Kulay Labitigan tells the colorful story of home

LONDON'S gastronomic epicenter, Soho, welcomed a new Filipino restaurant that has been the talk of the town for two reasons. Kasa & Kin, conceptualized by the owners behind Romulo Cafe, opened with a flair of contemporary Filipino cuisine, developed by a team that includes a Michelin-starred chef. Equally stunning is the expansive mural that wraps the restaurant interior in kaleidoscopic patterns, harlequin imageries, and the bright plumage of an omnipresent Ibong Adarna, leaving guests in awe throughout their stay. The artist behind the mural is a 31-year-old Filipino whom people call by his art. Kulay Labitigan is a rising visual artist and experiential illustrator in London with a knack for storytelling.

Born in Tayabas, Quezon, Labitigan finished Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and arrived in the United Kingdom on a scholarship grant to complete a Master of Arts degree in Narrative Environments at Central Saint Martins-University of the Arts London, one of the world's top art and design schools.