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
6th DukiTuki 2026: Communicating Risk, Living with Disaster: Voices, Vulnerabilities, and Futures in Cebu
Materials in Motion: Industry Voices on Material Development
Our next ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป session turns to the world of ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐, the often unseen work that connects designers to the materials that eventually become products, interiors, and built environments. Joining us via Zoom is a Singapore-based designer and...
Himoan Spaces: Sustainability is a series of everyday decisions
Artistic practice is often framed through momentsโprojects, exhibitions, outputs. Yet what sustains these moments over time is less visible. Practice unfolds through duration, shaped by conditions of making, ongoing commitments, and the relationships that support or...
UP Cebu Bachelor of Fine Arts – Product Design Program Passes 3rd External Quality Assurance Review
CCAD proudly announces that the Bachelor of Fine Arts - Product Design program has successfully passed the 3rd External Quality Assurance (EQA) Review conducted on February 11โ13, 2026.The program received the AUN-QA (ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance)...
CCAD Faculty Members visited the opening of faculty member Sio Montera’s ‘The Afterlives of Ruin’ Solo Exhibition
Faculty members from the College of Communication, Art and Design (College of Communication, Art and Design) visited the opening of faculty member Sio Monteraโs Solo Exhibition entitled The Afterlives of Ruin at the Qube Gallery. His body of work emerged from the...
Faculty Members from CCAD formally sworn as Executive Council Members of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Faculty members from the College of Communication, Art and Design (College of Communication, Art and Design) were formally sworn in as Executive Council Members of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) during...
Second-year BA Communication students visit GMA 7 Skyview Complex
As part of their requirement in Comm 130: Broadcast Principles and Practices under Asst. Prof. Annie Perez-Gallardo, 24 BA Communication students toured the GMA 7 Skyview Complex in Barangay Apas, Cebu City. During the visit, students were given the opportunity to...
Himoan Spaces organizes webinar on Art, Audience, and the Construction of Value Through Public Engagement
The Himoan Spaces: Arts Management Series opened a critical conversation on Art, Audience, and the Construction of Value Through Public Engagement with guest lecturer Alain Zedrick Camiling, Head of Curatorial and Engagement at the Lopez Museum and Library via Zoom....
CCAD hosts the college’s Convocation of Honorific Scholars for the Academic Year of 2024-2025
The College of Communication, Art, and Design proudly held its Convocation of Honorific Scholars 2026, recognizing the outstanding achievements of students from the Communication, Studio Arts, and Product Design programs. From academic distinction to remarkable...
Himoan Spaces organizes workshop on readiness, safety and hand-on familiarity with the workshop environment
The UP Cebu Fine Arts Program continues to cultivate both creativity and responsibility through the third installment of the Himoan Workshop Series, a session grounded in workshop readiness, safety, and hands-on familiarity with the workshop environment. Focused on...