Rod Malanao

Rod Malanao is queer knitwear designer based in Manila. His work is a study of the correlation of the body and the spaces in between. Wearable objects that are familiar yet abstract, communicating a seeing feeling of confident vulnerability. Tender but not fragile. 

Knitwear Designer

Textile Artist

Rod Malanao’s series of Knit Studies is a continuous and evolving study of self-embodying change through rich neon hues and figure-hugging garments. These aren’t your typical chunky knits either. By understanding the human body and shapes, Malanao’s delicate stretchy fabrics naturally adjust to their wearer like second skin. Fluid yet comforting, his fluorescent pieces accentuate one’s curves through abstract cut-outs. The young Filipino designer stretches the intricate textiles to highlight the spaces in-between—an homage to the body in its purest form.

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