MATIX UP Cebu
The Materials Innovation and Experimentation Center (MATIX) UP Cebu is a research and innovation hub of the College of Communication, Art & Design dedicated to exploring the potential of sustainable, locally sourced, and alternative materials for creative design and product development.
It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research, bringing together students, faculty, and partners to investigate how materials can be reimagined for contemporary applications in design, manufacturing, and the creative industries.
MATIX supports experimentation through hands-on processes, material studies, and prototyping, encouraging innovative approaches that respond to environmental, cultural, and economic contexts.
Through workshops, collaborative projects, and industry partnerships, the center promotes sustainable practices and material-driven design thinking.
By bridging research, creativity, and real-world application, MATIX contributes to the development of responsible design solutions and strengthens the role of CCAD in advancing innovation and sustainability at the University of the Philippines Cebu.
LATEST NEWS
Communication faculty members recognized at 2nd Cebu Metropolitan–Catholic Mass Media Awards
From L to R: Asst. Prof. Maurice Jitty Villaester, Instr. Marlen Limpag, Asst. Profs. Annie Perez-Gallardo and Asst. Prof. Dominic YasaySeveral Communication faculty members served as jurors in the 2nd Cebu Metropolitan–Catholic Mass Media Awards (CM-CMMA), while...
‘Descendants V’ opens tonight at Joya Gallery
The fifth iteration of Descendants, a queer art exhibition featuring artists from the Visayas and beyond, will open today, October 2, at the Jose T. Joya Gallery of the University of the Philippines Cebu.Titled “Archives of Feelings,” the exhibition invites artists to...
BA Communication program passes external quality review, rated ‘Adequate as Expected’
Communication Program Faculty Members with reviewers Drs. Padilla and Matias during the opening of the EQA AssessmentThe Bachelor of Arts in Communication program of the University of the Philippines Cebu successfully passed its recent external quality assurance (EQA)...
UP Cebu’s MATIX to hold wood joinery workshop
UP Cebu’s Materials Innovation Center (MATIX) will hold a workshop on the fundamentals of wood joinery and fastening with technical consultant Rene Bretaña Jr. on October 2, 2026, at the Textile Innovation Studio. Bretaña brings more than 20 years of experience in...
UP Cebu Communication alumna Dagooc is new CFBJ president
Ehda Mausisa Dagooc, Batch 1996 of BA Mass Communication| Photo courtesy: Dagooc / FBCommunication Program alumna and The FREEMAN business reporter Ehda Mausisa Dagooc is the newly elected president of the Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ).Dagooc was elected...
Product Design’s Edwin Ao unveils collection at BENCH Fashion Week
Instructor Edwin Ao of the Product Design Program recently showcased his latest collection at BENCH Fashion Week Holiday 2026 in Makati City.Entitled “Chlorophyll Hexagons: The Body in Impermanence,” the collection transforms ideas of impermanence and transformation...
Communication faculty tackle media credibility, ethics in press freedom fora
Two communication faculty members of the University of the Philippines Cebu will participate in separate panel discussions today as part of the ongoing celebration of Cebu Press Freedom Week.Senior Lecturer Atty. Ian Maticajon will join the panel of “Virality vs....
CCAD, DOrSU explore potential partnership on natural dye development
CCAD Faculty and the DOrSU University Research Complex Team The College of Communication, Art and Design (CCAD) and Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU) are exploring a potential partnership to develop and test natural dyes as sustainable art materials following a...
MA in Creative Writing proposal advances to institutional review
The proponents of the proposal during its revision meeting held last September 16, 2026 The proposed Master of Arts in Creative Writing (MACW) program of the College of Communication, Art and Design (CCAD) is now under institutional review, bringing the college closer...
Rattan artisans hold workshop for MATIX
UP Cebu’s Materials Innovation Center (MATIX) will hold a hands-on rattan weaving workshop featuring artisans Lyndon Basera and Merceditha Saraña on September 23, 2026.Based in Barangay Basak, Cebu City, Basera and Saraña are described as “products of several...