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this weekend: design sharing

‘squeeze me’

Kraak & Smaak from WEAREWILL on Vimeo.

I used to be very good at multitasking. Back in high school, I remember being able to juggle group presentations, reaction papers, exams, and choir practices all at the same time without going crazy. I only had two things to give up: my lunch break and my after-school time with friends.

It’s a different story thirteen years after. With all the work that I have to finish combined with the recent holiday and post-holiday events, I needed to let go of one item in my to-do list. That explains the 40-day hiatus.

All three of us are still busy but we feel that the (unannounced) break that we took from Design Folder is long enough. So now, we’re happy to announce that we’re squeezing DF back into our busy lives! Hehe

To start our ‘regular programming’, we would like to share this fun and clever video from Dutch artists Kraak & Smaak. Enjoy! -ardel
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call for donations

Tanglaw is a project of UP Interior Design batch 2012 for Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind, Inc. The project is part of the BS Interior Design special projects advocacy program (read about it here) which serves the marginalized sectors of the Filipino community since 2001. For more information, visit their website here: http://projecttanglaw.weebly.com

For those of you who wish to share your resources and help the students complete their project, there are two ways:

1) Donate in cash via bank deposit in their Metrobank account  (Account number: 093-3-09325548-9, Account name: Nadine Valerie Castaneda Dela Cruz and Ma. Caridad Capili Palma). Email your deposit slip to Nadine Dela Cruz at <upid2012@yahoo.com> to have your donations acknowledged.

2) Donate in kind by referring to the list of materials below. Email Nadine  if you want to sponsor any of these items.

CLASSROOM, HALLWAY & SUNROOM
1. 2-gang convenience outlets (23 sets)
2. 2-gang, 3-way switch (2 sets)
3. 2-gang single switch (1 set)
4. floor convenience outlet (2 sets)
5. ceiling fans (4)
6. 10 GI corrugated shts. ga. 28×12′
7. 1 liter of roof sealant
8. throw pillows with pillow cases
9. lever type door knobs and hinges for double door
10. pendant lights (4)

WOMEN’S DORM
1. Tile Adhesive – 25-kg bags x 19
2. Tile Grout – 2-kg bags x 23
3. Grout Sealer – 1-Liter bottles x 2
4. Grout Waterproofing Additive – 1.8-Liter bottles x 8
5. (1) 42” Ceiling Fan w/ Lamp
6. (2) 56″ Ceiling Fan w/ lamp
7. (4) lever-type door handles
8. lockset for main door
9. (2 sets) 2-gang 3-way switch plates
10. (1 set) 2 gang single switch
11.(4 sets) 2-gang COs
12. (14 pieces) matresses for beds 30″ with bed sheets
13. (3 sets) faucet for lavatories
14. (2 sets) ordinary faucets
15. (14 pieces) pillows with pillow cases

MESS HALL
1. Ceilng fans (4)
2. Four-seater tables, preferably yung pwedeng ma-stock sa storage room (6)
3. Wood and hardwares for kitchen cabinet doors and built-ins
4. Pretty wall sconce, simple contour (2)

MASSAGE AREA
1) Ceiling fans (4)
2) Massage beds (8) OR 8 single beds w/ matresses and beddings
3) Carpet (size to follow)
4) Accessories- floor lamps, throw pillows, vase, artificial plants (for table setup), natural plants, candles, wooden trays/bowls, etc. (theme: natural/ earthy materials and colors)
5) 2 identical mirrors for lavatory area (1,000mm x 800mm)

Help spread the word!

humble katsa to sophisticated lamp

Who knew katsa or muslin cloth,  could look this sophisticated?! The Fandango lamp (above), designed by Danny Fong for Kenneth Cobonpue’s affiliate brand for lighting and accessories Hive, has several layers of “petals” that were made from muslin cotton cloth.

We saw the lamp in Kenneth Cobonpue’s booth in CebuNext last March (below) but we thought it was made from some sophisticated organic fabric.

Fong also recently debuted a set of pendant lamps inspired by chess pieces. The Checkmate lamps (below) are finished in hand-laid salago fibers for the exterior, and gold-leafed surface for the lamps’ interior.

Visit Kenneth Cobonpue’s Hive brand for other equally interesting items.

happy weekend!

We’ll be off to the South with friends over the weekend! For a change, we will attempt to have a nice outdoor table setting for at least one meal. Let’s see how that one will go.

Looking forward to a weekend of food and games before another very busy week starts.

Image via pinterest

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cherry blossoms in manila!

Yup, these pictures were taken here in Manila (Pasig to be more specific). This tree is the popular tree at the rotonda inside St. Paul Pasig where many of us used to hangout while waiting for our school bus or car. What’s interesting is that this is probably the first time that the tree bloomed this much!

Meet the Palawan Cherry Blossom.

Although it shares the same name and looks very much like the Japanese Cherry Blossom, it is not a close relative of the Japanese tree. Called balayong in Filipino, it is closer in association with narra, acacia, and ipil. (Source) If you’re familiar with Philippine antiques and old houses, balayong is a hardwood often used for posts, stairs, and furniture especially during the Spanish Colonial period. And just like narra, it is rarely attacked by termites.

*photos by ms. salve dela paz

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dear japan

spread the image (and message) of love

poster by dan matutina

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preview: manila now & cebunext

Watch out for our upcoming  features on manila now and cebunext cebu, we miss you already!  df

sale alert!: LRI plaza, makati

rant and rave

The other night, in a report on Kenneth Cobonpue over at Bandila, I saw three of Design Folder’s pictures of the furniture designer’s pieces, which we took during our trip to Cebu last year. YAY!

Unfortunately, they didn’t bother to ask for our permission before using the images nor did they credit the photos to df. Booo!

Ironically, in the report, Kenneth Cobonpue mentioned something about copyright and intellectual property rights. Tsk tsk, how sad.

* screenshots via Bandila’s video

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