ALPHA is dedicated to figures who have shaped industries, built communities, and championed meaningful causes. For this edition, designer, farmer, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate Hindy Weber answers our quick-fire questions.
Lifestyle Asia introduces its September 2026 ALPHA, spotlighting individuals whose work reflects the many forms a life of purpose can take. For Hindy Weber, the pursuits that comprise such a life span fashion, farming, entrepreneurship, wellness, and education, fields that may seem unrelated at first glance, yet are connected by a single belief: that beauty, health, and sustainability are not mutually exclusive categories, but interconnected parts of a whole that build upon each other.
Enamored with fashion from a young age, Hindy studied Communication Arts at Ateneo de Manila University before earning a fashion degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She spent nearly two decades designing private labels, bridalwear, and evening gowns before stepping away from the industry in 2011. Looking to reconnect with nature while raising her growing family, she immersed herself in biodynamic farming, Waldorf education, and a more holistic way of living.
What began as a backyard garden— born from a young mother’s desire to feed her children food she could truly trust—eventually grew into Holy Carabao Holistic Farms, now one of Manila’s leading distributors of organic produce and a champion of holistic agriculture through farm tours and educational workshops.
Years later, fashion found Hindy again, this time on her own terms, through Hindy Weber Every.day, an ethical label created in response to the excesses of fast fashion. Whether she’s speaking about regenerative farming, sustainable clothing, or planning country festivals, Hindy returns to the same idea: each choice we make has an impact on both ourselves and the world around us. Ask her about it, though, and she’s just as likely to bring up a pig farm in Bath or the works of Rudolf Steiner.
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What is your idea of the good life?
Plenty of quiet, slow days at home or on the farm with my family—and lots of animals.
What is an overrated luxury?
Diamonds.
What is on your nightstand?
Structured water, Hindy Weber Face Oil, and a stack of books I’ve promised to read.
What is a book everybody should read?
The Philosophy of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner.
What is your favorite film?
Out of Africa. I have a long list, but that one has kept me in a dream state to this day.
What have you been listening to lately?
PJ Harvey, Larkin Poe, and Noga Erez.
What is your current state of mind?
Menopausal.
What ritual brings you joy?
Driving my son to school, and letting my dog walk me.
What quality do you admire most in others?
An interesting manner of dress and the capacity to listen.
What is your pet peeve?
Noisy chewing and noisy walking.
What skill do you wish to learn?
Horse care and riding.
What historical figure would you like to have dinner with and where?
Georgia O’Keefe at her home in New Mexico.
What is your signature drink?
Bubbly.
What is your most prized possession?
My sense of color.
What is your most treasured memory?
Apart from the loves of my life, it would have to be the first time I stepped on the ground in Africa. Tied with being tipsy with cider while touring a pig farm in Bath [Somerset, England].
What is your boldest decision?
To grow food.
What is the most useless thought you have received?
Work harder.
What is your greatest regret?
Being late.
What keeps you grounded?
My children.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Having alone time.
What trend should make a comeback?
Dressing well on flights.
What trend should stay in the past?
Gender reveal parties.
What is your motto?
Read between the lines.
How do you want to be remembered?
That I gave my children a beautiful childhood.
What is next for you?
I don’t really think that way. But I’m kind of itching to build another house.
This article was originally published in our September 2026 print issue.
Photography by Willy Saw
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Hindy Weber is a designer, farmer, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate whose work spans fashion, farming, wellness, sustainability, and education. She studied Communication Arts at Ateneo de Manila University before earning a fashion degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and later founded Holy Carabao Holistic Farms and Hindy Weber Every.day.
For Hindy Weber, the good life means plenty of quiet, slow days at home or on the farm with her family, along with lots of animals. Her children are also what keeps her grounded, and she hopes to be remembered for giving them a beautiful childhood.
Hindy Weber has worked across fashion, farming, entrepreneurship, wellness, and education. After nearly two decades designing private labels, bridalwear, and evening gowns, she stepped away from fashion in 2011 and immersed herself in biodynamic farming and Waldorf education. She later grew a backyard garden into Holy Carabao Holistic Farms and returned to fashion through the ethical label Hindy Weber Every.day.
Hindy Weber names The Philosophy of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner as a book everybody should read and Out of Africa as her favorite film. She has also been listening to PJ Harvey, Larkin Poe, and Noga Erez.
Hindy Weber believes beauty, health, and sustainability are interconnected parts of a whole. Her work in regenerative farming and sustainable clothing reflects her belief that each choice we make has an impact on ourselves and the world around us.
