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Author: Gabrielle Dela Cruz

Artistic Vision: LG Electronics and Moooi to Enchant the Senses at Milan Design Week 2023

The LG OLED Objet Collection presents screens as works of art, highlighting the seamless and inspiring integration of technology and evocative design

Modern Visita Iglesia: Seven Modernist Churches in Manila

Churches represent a unity of building, science, culture and faith, galvanizing communities ever since Christianity began, according to architect and academic Caryn Paredes-Santillan

Everyday Heroes 2023: Sika Philippines Launches New Campaign for a Better Building and Construction Community

The new campaign stretches a year-long span of activations and events that aims to uplift and improve the technical expertise of the building and construction community

If the Art Fits: Lyra Garcellano Meets Damian Domingo

Outlooke Pointe Foundation’s Joey Manalo ruminates on race, class, and politics by way of Lyra Garcellano’s homage to legendary Filipino artist Damian Domingo’s Tipos del Pais

Project Akbay: UP BSID 2023 Brightens Up a Space for Street Children

Kanto-UP BSID-Kuya Center-Header

Student designers of the UP BSID Batch 2023 cheers up the worn-out Kuya Center for Street Children by filling the space with colors

Scents, Sense, and Space: Aesop Philippines Launches Gloam Eau de Parfum

Like all of Aesop’s fragrances, the individual body chemistry of a wearer contributes to the overall impression of Gloam, allowing for the creation of a ‘personal’ variation

Modern Manileña: The Filipina Identity Seen through Fashion and Art

Mounted for and by women, the exhibit features spontaneous realism portraits by Celeste Lecaroz, sculptural jewelry by Helena Alegre, and wearable wooden art by Charming Baldemor

GROHE SPA: Bespoke Bathroom Design Celebrating ‘Health through Water’

GROHE revitalizes its SPA portfolio with exclusive products to create holistic experiences that embrace the positive effects of water on the body and mind

Perked Up: The Good Cup Coffee by San Studio

For The Good Cup Coffee, Cebu-based San Studio shuns tired café tropes with a revamp that literally puts coffee centerstage

Forty Years in the Making: ‘System Corrupted’ by Charlie Co

Charlie Co’s System Corrupted, a solo exhibit of large-scale works at Art File Finale asks the big questions

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