How a single mom left a stable job to pursue jewelry design to empower local artisans Choosing between a stable job and a full-time artistic career is a bridge many artists and artisans eventually end up crossing. Pursuing the latter presents a new challenge. It is not, after all, easy to make a...
Why throw your face masks when you can plant them Koobly face masks Can you imagine seeing more face masks in the ocean than jellyfishes? That will be the next new normal for the environment if world leaders, and regular citizens, continue to look over the pandemic’s ecological hazards. The rise...
In the controversial 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen , he warned us of the inevitable destruction of our cultural institutions—newspapers, music, movies, design, etc.—because of the Internet. For example, amateur singers, with little training and a large amount of luck, can...
Rhonda and Race Wong lead real estate innovation through Ohmyhome Sisters and real estate experts Rhonda and Race Wong are excited to bring Ohmyhome to the Philippines Proptech or property technology is the new buzzword in the real estate industry. For starters, it simply digitalizes real estate...
“She must be getting poor! Kawawa naman (Pity her),” says one netizen, who obviously is not aware that selling properties is not “equal” to experiencing poverty. For ages, buying and selling a property is part of the economy. Majority of the world’s population have experienced...
This work-from-home arrangement, popularized with three initials as WFH, is now the norm, rather than the “exception“ it was just a year ago. When Manila Bulletin Lifestyle approached architects, interior designers, and furniture makers to reveal their WFH spaces, we got an overwhelming...
This is not an official study but a year ago, Instagram feeds show sunsets, food, and cats/ dogs. A year later, there are still cats and dogs, but food is cooked at home, and sunsets are framed with windows or doors. With majority of the world confined at their homes, the online world...
If there’s an acronym of the year that could beat ECQ (and its various variations), it is WFH. A year ago, WFH was not even mentioned, as it was known then as telecommuting, remote work, or mobile employment. Now, WFH is part of the lexicon of the majority of the metro’s workers (and their...
If there’s one thing the pandemic home quarantine has made people realize, it’s the importance of a living space that can accommodate any and every activity, such as eating, sleeping, relaxing, exercising, and working. This versatility in both new and existing living spaces “that can adapt to...
The news these days is bleak. The lockdown may stretch until the end of the year, or until a vaccine is approved. Face masks or face shields can keep us safe, but nothing is safer than being cooped up in one’s own home, away from risks and shielded from the virus. As you’ve been cocooned at...
Filipino-American shoe designer and strategic design and communications specialist Brian Tenorio died at age 42 after battling cancer for 11 months. View this post on Instagram Tenorio was the founder and CEO of design firm Brian Tenorio & Company, and cafe chain Kape Tayo Coffee. But prior to...
Does your space truly make you happy? Interior styling plus 5 tips to help you say yes The anxiety at the start of the pandemic is now turning into a feeling of gloom and resignation. A lot of people would rather spend time watching Netflix movies rather than browse the news. This “unwanted”...
