“I’m a hoarder of music.” Good thing Audio Accumulation Anonymous has yet to be formed. Otherwise, they’d send me an application form, no doubt. I currently have around 3,000 compact discs and about a thousand vinyl records in my possession. I would prefer to call myself a collector but I am guilty of stockpiling CDs and LPs every chance I get. Flea markets, yard sales, foreign trips, etc.– I’m always on the hunt. So, yes to minimalist apologists, I’m guilty as charged. REWIND I buy everything from A-ha to Zappa, from…
Maximal is an exuberant palette, one of the four comprising the Boysen Color Trend 2017. The jewel tones of blue, yellow, red and pink invite the intrepid individual to create a space celebrating his or her individuality. Maximal includes a light grey to provide the rest amidst this color explosion. Bold, vibrant, and flamboyant, it takes its inspiration from florals. At first glance, it would seem that Maximal is a feminine palette. Think of a doyenne’s domain or a precocious girl’s boudoir, or the living space of a woman in her prime who plays by her own…
Over the years, I’ve noticed that my room gets messier as I get more stressed. Reasons include not having the time or energy to clean up after myself, falling right into bed after long days at work, or generally being a lot messier and less aware of myself when I’m stressed out. And I know this is the complete opposite of what should happen—stressful times call for more organized and orderly environments to get things done faster. Millennials like myself will agree: old-school organization tricks don’t always fit into our lifestyles.…
Technology is one of the four new palettes of the Boysen Color Trend 2017. It is a palette of bright pastel colors saturated with light. You have yellows, blues, oranges and pinks that expand the perception of space and makes it feel lighthearted but also sophisticated at the same time. Inspired by digital photo filters that have taken the world by storm and refracted light penetrating new materials with varying degrees of transparency, Technology’s colors make a space feel happy and carefree in a very 21st century kind of way. There are…
Every color has its own temperament. They have the remarkable ability to convey a very specific feeling, mood, and atmosphere. They even have the power to influence emotion and behavior. That’s why choosing colors for your home can be such an important decision. What’s the first thing you want your guests to feel when they enter a room? What atmosphere do you want to create? What bedroom colors best suit your personality? The meanings and associations of colors vary drastically across cultures and individuals. You may have learned to associate specific…
After every school day, when my ten-year old son comes home from school, I greet him with a chirpy, “How was school today?” He smilingly greets me back with a kiss, “It was ok,” he cheerfully answers. Then I reply with something like, “Have something to eat, rest a bit, then we’ll study.” And just like that, as if on cue, a monster of a wail is heard within the walls of our entire house. The message is clear: I’m not in the mood to study. Rewind, playback. This scene is…
Boysen launched Color Trend 2017 last week in the Interior & Design Manila at the SMX Convention Center. You will see it again in Worldbex on March 15 to 19 at the World Trade Center. For this week, we are focusing on Tradition, a palette of rich but muted colors of green, brown, blue and red. The inspiration comes from vernacular concepts of beauty which have been redefined through time and technological manufacturing advancements of materials. For example, what may once have been a humble weave pattern by a tribe may…
Come and join us in Boysen Color Play at Worldbex from March 15-19 The interactive and experiential booth Boysen Color Play will be at Worldbex this week from March 15 to 19. Click the Instagram photos below to see what happened during the successful premiere of Boysen Color Play at Interior and Design Manila last week. Get to know the four friends you’ll meet at the booth at The Amazing Colorific Journey Home. Watch this to see how easy it is to navigate your way around the booth. Do come and have…
Boysen launched today its latest interactive, experiential booth called Boysen Color Play at IDM at the SMX Convention Center. The booth is a way for visitors to experience the fresh and new colors of Color Trend 2017. If you want to avoid the queue, come early when the doors open at 9:30. But if you do need to line up, just relax and enjoy taking selfies, or photos of the booth, or both, and share them on your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. The IDM exhibition will be until March 11. You…
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This is the inside story of the Boysen Color Play, an interactive and experiential exhibition booth which will be launched on March 9 at the IDM at the SMX Convention Center. Photos were taken during the making of the booth in a secret place where elves also reside. Showtime is around the corner Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation. – Eric Butterworth A few more days till showtime, and the countdown jitters were palpable in a makeshift office at the second floor of a studio where…
Here’s a teaser of what awaits you in the Boysen booth this coming Interior & Design Manila at the SMX Convention Center on March 9 to 11, where we will be launching Color Trend 2017. You’ll be meeting four friends, be up close and personal with four palettes, be dabbling with 24 colors, and be seeing so much eye-candy, a virtual playground of them in fact. See you there, guys!
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We are very excited to launch this year’s Color Trend 2017 at the Interior & Design Manila at the SMX Convention Center on March 9 to 11. We will be showcasing it again at the Worldbex on March 15 to 19 at the World Trade Center. So do block those dates and come for a visit with your family and friends. Here’s a glimpse of the colors awaiting you at our booth. There are four palettes and 24 luscious colors waiting to be discovered. If you want to get inspired or…
Come and join us in Color Play at the IDM on March 9 to 11 There’s something exciting brewing in the air. We are preparing something to delight and inspire you, something that will spark your imagination and take you on a journey of adventure and exploration. You will meet four friends who will be joining you on this trip, and they will be waiting for you at the Boysen booth. See you next week.
They say that to truly know a person, you have to walk a mile in their shoes. But personally, to learn more about someone I look at their homes. When you think about it, that makes sense—your home is where you are most comfortable, where you can be your most “authentic” self. It’s where you spend long periods of time, and it’s a space that provides you with all the basic necessities to survive. No matter how small or uncomfortable our houses are, we always do our best to make it more “homey,” right?
Our beautiful country spoils us with the blues that surround us, from that blue sky above to the blue sea that stretches far away into the horizon. Go to sleep, baby. Mama will sing Of blue butterflies, and dragonfly wings. Moonlight and sunbeams, raiments so fine. Silver and gold, for baby of mine. – Kim Harrison, “Black Magic Sanction” What do you say when your child asks you, “Why is the sky blue?” NASA would answer, “Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth’s atmosphere. Blue…
It’s the tender moments spent together when trust weaves its magic spell to coax two people to drop the masks and open themselves up to each other. Much like a flower unfurling its petals to the sun, that’s how the fragile tendrils of an awakened heart seem. This is the walking-on-pink-clouds phase, misty, dreamy, with gentle, shimmering lights twinkling around you, outside you, inside you. Nothing is impossible: Everything is beautiful, even that long to-do list filed at the back of your head, of things that need to be done today. You’re wrapped…