DIY Album and CD Cover

As it is the bridal shower of our friend, Verl Ramos (who, before her current stint in Singapore was a former associate editor of a home and lifestyle magazine. She also has interior design units so she merits the mention =P), we were looking for things to make for her party. We chanced upon this post on Curby.com on creating your own CD cover from paper. This we thought was perfect for a future CD one of us created by following instructions from a Facebook note tag from landscape architect Mary Claire Villanueva in Singapore. 

Don’t you think this album is perfect for Drunk on Design?

Interested to create your own? Well, to do this:

1 – Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 – Go to “Random quotations”
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 – Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 – Use photoshop or a similar editing program to put it all together.

If you are really feeling it, make a playlist of  “what designers should be listening to for inspiration,” burn it on a CD and give to your favorite designer. We would appreciate it if you would send one to us, too.

Cheers!

Manila Then and Now

MANILA TRANSITIO 1945

March 7, 2009

In February of 1945, history tells us that the City of Manila was completely destroyed in a battle between the United States Armed Forces and the Japanese Imperial Army. An estimated 120,000 people were lost and our beloved City of Manila was never the same again.

Manila Transitio is a multi-media event organized by the Intramuros Administration with Carlos Celdran and multi media artists Tad Ermitano, Donna Miranda, Mabi David, Kawayan de Guia, Malek Lopez, Caliph8, Ringo Bunoan, and several other artists that will celebrate Manila – the city that was and the Manila that will be.

An evening of performances, music, vintage photographs and films, video art, installations, open mic, food, drink, poetry and dance within different sections of The Fort Santiago, this will be a lovely alternative to spend your night.  Guest readings will be performed by Shamaine Buencamino, Roslyn Perez, Peter Serrano, Jake Macapagal, Jamie Wilson, and Aida Santos while  flamenco music wille be provided by Yerbaguena.

The symbolic release of 120 illuminated spirit lanterns into the night sky by the gates of Fort Santiago will cap the evening.

And the best part is, this multi-media event is FREE!

*Reasonably priced buffet and beer will be sold in Fort Santiago before the event. Or you can bring your own bottle of wine/picnic.

New Architects

An architect friend of ours once told us that during his first time to meet with his UAP chapter, he was quite surprised how every member would introduce themselves by saying “Hi. I am Architect (name) and I am from (firm).” He thought it was funny because everyone in the meeting was indeed an architect, so why the introduction with the title? When it was his turn on the mic, he said “Hi I am John Ryan Santos, and I am hungry. Let’s eat!”

Oh by the way, he topped his batch.

Released 22 days after the last day of board exams, the results show a 39% passing rate. The top performing schools with examinees below 50 are UP Diliman with 95% passing rate and University of San Carlos with 65% passing rate. UST ranks first with a passing rate of 66% for schools having above 50 examinees.

The examinees who garnered the top 10 ratings are:
1. Cerise Anne Abenoja Mina, Mapua Institute of Technology — 80.20%

2. Angello Cubol Adriano, Mapua Institute of Technology — 79.30%

3. Vangie Cheryl Cimafranca Ulila, University of San Carlos — 78.60%

4. Vincent Jo Bagay Hipolito, University of the Philippines-Diliman — 78.10%

5. Arsenio Bagares Waje Jr., Columban College-Olongapo City — 77.80%

6. Alexander Zamudio Adiova, Far Eastern University-Manila — 77.60%

7. Karen Anne Urbano Naguit, University of Santo Tomas — 77.40%

8. Cris Jan Mutia Banaag, University of the Philippines-Diliman — 77.20%

9. Marc Lawrence Patongan Aquino, Saint Louis College of San Fernando — 77.00%
Diane Faye Atienza Gapas, University of the Philippines-Diliman — 77.00%

10. Nheil Tumulak Crisostomo, University of San Carlos — 76.80%
Jade Rafallo Ocot, Saint Joseph Institute of Technology — 76.80
Juan Crisostomo Ravago Oliveros, University of the Philippines-Diliman — 76.80%

The complete list of new architects are as follows:

