Addi Panadero
He/Him@addipanadero
Location: Antipolo, Philippines
Occupation: Creative Director, Designer
Media: Digital
Dream Projects: A pop-up book featuring a Filipino story, illustrations for regional Filipino brands, branding an airline
Adrian Panadero is an award-winning illustrator, graphic designer, and author. His book, CELY'S CROCODILE: The Art and Story of Araceli Limcaco Dans, won a 2022 National Children's Book Award and the 2019 PBBY-Alcala Prize for illustration. Adrian enjoys making books that aim to showcase Filipino life and culture to a young audience. He created a successful pair of cut-and-build books INTRAMUROS: The Walled City (2017) and BAHAY: A Tour of Traditional Filipino Homes (2022). He lives in Antipolo, Rizal.
“Bahay”
Digital, offset print on card stock
Assembled paper models from the book BAHAY: A Tour of Traditional Filipino Homes. The book allows readers to assemble their own models of Filipino houses like the bahay kubo, bahay na bato, and torogan.
“Filipiniana Flora: Bougainvillea”
Digital
First in a series merging flora found in the Philippines with traditional Filipino clothing. The woman wears a 1910s-era terno with a skirt and sleeves of bougainvillea.
“Gardendon”
Digital
Commissioned artwork for Japanese restaurant Kodawari. A rice bowl featuring Camelias, Peonies, Mushrooms and other flora, along with small BGC denizens and the brand mascot, Gyudog.