about passad

passad is a hiligaynon word which means “to create.”

at passad, we create functional green works of art, made only from gmelina wood—a fast growing plantation tree abundant in this part of the islands.

passad pieces are the result
of a labor-intensive and
time-consuming process.

very much like assembling the fragmented pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, local artisans slowly and randomly put together each gmelina chip, piece by piece.

no chip, no matter how small, ever goes to waste. finally, the object is sculpted by hand.

this is your assurance of the uniqueness and quality of your passad.