ABAD, ALLAN NAMBAYAN
ABAD, JEROME GAPASIN
ABADU, ABNER TACCAD
ABANTE, JIMBOY JR BELEN
ABBANG, NUR-ADZLINA SULAN
ABELLA, AILEEN SOLIS
ABELLA, RAJENDRA TORIBIO
ABELLANOSA, JOHANN ALEJO MALLONGA
ABERILLA, MICHELLE ERMAC
ABINETA, ARCH NANGIT
ABRASALDO, JEFF GARONG
ABREA, ANTONIETTA CUIZON
ABUNDA, MARX RALLY GUINANAO
ABUSTAN, MARY ANN GRACE TAN
ACEDO, ELAINE CHING
ACUÑA, ALMIE CATUIRA
ADIOVA, ALEXANDER ZAMUDIO
ADRIANO, ANGELLO CUBOL
ADRIANO, MARIE ANGELI PAULINE BELEN
ADVINCULA, GEORGE JR RELOJAS
AGUIRRE, ALEC PAYONGAYONG
AGUJA, MA ROSMIE COLICO
ALARCON, BRYAN CORDERO
ALBISO, ARCHIMEDES VILLAFLOR
ALIPATO, RANELLE BALDONADO
ALOMESEN, ANALYN ANG
ALVIZ, JERILEE JOYCE MANGICAP
AMPO, JHONWIL BLANCO
ANDAL, FREDERICO CULANGAN
ANDRADE, ALFREDO JR PAGULAYAN
ANGELES, BERNARDO RAMON GABRIEL CALDERON
ANTONIO, EARL CHRIS DE PADUA
APURILLO, ANTHONY NAGUIO
AQUINO, MARC LAWRENCE PATONGAN
ARAGON, JOSEPH JOHN CABRILLOS
AREGLADO, ELAINE GAMULO
ASILO, EUDOXUS GERARDO MELQUIZEDEC MAAÑO
ASUNCION, CATHERINE CABAL
ATENTA, CHRISTIAN ALFRED YU
AYUDA, JAYSON MENDIOLA
AÑOS, ANNE FRANZEL MANSUETO
BABARAN, GLENDA PAROBROB
BACLIG, LIZETTE LAGUNDI
BAGUHIN, ANGELITO GULTIANO
BALA, KATHERINE DAHONAN
BALAOING, JEFFREY ROBRIGADO
BALDANO, MARIDEL LOBATON
BALINTEC, NANCY GRACE PURUGGANAN
BALUYOT, EPHRAIM ADAP
BANAAG, CRIS JAN MUTIA
BANTOL, GLENN ANDOY
BARANGUITA, DUNHILL DY
BARCELON, JANICE CABANGON
BARCELONA, MICHELLE MARIANO
BAUTISTA, JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CONCEPCION
BAUTISTA, THOMAS OLIVER AMADO
BAYLON, CATALINO JR ILDEFONSO
BAÑEZ, WILSON PHILLIP PILI
BERBIE, NEIL JOHNSON ADRIATICO
BERMUNDO, EMELYN EBRADA
BERTOLANO, DANILO JR ARENDON
BETONIO, EMMANUEL BANSIL
BIRON, ERIC BAÑADERA
BLASCO, RAFAEL III AMADOR
BOLLER, MA CRISELDA SANTOS
BOLODO, ARVIN MORANDARTE
BRAGA, RYAN ANGELO PANIGBATAN
BRILLANTES, OTHELLO BORILLO
BUARA, CHRISTOPHER MIDRANA
BUÑAG, JOSEF MANUEL BARTOLOME
CABARDO, JELDA MAY OREVILLO
CABEBE, ERIC GINES
CABIGAO, DAVID DE JESUS
CADAYONA, ARBET ANTONE
CAHANAP, OLIVER TADO
CALANAO, RIZA PICO
CALAWEN, DENVER ANGWAY
CALSADO, BYRON DANIEL ALEJO
CANILLAS, JEFFREY COTIN
