Our Instructors

Pat Peralta is co-founder, designer, and maker at Soul Flower, Co. She started working with leather in 2012, and has been teaching leather craft since 2014. Resolved to improve on her craft, she received further training in bag construction at the University of Arts, London. She also earned her Masters degree in Entrepreneurship from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.

Patty Santos is owner, designer, and crafter at Kuwit. Before venturing into leather, she began her bag making journey using wood and old re-purposed books. It wasn't until 2015 that she learned leather crafting through Soul Flower's workshop. Since then, her diligence and background in architecture have allowed her to display fine craftsmanship and precision in making leather bags, mostly out of veg-tanned leather.

Migo Morales' professional background is in advertising, but his curiosity towards functional product design led him to Soul Flower's Basic Leather Crafting workshop in 2018. Since then, he's taken on leathercraft as a career with a particular passion for teaching. Sharing the skills he's learned over the years, now, as the studio's Workshops Manager. He manages his own brand of practical leather goods, called The Works PH.

Raymond Samano - the skillful hands behind SMNO.PH, joined our team in mid-2025. His natural eye for design and sense for quality materials fit right at home at Soul Flower Co. His background in fashion and modeling speaks volumes through his carefully-crafted, eye-catching pieces.

Tal de Guzman is the founder and main designer of Risqué. She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Art Management, but later on took additional courses in Fashion Design from the School of Fashion and the Arts, and Entrepreneurship from The One School.