Erwin Hines calls himself an artist first, designer second, and creative director third. From his Future Is Color Studio in Barrio Logan, to the Open Gym restaurant group — both grown in San Diego —, his work springs from a specific intersection: Black and Filipino, Cleveland-raised, identity discovered in layers. He knew his Blackness early, with his parents as guides. The Filipino side came later — an unfolding that redirected everything. He walked away from a conventional career to build something else: music nights, dinner series, wearable art that sparks conversation. For Erwin, “Future Is Color” isn’t a slogan as much as a structure. More spectrum, less center, and building community that doesn’t wait for permission.
Erwin Hines calls himself an artist first, designer second, and creative director third. From his Future Is Color Studio in Barrio Logan, to the Open Gym restaurant group — both grown in San Diego —, his work springs from a specific intersection: Black and Filipino, Cleveland-raised, identity discovered in layers. He knew his Blackness early, with his parents as guides. The Filipino side came later — an unfolding that redirected everything. He walked away from a conventional career to build something else: music nights, dinner series, wearable art that sparks conversation. For Erwin, “Future Is Color” isn’t a slogan as much as a structure. More spectrum, less center, and building community that doesn’t wait for permission.
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