadera – New Delhi Society

(Malaysia) Her Excellency Tengku Puan Pahang – Princess of
Malaysia

(South Africa) Penny Stein – Publicist of Michael Jackson, Celine
Dion, etc

(Saudi Arabia) Prince Saud Bin Salman Al-Saud Saudi Arabia

(Saudi Arabia) Prince Abdullah BIn Mosaad Al-Saud

(Saudi Arabia) Princess Fahda Bint Abdullah Al-Saud

(Saudi Arabia) Princess Haifa Bint Bandar Al-Saud

(Saudi Arabia) Honorable Minister Sheikh Saud Al-Saleh

(Saudi Arabia) Sheikh Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi

(Saudi Arabia) Sheikh Abdul Monem Al-Rashed

(Qatar) Sheikh Sultan Bin Suhaim Aalthani



Countries of Distribution (Vito Selma):


USA
Australia
China
Singapore
Venezuela
South Africa
Costa Rica
Canada
Malaysia
India
Bolivia
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Netherlands
London
France

Location

Cebu, Philippines

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • Interior Design
  • Exhibition Design

Experience

4 years

Awards

Mugna Award 2008