Eating. A favorite Filipino pastime. Even if we don’t have much food, we still share. In fact, kain na po tayo can even function as saying hello sometimes. Eating is a social event for most of us. It’s a ritual that we treasure. We share, not only food, but lively conversations…
There are four color palettes—FORGE, FACE, YEARN, and TOUCH in the Boysen Color Trend 2026-2027 called Currents. This is the last moodboard we will be making, and it’s for the TOUCH color palette. The TOUCH Color Palette TOUCH is the softest color palette in the latest Boysen Color Trend with its gentle, organic…
Home offices became an essential space in the home when Covid lockdowns were announced. Work from home (WFH) even got its own acronym, and so did WFO which stands for work from office, when the lockdowns lifted. There is no government mandate that says employees should now go to their…
We are starting a new series of moodboard videos to show you how we do it since we had been yapping about making moodboards for Boysen Color Trend 2026-2027 in the last weeks. For those of you who prefer to look at videos instead of reading and looking at still…
This is the third moodboard for the Boysen Color Trend 2026-2027 called Currents. There are four color palettes—FORGE, FACE, YEARN, and TOUCH. We already made the moodboards for FORGE and FACE. Check them out by clicking on the links. YEARN Color Palette The YEARN color palette is steeped in nostalgia…
In today’s local architecture for average Pinoys, antesala is an anachronism. In the Spanish colonial bahay na bato, an antesala (also known as caida) is a spacious upper floor landing directly at the top of the main staircase. Its primary function was the main receiving and waiting area for those who…
I don’t know how many 20 to 30-year olds like to read physical books. Most probably, they enjoy reading using the e-book or audiobook formats. But then maybe the BookTok influence drives young people to buy and read physical books. This makes me happy because I think book stores and…
I wrote about collages or inspiration boards for the four color palettes of Boysen Color Trend 2026-2027 called Currents. If you don’t know about the latest paint colors launched by Boysen, visit the website and get to know more about FORGE, FACE, YEARN, and TOUCH. FORGE Color Palette The FORGE…
We will be coming out with more moodboard videos that focus on the color white, since this hue remains a favorite for so many. For the first one, we are showing a soft industrial kitchen. Industrial Design Style Loft conversions started as early as the 1950s in the U.S. because…
In this moodboard video, we show a playroom using a postmodernist’s playbook…which is what exactly, you may ask. Postmodern is a design style popular in the 70s and 80s that cleaves towards vibrant colors, asymmetry, and bold details. It can be strange and unconventional, although what we show in the…
