From a Mother's Garden
Studio Hábil founder Marvz Conti (Marvin Conti) grew up watching his mother cultivate plants — an early education in patience, care, and the quiet drama of growing things. That background shaped everything that came after.
In September 2013, while decorating a handmade calendar, Marvz discovered moss. Not the kind you pull off a rock and forget, but moss as a design material — a living (and preservable) texture that could anchor an entire aesthetic world. He named the studio Hábil, drawn from the Latin habilitate, meaning ability and skills — a celebration of the work of human hands.
What started as Hábil Crafts — making and selling small moss art frames and terrariums to Manila's growing maker community — expanded over the years into larger commissions, corporate installations, and full-scale interior projects. That growth demanded a new identity: Studio Hábil, a name that acknowledged the studio's scope without abandoning its handcrafted soul.
"Craft is a way to connect with people, a way to create a community that you are inspired by."
Today, Studio Hábil's preserved moss installations can be found in Manila homes, corporate headquarters, retail spaces, and events — each piece still shaped by the same hands that started this in 2013.