The best stories are the ones that teach.

ISTORYA STUDIOS, INC. is an artist-led and Bulacan-based publisher with a bookshop, coffee house (Kape Lunan), an art gallery located at Guiguinto, Bulacan. True to its name, ISTORYA STUDIOS seeks to craft and curate meaningful stories.

What found its roots as a family project for artists and parents Rodel Tapaya and Marina Cruz, now finds growth through the spirit of community and collaboration. Tapped are story-seekers and storytellers whose voices merit attention and amplification.

The story continues through exploration and innovation as ISTORYA STUDIOS challenges boundaries in terms of the many forms stories can take.

  • Vision

    Understanding ourselves and the world through the power of creativity and storytelling.

  • Mission

    To create carefully designed products to enhance creativity, curiosity, imagination, and critical thinking.

  • Rodel Tapaya

    Rodel Tapaya’s works are characterized by visionary narrative tableaux which combine folklore and social history into painterly figurations. His process mines indigenous craft relevant to the source texts and brings pre-colonial culture and contemporary political ethos into dialogue.

  • Marina Cruz

    Marina Cruz’ evolving investigation into the materiality of antique objects, photographs and dresses encompass their physicality, history and how they shape her personal biography. She retraces the stories of survival of her twin mother and aunt while weaving in the intricacies of their nostalgic recollection.