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Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal I Rehabilitation and Renovation
Oct 28th
A pro-bono proposal from Budji Layug, Royal Pineda and Kenneth Cobonpue in cooperation with the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines.
Its time someone did something about the worst airport in the world. So we made this design because we believe that no matter how beautiful our country is, our airports give the first and last impressions. This plan is relatively inexpensive and simple to adapt. The plan also involves renovating the interiors to allow faster flow of travelers between security, immigration and departure.
The first step has been done. Lets hope our government moves on this proposal quickly.
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Kenneth Cobonpue
Jan 12th
Kenneth Cobonpue (born 1968, Cebu, Philippines) is an industrial designer known for his signature designs in natural fibres and materials. Designs mainly focus on nature’s forms using rattan, buri, bamboo, and abaca.
AWARDS:
- Microsoft Special Award for Most Dynamic Entrepreneur 2007
- Manila Peninsula | Nov 6, 2007
- Entrepreneur Magazine’s 10 Most Outstanding Entrepreneurs 2007
- Manila Peninsula | Nov 6, 2007
- 13 Mugna Design Prizes for Exhibition and Product Design 2007
- Best Indoor Furniture | Noodle Collection
- Ten Most Outstanding Alumni
- Given on the 50th year of the founding of Sacred Heart School for Boys | Cebu City, Philippines
- 5 Katha Design Awards for Product Design
- Philippine Furniture Industries Foundation | Manila, Philippines
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Fashion Designer OLIVER TOLENTINO
Jan 12th
A designer who started his career in Manila in the late 90s, Oliver Tolentino became the first ever Philippines-based fashion designer to expand into the United States when, in 2009, he opened a Los Angeles boutique.
Prior to opening his U.S. shop, Oliver already had secured a place in his native country by designing gowns for the elite, including socialites, celebrities, and government officials at the highest levels. He created the gown for former First Lady Imelda Marcos for her 80th birthday celebration in 2009. Because of his intricate, hand-made, time-consuming couture, Oliver often has been dubbed “the Valentino of the More >
Filipino Designer on Project Runway
Nov 10th
SAN FRANCISCO – A Filipino designer is on top of the pack of the new season of the hit reality television show, “Project Runway”.
Jay Sario, 31, is the first Philippine-born designer to ever make it to the show. Sario said representing Filipinos was his goal when he auditioned for Season 7 of the popular reality show.
“I’m proud to be able to represent and be part of history. I am history!” Sario said.
Sario was born and raised in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. He and his family moved to the US when he was 17.
He developed his design skills at the Honolulu Community More >
Monique Lhuillier’s Spring design gets Fashion Week raves
May 12th
NEW YORK — Swear to gad. One of the models walked with a limp. A slight one though. Sure, she had a model’s pencil-thin frame, ashen face and pulled-back hair, but this one didn’t glide on the catwalk. She twitched on one foot, and the audience followed that foot from one end of the runway to the other.
There we were, Elton Lugay (Philippine News branch manager for the East Coast) and I, finding ourselves drenched and thrust into a New York moment called Fashion Week – on a rainy Sept. 11 morning.
It’s that time of the year when designers converge More >
