About Guido

Guido Giger grew up on the outskirts of St. Gallen, Switzerland, a city with deep textile traditions, where childhood meant forest walks with his father and grandfather and an early education in how natural materials behave. He later studied men's fashion retailing before joining the purchasing department at Forster Rohner, a renowned Swiss embroidery manufacturer supplying the world's leading fashion houses. Those years built a precise understanding of materials, quality, and the difference between things made well and things made quickly.

A passion for fishing brought him to Siargao Island in the Philippines, where he met his wife Ana, and what began as a visit became a life. Guido and Ana settled permanently in Manila, where they built a textile import business bringing Paris Fashion Week fabrics to Philippine designers simultaneously with their European debut. The country's rich hardwood traditions and his long collaboration with master carpenter Jesus Lorico deepened his woodworking practice from furniture commissions to something more personal.

In 2008, Guido made his wife a wooden bag as a gift because he wanted something that could not be found anywhere else. That first piece became the origin of everything that followed. Today, working from his Manila workshop, he produces a small number of pieces each month, each one shaped around a study of structure and movement. The work is guided by a belief that objects made with this level of care belong in a collector's hands.