A look at West Elm, new home furnishings store at Estancia Mall

MANILA, Philippines – The newest international home furnishings store to open its doors in Manila, West Elm, is now open to shoppers. It’s located in the new Estancia Mall, where several interesting restaurants and specialty stores have popped up. (READ: Florabel at new Estancia Mall: 12 things to try)

Stepping squarely into the playing field along with Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, and the like, West Elm is filled with items with which to decorate your home. The items are mostly made for their own in-house brand. 

The lineup in the Philippine store includes some products from local artisans. Here’s a description from the press release:

• Filipino Capiz Artisans – “These family-owned businesses help support local Filipino artisans while preserving traditional capiz handcrafts to create lighting and decorative accessories including the Capiz Chandelier and Pendant lighting.”
• Filipino Weavers – “Known for their exceptional craftsmanship, the family-owned businesses weave, braid, twist and knit using innovative techniques passed down through generations to create the Braided Storage collection of baskets and bins.”
• Santo Tomas Potters – “Located in the northern province of Pampanga in the Philippines, Santo Tomas is known for its hand-thrown, hand-cast and hand-painted ceramics. This community of artisans creates the collection of Linework vases.”

To give you an idea of the price range of the items, let’s take a look at some of the photos snapped during the opening: 

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