THE HUB OF THIS ABACA INDUSTRYWHICH IS BARELY 20 YEARS OLD, IS THE SLEEPY TOWN OF CAMALIG INALBAY PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES. RUSTIC, IDYLLIC, HANDMAIDEN TO THEAWESOME GRANDEUR OF THE MAYON VOLCANO,THERE IS LITTLE FROM THE OUTSIDE TOINDICATE THAT THE FRENETIC ACTIVITIES IN NIPA HUTS AND SMALL HOMESPRODUCING ABACA PRODUCTS ANDWALLCOVERINGS ARE DESTINED FOR THE POSH DEPARTMENT STORES ANDVILLAS OF PARIS AND NEW YORK. MANY HANDS, OLD AND YOUNG, ARE ATWORK WEAVING THE MULTI-COLORED AND EXQUISITE DESIGNS THAT ARE ANART FORM IN ITSELF, CREATED BY INGENIOUS RURAL FOLK WHO HARDLY KNOWA GEOMETRIC PATTERN FROM ANABSTRACT.AFTER MANY YEARS OF FRUSTRATION INTRYING TO CREATE PATTERNS THAT WOULD HOLD UP IN CONSISTENT DESIGNS,SUCCESS AT LAST WAS ACHIEVED AFTER HARDWORKING AND TALENTED WEAVERSCOMBINED RESOURCEFULNESS AND AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR THEMANUFACTURE OF ABACA WALLCOVERINGS. A LITTLE ENGINEERING WASAPPLIED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOOMS AND A LITTLE CHEMISTRY INMIXING THE COLORS, AND A LOT OF IMAGINATION IN THE DESIGN WORK WERECOMBINED TO PRODUCE THE IMPRESSIVE DESIGN AND COLORS FOUND IN THEABACA WALLCOVERINGS. AN AMERICAN TEXTILEDESIGNER, A JAPANESE INTERIOR DECORATOR, A DESIGNER WEAVERFROM BAGUIO, AND TOP MANAGEMENT HAVETIRELESSLY WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE WEAVERS FROM CAMALIG, ALBAY AND THEY HAVE COME UP WITHBEAUTIFUL CREATIVE DESIGNS THAT CANCOMPETE WITH WALLCOVERING DESIGNS ALL OVER THE WORLD.       Â