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This is an excerpt from Local Love of MEGA’s July 2025 issue
Lambod Studio brings a quiet, deliberate approach to contemporary fashion. Co-founded by Siobhan Morris and Victoria Radke, the brand began as a shared macramè hobby in 2019. It started with wanting to make a fruit basket, which turned into a falling in love with knotting,” Siobhan shares.
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From there, it has since evolved into a thoughtful exploration of craft, collaboration, and Filipino heritage. Each piece is hand-knotted—not just made—with care, reflecting a deep respect for the process and the stories woven into every thread.
Lambod Studio formalized after a creative push from longtime friend and designer Ron Santos, who saw the untapped potential in merging macramé with wearable design. “What was meant to be a one-off creative partnership quickly turned into a full-blown business.” By 2024, the Studio was established with only one seamstress and four macramé artists, whose work breathed new life into the slow fashion movement.
THE BEAUTY OF BEING INTERTWINED
The studio’s name—Lambod—comes from the Biasaya phrase magkalambod-lambod, meaning “to be entangled or intertwined.” It began as an inside joke during the early days of crafting, a nod to the hours spent untangling ropes. But over time, it became a metaphor for the brand itself.
“To us, Lambod is more than just a reference to macramé,” Siobhan shares. “It’s a reflection of our creative philosophy—one that values intention over speed, process over perfection.” Every knot is a pause, every piece a culmination of team effort, materials, and the emotional imprint left by its maker.
WHY MACRAMÉ?
“There’s something raw and unfiltered about macramé. You see every knot, every hour of labor. It holds its humanity in plain sight.” For Lambod Studio, this tactile medium offered something other fabrics couldn’t: raw honesty.
And that honesty is part of its draw. “You see every hour of labor in each knot, and there’s something deeply human about that,” Morris says. “It teaches you traits that are important in today’s digital world, a tactile method that is meditative and deeply rooted in patience.”
Lambod’s signature is its use of macramé—not as nostalgic décor, but as a wearable structure. Each handcrafted detail plays with scale, volume, and restraint. The result: striking garments that feel both grounded and elevated, rugged and refined.
Learn more about how Lambod Studios balance form and function to craft a love letter to Filipino craftsmanship in MEGA’s JULY 2025 issue now available on Readly, Magzter, Press Reader and Zinio.
Photographed by JERICK SANCHEZ. Fashion Direction ROKO ARCEO assisted by ERICA TEROL. Art Direction JONES PALTENG. Makeup KATHY ORAN. Hair PAT TY CRISTOBAL. Photography Assistant KARL RIMANDO, BUDDY REYES, and DAVE ORPILLA. Editorial Assistant THESSMAR LECTURA. Model RAEJELL ROXAS.
