Josie Natori: Style sensibilities

Hayde Quiñanola 04/24/2016

ELEGANT skirts and lingerie, kaftans and calligraphy printed tops,  and bold brushstrokes with sharp colors make it to this season’s Spring Summer 2016 collection by the internationally-renowned fashion designer, Josie Natori. Its a collection  inspired by Asian…

Simplicity in design for altar

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/31/2016

For Holy Mass, the altar is not just a table. It is where a sacred meal is prepared, the “Table of the Lord” which deserves special dignity. Simplicity was the main guideline in designing the white altar,…

Mandaue display for APEC

11/13/2015

A car made of coco flower stalks, a bench made of “balay sa anay”, and a larger-than-life horse sculpture made of driftwood are some of the products made in Mandaue City that stand out in the World…

Francis Sollano turning trash into treasure

Maria Niza Mariñas, Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 04/19/2015

He walks the talk—and quite literally, too. Apart from being an incorrigible living and breathing environmentalist (he traded his car for the “luxury” of walking and considers picking up random rubbish for fun) who is gung ho…

Experts tell designers to focus on unique Pinoy flavor

Aileen Garcia-Yap 07/03/2014

Take inspiration from what is truly Filipino, and go back to the basics. This is the advice of two Cebuano artists, who are making waves in foreign countries, to  local designers during a forum. Dan Boyarski, design…

Philipp Tampus, Prince of Fashion

Orly J. Cajegas 01/12/2014

Building an “empire on which the sun never sets,” the way King Philip II of Spain did during his reign,is not in his plans. Philipp Piezas Tampus (spelled with a double “p” like the Philippines, his country…

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