Cebu was for a long time the “shells paradise”. The stalls in Punta Engano, where were meeting the collectors from all over the world, enable the birth and growth of a unique craft activity. In the early eighties, the thousands of workshops everywhere on the island developed an exceptional skill in shaping mother of pearl and other natural materials. For nature lovers, there was no other option. And there’s still none. And it’s actually a luck because working with the Filipinos and Filipinas is a real delight.