Year after year, we never outgrow the thrills and anticipation of wrapping gifts and uncovering presents we get in return. If you are in search of something apart from the traditional holiday stuff, get something elegant and extraordinary from Kultura Filipino.

Kultura has great gift ideas for family and friends abroad, for your expat friends, or simply for those who appreciate elegance and craftsmanship in things that are made of Filipino materials. Among these are:

•Tropical spirits. Offer a toast to Pinoy ingenuity, celebrate the holidays with wine made from the most exotic of Filipino fruits – mango, bignay (wild berry) and duhat (plum).

•Gifts from the sea. Kultura’s collection of mother of pearl and shell accessories showcases treasures from the Philippine seas. The store also has an exquisite collection of lustrous pearls – from freshwater to seed pearls to classic pearls.

•Woven wonders. Abaca woven frames handwoven by tribes from Mindanao can showcase the warmest of Christmas memories. Your stylish friends will also appreciate Kultura’s exquisitely beaded sinamay purses and beautifully crocheted handbags accented with wooden beads.

•Gifts that speak of Pinoy hospitality. This Christmas, make entertaining a breeze for family members and friends with attractive gift baskets packed with native delicacies and tropical fruit wine. Mother of pearl caviar plates as well as placemats, napkin rings, and coasters made from indigenous materials like sinamay, capiz shells, and pandan highlight gracious living for holidays and beyond.

Kultura Filipino is locates at SM Makati, SM Megamall, the Block at SM City North-Edsa and Hall of Asia.