The true spirit of those who use the palette Avant Garde: They take risks. Breach boundaries. Go to the edge and leap. If you’re bold, unconventional, supremely individualistic, you don’t need the color wheel as your compass. Because your choices and your combinations are as instinctive as breathing, any…
This crystalline structure in Aoyama is Prada’s flagship store in Tokyo. One of their most iconic stores to date, it was designed in 2003 by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron. Easily distinguishable by its structure and geometrical façade, this building has become one of the city’s architectural marvels.…
A Happy Father’s Day to all the Papas out there! This one’s for you!
That moment when you’re looking at your new unpainted pad, and you’re supposed to choose the color combos. How do you start? Go back to basics and use the color wheel. There are many ways to combine colors , but for beginners, let’s play it safe and stick to these…
“Wait for us!” I helplessly called out to my younger cousins who were already lost in the maze of colorful blocks, which, up until then, they had only seen on iPad screens while playing Minecraft. Who could blame them for being so eager? Against the pale whites of the mall’s…
What happens when a renowned global brand taps a Cebu creative studio to design a mural that incorporates the spirit of action and adventure with the best of the Queen City of the South? A kick-ass wall and an awesome office. That’s what happens. The Client Red Bull is the…
Red, white, blue and yellow – these are the colors of freedom for the Filipinos, where blue is above and red below. Wherever you are, in the country or abroad, celebrate the freedom won for us by our ancestors, and being defended until today by our fellow kababayans from Batanes to Jolo,…
Don’t you just love the internet? Millennials, you don’t know how lucky you are, that learning about something, anything, is always within reach in just a matter of minutes! In my day, we had to go to a library. First stop was the card catalog where we searched through drawers…
Most of us have spent the greater part of our lives living in these spaces that, whether we like it or not, we’ve come to call home. Their place in our personal histories is undeniable. Yet our homes have even deeper connection to our identities, much in the same way…
Wanna make your walls really pop? Make paper flowers and pin them to the wall. It’s not as hard as you think. Watch the video and make your own floral creations. We’re using the palette Maximal from Color Trend 2017 for maximum effect.
Maayong adlaw, Cebu! Dad-on gyud namo ang Boysen Color Play diha sa Sugbo para kaninyong tanan. Hinaot mobisita mo namo sa Philcon Cebu 2017. Mark your calendars: Dates: June 8 to 10, 2017 Time: 10 am to 6:30 pm (last day, up to 5 pm only) Place: Waterfront Hotel & Casino Lahug Cebu…
Lighting isn’t just a practical choice. It’s so important that every color combination, furniture piece, and pretty much any design element hinges on your room’s lighting. Just as every individual design element plays a role in a room’s overall aesthetic, so too does lighting. How you light your room can…
If I were to choose my favorite palette in the Color Trend 2017, my vote would go to Technology. I love the pastels and the way the colors look, so young, fun, lighthearted, bright but soft. This palette was inspired by the use of digital filters in photography. The internet…
There’s a quote online which says that when life knocks you down, roll over and look up at the stars. When that happens, wouldn’t it be great to have your very own galaxy in the comforts of your own crib? Sleep under your own starry sky by creating a DIY galaxy project using…
Channel the superhero in you with the palette Realm . With paint names Imperial Force, Star Princess, Dune Buggy and Tribute Yellow, you can’t help but think about all those movies about godly beings with super powers that save the world, wherever that world is. The palette is bold and daring, befitting superheroes.…
Your room says a lot about you, and I couldn’t agree more. But when you’re decorating a room from scratch, it can be a huge challenge to stay true to yourself and not alienate yourself from your own space. Believe me—I recently experienced it for myself! Along with my parents,…
Up until I was 21, I lived in my grandparents’ ancestral home. It was a late 50s/60s bungalow with huge, flower-filled gardens and enough space to accommodate four generations under one roof. While I have only a few memories of my grandparents before they passed away, living in the same…
Take a look around: at the tumbler keeping your coffee warm, the chair you’re sitting on, the room you’re in, the screen of this strange device you’ve been staring at the past few seconds. Someone, somewhere out there has either made your life ten times easier or noticeably less enjoyable…
We’ve come up with the Mama palette as a big thank you to all the mothers out there, and we wish all of you a Happy Mother’s Day! We’re letting the colors speak for what we are thankful about. So thank you, Mama, Ina, Nanay, Inang, Mom, Mommy.