Sabrina’s slice of heaven
It’s at least a two-hour drive away from Alabang, a journey that takes you past the winding, rolling highways of Tagaytay and Nasugbu, and onto a long, narrow road flanked by wild grass and trees. The...
View ArticleAn unexpected love
A businessman stumbles on an old brick house, and with the help of architect Dan Lichauco and interior designer Roan Espino, transforms it into his dream house
View ArticleA river runs through Cesar Gaupo’s master design
The foremost fashion designer has shaped the jungles of Majayjay, Laguna, into a modern mountain retreat. He left no stone unturned–literally
View ArticleIto Kish creates his own single’s pad
At first look, the condo unit of design consultant/entrepreneur Margarito “Ito” Kish is the exemplary single man’s pad – contemporary, sleek, and obviously tidied up by a help. It has custom-made...
View ArticleThe Fornari touch
Resplendent floral arrangements and candles around the pool define the outdoor entertaining style of Italian Ambassador Luca Fornari and his wife, Silvana Novelli. Inside, the living room and den are...
View ArticleThe enigmatic Jesuit House of Cebu City
THE JESUITS have an early but short-lived association with the founding of the city of Cebu, an association that ended about 1600. But Jesuit presence in the province continued, notably in the town of...
View ArticleJohannes’ meditation
THEY SAY there are many lessons to learn from gardening. In this age of multiple distractions, it requires us to take in time, deal with change, be still, and be patient.
View ArticleMaymay Liechtenstein enchants with dinner inspired by Ballet Philippines’...
FOUR HOURS before the dinner, art patron and entrepreneur Kathleen Liechtenstein, “Maymay” to friends, was fashioning logs from Valrhona dark chocolate. That would be the dessert of her theme dinner...
View ArticleThe baroness’ art of good entertaining
IN 1797, Napoleon Bonaparte, after crossing the Papal States in his Italian campaign, reached Ancona, a port and trading city in northeastern Italy. Seeing the troops, the marquis of the Palazzo...
View ArticleManagement expert Johnlu Koa shows how to apply the 80/20 rule to your...
ASK ANY design consultant or homeowner who’s “OC” (obsessive-compulsive) about tidiness and removing clutter at home, and chances are, he or she will say it’s just a matter of attitude.
View ArticleHervé and Tess Lampert’s Dedon house
It echoes the global furniture firm’s exquisite design, sustainable technology—and most important, the user’s personal touch and love of family By Marge Enriquez Photos by Stanley Ong Decorating...
View ArticleMichel and Amparito Lhuillier take their gardens to lofty heights in Cebu
A certain mountaintop in the Visayas might still be a patch of wild terrain today if Michel Lhuillier had followed a divergent career path in his youth. “He wanted to become a farmer when he graduated...
View ArticleWork-life balance—Maricar Xerez-Burgos finds it in Nasugbu
For most executives, a business trip means being away from family and the comforts of home. For Alby Xerez-Burgos and his wife Maricar, however, it is an opportunity to spend time with their children...
View ArticlePen Roque’s laid-back persona
After working as a top executive in a multinational company, Paquito “Pen” Roque can now enjoy the fruits of his effort. Aside from travel, he rewarded himself with a condominium that reflected his...
View ArticleMel Meer updates the old world
Style savant Mel Meer decorates by instinct. “I just do what I feel like doing,” he says. After a visit to Paris, he was inspired by the old world but informal elegance of the French. Thus the...
View ArticleA condo has lounge-bar feel
WHEN this marketing executive from a leading fast-food chain acquired a condo unit, he gave very clear directives to furniture and interior designer Wilmer Lopez. He wanted the 48-sq m one bedroom to...
View ArticleCalma’s fundamental art
Architect Ed Calma has become synonymous with minimalism. His design revolves around geometry, nature, void spaces and materials.
View ArticleTessa’s true calling
Tessa Prieto-Valdes is famous for wearing many hats, literally and figuratively. Whether she’s launching a product, attending a social gathering, or running a marathon, the Inquirer Lifestyle...
View ArticleHindy designs a farm life
WHEN HINDY Weber Tantoco and her family decided to trade the daily stress of living in the city for life on a farm, she didn’t expect to get bored, not even when the children were in school. She...
View ArticleConrad Onglao’s ‘see-through’ home
While most homes in Makati tend to intimidate with their high fences, architect Conrad Onglao’s abode beckons with plantings of bold foliage of elephant ears, olympiads, selloums, and giant ferns....
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