New NVC artisan pieces to start off the year 2020
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New NVC artisan pieces to start off the year 2020

These are all pieces made from upcycled Nespresso coffee capsules. From fashion pieces that can hang from your ears to art that hangs on your walls…isn’t it just amazing how much beauty can be created from that little container that holds our favorite coffee blend? The orchid in the art piece is our Artisans of...

ABS-CBN News: This is what you can do to all your used coffee capsules
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ABS-CBN News: This is what you can do to all your used coffee capsules

Read the original article here: https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/04/27/19/this-is-what-you-can-do-to-all-your-used-coffee-capsules Want to assuage some of your single-use guilt? Nespresso just launched the local campaign for their global aluminum recycling program, which turns your pods into anything from bike and car parts to swiss knives and even works of art. In the era of climate change and rapidly depleting natural...

Mosaic installation by NVC artisans in Ayala mall
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Mosaic installation by NVC artisans in Ayala mall

More than a dozen artisans working more than a thousand man hours: that’s what it took the men and women of our Artisans of Hope livelihood workshop to wrap around a pillar of Ayala Capitol Central which opened on December 15, 2018 in Bacolod City.  Even as the piece reflects the intertwining lives and tales...

December 14, 2018February 1, 2019by
Artist Charlie Co visits the Artisans of Hope workshop
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Artist Charlie Co visits the Artisans of Hope workshop

Did some of his magic rub off? When this 48″x48″ Nespresso, tile, and eggshell mosaic was being created by NVC’s artisans, the revered Negrense artist Charlie Co visited our Artisans of Hope livelihood workshop and observed their work. Forgive us if we’re only imagining it, but we think we heard someone say yesterday that the...

July 14, 2018September 7, 2018by
NVC mosaic of Our Lady of Perpetual Help installed at St. John Bosco church
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NVC mosaic of Our Lady of Perpetual Help installed at St. John Bosco church

A mosaic of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was installed and blessed at St. John Bosco parish church in Makati City on March 24, 2015. Designed by NVC Foundation volunteer artist Millie Kilayko , the mosaic image was crafted and lovingly put together, piece by piece, by Millie and NVC’s talented team of artisans. The church will...

NVC joins 2 Manila Christmas bazaars
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NVC joins 2 Manila Christmas bazaars

NVC is participating in two Christmas bazaars in Manila, including the famous American Women’s Club Bazaar. Manila residents, here’s another chance to purchase our artisan-crafted livelihood products that sold out very quickly at the September 2014 Negros Trade Fair. See you there!   American Women’s Club of the Philippines (AWCP) Bazaar When: December 1, 2014 (8:30 AM...

November 10, 2014July 8, 2018by
Mosaic folding table adorns a rental condo
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Mosaic folding table adorns a rental condo

We love hearing from buyers and finding out how they are using their NVC purchases. Here’s a message from a real estate professional who is decorating a condo for a client. Sensing that the mosaic folding tables were going to be a huge hit in the fairs, I immediately pounced on one during the opening event at...

NVC at the 29th Negros Trade Fair
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NVC at the 29th Negros Trade Fair

The 29th Negros Trade Fair was held on September 24-29, 2014 at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City. NVC’s mosaic and crocheted items, products of our Livelihood Projects, were the overall top seller of the fair! Invalid Displayed Gallery