Com-pen-diary | by Maxine Panlilio

Interiors, Portfolio | April 12, 2020

How to style your homes with Costa Rican Interiors

Costa Rica is known for its Rainforest and Coastlines with its strong Spanish Influence reflected on their lifestyle. Pottery is also a known art in the country that dates back to the pre-colonial era and the mix of culture gave a distinct touch to their interiors and choice of materials for their spaces. Styled by yours truly This Interior style exercise explores a more thematic approach to Costa Rican interiors. Their Interior is a mix of Spanish and tropical style but it is…Read More

Art & Lifestyle | March 22, 2020

The Vibrant Savage beauty by Kari Kola

Image from Hypebeast They say it’s impossible to move mountains, but they never say it’s impossible to light up a whole mountain. Well, Finnish Artist, Kari Kola, just did that! He captivated the whole of Ireland and the world by lighting the Connemara Mountains in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Savage Beauty, as Kari Kola names his artwork, is inspired by Oscar Wilde’s poetic description of the landscape. The whole artwork is the largest site-specific installation with…Read More

Art & Lifestyle | March 1, 2020

A Parade of Fantastical Eccentricity with Bosch Parade

Every few years, Dommel River becomes a stage of sorts for narrating outlandish and bizarre characters created by a well-known Dutch painter, Hieronymous Bosch. Artists, designers, musical directors, stage directors, with a total of 250 people band together to organize the Bosch parade. Hieronymous Bosch is a prolific Dutch Painter from the 15th to 16th centuries. He was the first painter to acknowledge the Dutch commoners as his painting subject but veered away with the…

Interiors, Portfolio | January 15, 2020

Dark Scandinavian Interiors on Studio units.

This 23 square meter studio unit in Paranaque, Philippines is just fifteen minutes away from the airport and located beside several land transport terminals connecting to Makati, Manila, and Ortigas business districts. With this in mind, the owner wanted to use this opportunity to transform her unit into a transient home for rent, catering to frequent fliers, or to short and long term lessees. The client wanted to have a space that is gender neutral, straight forward, doesn’t…Read More

Interiors, Portfolio | January 1, 2020

Sleeping like Royalty: Bedroom design in Contemporary Asian Style

Considered one of the most diverse culture in the world, Asian Culture encompasses a wide spectrum of tradition and way of life from Japanese Zen to the Pious Islamic religion. Discussing it on one go would probably cause mental indigestion so to make things easier to absorb, we’ll only tackle Asian Style as Far Eastern and South East Asian. Asian style specifically pertaining to Far East and South East Asia may look polar opposites but have similar background, religion,…Read More

Interiors, Portfolio | December 20, 2019

Styling with Personality

Personality is beyond confidence, appearance and beauty. Based on the Myers-Briggs test, Personality is about the different psychological preferences on how a person perceives the world and make decisions. On an average, a general personal style and preference changes every two to three years and only few key principles remain. For us eight individuals taking up Interior Styling workshop in SoFA Design Institute, it is a crucial to understand these circumstances and determine…

Architecture | November 29, 2019

Loving Louvre

It was exactly a year ago since I stepped inside one of the most captivating museum I had encountered when I took a one month vacation in UAE last November 2018. It took me two attempts to successfully finish touring the museum. First attempt was cut short by a thunderstorm where I wasn’t able to explore the courtyard, and the second attempt was a success even when I arrived almost closing time. Louvre Abu Dhabi is a revelation in the middle of the desert. It is a gem on the sandy coastline…

Art & Lifestyle | November 9, 2019

Height Should Not Matter

Like any other kid in my school required to undergo medical and dental checkups, I am fully aware of the height growth chart and how nicely I grow up based on my age requirement. That was until my genes decided for me to sport a 12 years old height equivalent for the rest of my life. My height coupled with my somewhat baby face feature does make people double-take, especially in places with age requirement entry. Our High School Chibi. I am the third girl from the left. It’s always…Read More

Art & Lifestyle | February 23, 2019

An Afternoon In Art fair Philippines

It’s always art and design expo season after the Christmas holidays and Artists and designers look forward to these events like the annual Art Fair Philippines Event. Art Fair is open on February 22 to 24, 2019 from 10 am to 9pm. Big art studios join the exhibition like Artcube gallery, 1443 Mabini, Artinformal, Silverlens Gallery, Galleria Duemila and many more. Some tips before deciding to go to the fair: There is a student/PWD and Senior citizen discount so don’t…

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