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Category Archives: art & design
balay ni marc jacobs
love the look of marc jacobs’ apartment in france. simple, very classic and rather masculine for a reknowned designer (one would probably expect an armani or versace kind of frivolous extravagance in fashion gods’ homes, which jacobs is not). and i love the playfulness of the photographs with marc jacobs in it. the apartment has a bit of retro furniture, which i currently am into, and evokes a mix french and manhattan-ish feel to it. i thought his house is intimate enough and stuff like this drives me mad wanting to eventually get our own place soon, one that we can dressup and design to our liking. especially since my list of wants for the home gets longer every time. hehehe
The Den: with Sean Lander’s Mr. Rabbit
river office
cute office design! by japanese designer nendo, taking inspiration from the river, probably the meguro river in tokyo where the office is located. the design was meant to separate without isolating people going through the office, stepping in the lowest sagging portions of the walls to get through the other sections. things would appear to come out and ebb with the waves.
creamsilk hair dare
posting work on creamsilk’s hair dare commercial with toni gonzaga. i had shared billing on design with philip lu, an architect by profession. im glad though that the original set design changed and my idea for the circular design became the final set constructed. when the structure slowly materialized, i realized it looked a lot like the office of mode magazine in ugly betty hehe took us a long time though to peg in the color of the set, direk af had to do consultation with both agency and client a lot of times.
costume for both toni and the driving girl wasnt mine though. madugo ang issues with costumes so im thrilled i didnt have to do that. and funny ang mga fans ni toni gonzaga coz the behind-the-scenes vid i posted on youtube drew a lot of comments re the driving girl yawning in front of their idol. and then somebody posts a rebuttal. funny, just check out the comments on youtube.
tvc directed by af benaza for revolver studios, dop boy yniguez. assist dir christine oblando. prod design benjamin padero, philip lu. this was the first tvc shot in the new revolver studio in evangelista makati. so this makes for a breakthrough of sorts for the prod house, and im happy to be part of it 😀
behind the scenes vid of the shoot
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the finished tvc
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eq diaper shoot
new eq diaper shoot with vicky morales and her twin sons pipo and leon. this was a breeze to shoot, vicky is down to earth and a very gracious, generous woman. i enjoyed the final look of the set, i think it’s cute hehehe. here im posting some sketches and pegs of the set and costume design. tvc directed by joel lamangan (his first one). cinematog odie flores. prod design by me ! hehe yey!
charmee shoot
finally posting photos and video of the charmee shoot we did with sarah geronimo. prod design by me. costume design by carlo, tailoring by young fashion designer gerswin qua. carlo didnt disappoint as even sarah herself loved the costume and asked to keep them after the shoot. a week after, we saw her wear the boots on ASAP. the design process of any undertaking is not at all easy. im posting a few of the original set and costume sketches and pegs upto the final output. cheers!
roland emmerich’s apartment
kulit ng bahay! haha chalkboard paint walls in the office, a lifesize wax statue of the pope under the stairs, a chess set featuring iraqi and american pieces (including oil barrels, saddam hussein, bush, the world trade center, and rambo). click here for slideshow
if you still dont know, roland emmerich is director of independence day, stargate and 10,000 bc. talk geek to me
article from apartment therapy here
urian 2008
FROM THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER: A very indie Urian
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—For the fourth straight year, independent movies dominate the Urian awards, given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, the country’s oldest critics’ group.
The Manunuri, now in its 31st year, nominated only five mainstream works: Jinggoy Estrada in “Katas ng Saudi” for Best Actor; Judy Ann Santos in “Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo” and Lorna Tolentino in “Katas” for Best Actress; Jose Javier Reyes’ “Katas ng Saudi” for Best Screenplay; and Liza Lorena in “Katas” for Supporting Actress.
Clean sweep
Since 2003, the Manunuri has picked indie movies for Best Film.
This year, all six nominees for Best Film are indies: Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto’s “Confessional,” Jade Castro’s “Endo,” Dante Mendoza’s “Foster Child” and “Tirador,” Lav Diaz’s “Death in the Land of Encantos” and Jim Libiran’s “Tribu.”
“It’s the first time for indies to have a clean sweep of the Best Film category,” says Lito Zulueta, Manunuri member. Adds National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, founding member and former chair: “It’s an indication of the enthusiasm of indie directors. It’s a good sign… that the film industry is being revived by new filmmakers.”
Although it can be argued that “Foster Child,” produced by Seiko Films, can fall under the mainstream category, it is directed by Mendoza, known mainly for indie films.
“Foster” received the most nominations, along with “Tribu” and Adolf Alix Jr.’s “Tambolista” which each got 10 nods. (But “Tambolista” is not in the Best Film race.) “Tirador” got 9 noms; while “Endo” and “Confessional” each has 7.
Mendoza isn’t the only one who scored double nods, for Best Director and Film (“Tirador” and “Foster”). Jiro Manio is nominated for Actor (“Tambolista”) and Supporting Actor (“Foster”); and Sid Lucero is in the race for Actor (“Selda”) and Supporting Actor (“Tambolista”).
Tarog has the most nominations for an individual—six (Sound, Editing, Screenplay, Actor, Director and Film) for a single movie, “Confessional.”
fantastic PD in cartoon series
picked this up from apartment therapy. apparently the adult swim show The Venture Brothers has featured iconic chairs in their set design. the fact that this is a cartoon is a big plus. obviously the chairs themselves are classics and fabulous. i should try catching that show
the oxchair: perhaps a mix of Jeffrey Bernett’s Metropolitan Armchair and Jean Marie Massaud’s Auckland Armchair
Bertoia stools…
Corbusier’s LC4 Lounge…
Eames Aluminum Group chairs…
love it !!!
benjamin padero 