The TV host offended some designers for working with an unlicensed decorator and then asking: 'Do you really require a license or law for choosing fabrics, colors, and furniture? Sometimes, there comes a necessary—if a little aggressive—conversation that shines a spotlight on a long brewing...
Thirty-two-year-old Peej Tolentino could still vividly remember the knee-high water that entered the garage at his family’s small furniture workshop. He thought it was the end of their small business. But after picking up the (wood) pieces, literally, Peej continued to persevere and, with the...
Luca Vezzaro is an Italian wood artist who has been residing in the Philippines for the past two decades. He is the founder of Four Legged Tiles, which was launched in 2017, specializing in the production of handcrafted wooden tiles, wall art decors, and tiled accent furniture. The early part of...
Umay , that nauseating feeling you get when eating the same food over and over again, can also be used to describe your feeling toward your home interior, especially after seeing the same view over and over again for six months. As lockdown eases and as people adjust to the new normal way of...
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...