CANSINO, JED VICENTE
CAPELLAN, JOHN CIPRIANO
CAPILI, ROMAN JR ACLON
CASEÑAS, ANGELA UCANG
CASINAY, MARCELL TALLE
CASTILLO, JOHN CARL FELICIANO
CASTRO, MA ROCHELLE BASAS
CASTRO, ROY HERNANDEZ
CASTUERA, SHIELA MARIE MENDOZA
CATEQUISTA, FRANKLIN REMITRE
CAYANONG, IMADYL REDILLAS
CERENO, SAHLEE GRACE BAOBAOEN
CERIALES, JASON CAMBA
CERILLO, MARK ANTHONY BADIABLE
CHENG, SHERWIN JONES MOLANO
CHU, JAN MICHAEL CABO
CHUA, ALLAN CHU
CIRUJANO, AILENE JEAN MENDOZA
CIRUNAY, RONALD MICULOB
CLIMACO, MARK NIÑO LOPEZ
CONCEPCION, CHAD RIVACA
CONCEPCION, HORACIO JR ROQUE
CONLU, RAPHAEL NICO DE GUZMAN
COO, ANTOINE GEOFFREY VELASCO
CORESES, JOSE ANGELO AGOT
COSTALES, ANNABELLE NANQUIL
CRISOSTOMO, NHEIL TUMULAK
CRUZ, CHRISTIAN JOY BONIFACIO
CRUZ, JEFFREY MIRANDA
CRUZ, MARICAR CAINAP
CRUZ, RESSEL DELA ROSA
CUETO, JONARD INDIONELA
DADIVAS, MICHAEL OCTAVIO
DAIZ, DAVE SABIO
DALANGIN, FIEL ARGA
DALANGIN, IVAN GLEN CORAL
DALISAY, ALVIN GRAYE VICENCIO
DALMACIO, FROILAN CANLAS
DE BORJA, JULIA CRISTINA MARASIGAN
DE GRACIA, RYAN MAGALLANO
DE GUZMAN, JULIUS ARANGORIN
DE LEON, FLOYD ETHELBERT SANCHEZ
DE LOS SANTOS, RAY-AN MANGAO
DEL CASTILLO, OLIVER JAMES POSADAS
DEL CASTILLO, ROLANDO JR PEREZ
DEL MAR, YARMEN GAY ALIVIO
DELA CRUZ, AL PERRY WARREN
DELEÑA, CRISTINA MARIE CASIM
DELFIN, DWIGHT LUKE BAILON
DELLOMA, JOHN CRIS DELA CRUZ
DESAMERO, KARISMA LAGRAMA
DIAZ, HENRY PARAÑAL
DIMAGUILA, JELINA FRANCES CRUZ
DIMALANTA, BRICK DIVINA
DIMALANTA, MARK LAWRENCE TAN
DOMINGO, CLIFFORD TEODORO
DOMINGO, RAYMUND MARCOS LACUESTA
DOROMAL, JILL BORJA
DUMDUMAYA, PAUL ANTHONY COMODA
EDILLOR, MARLL PHILLIP SODUSTA
ELIVERA, RALPH EDWARD MICIANO
ELOMINA, MARVIN PAULOS
ENCINAS, RYAN ASUNCION
ESCOTO, PAULO GLENN DE OCAMPO
ESPIRITU, FRANCHETTE MARQUEZ
ESPOSO, JUAN ALFREDO LORONO
ESTOPA, LYNDE OBERES
EVANGELISTA, BRIAN CHRISTIAN WONG
FEDERIZO, NEIL FRANCIS UY
FERNANDEZ, MA JESSA RICCA BANZIL
FERNANDEZ, MYLENE CRUZ
FERNANDO, GIZELLE CAYABYAB
FLORESCA, DANIEL CHRISTIAN BARLONGO
FORTEZA, JEFFREY MENDOZA
GABRIEL, RHINA JIMENEZ
GADIA, DONDIE ANTON RAMONES
GAFFUD, ANNE MICHELLE LIPANA
GALAGAR, JOENEL MALINAO
GALAN, SARAH FAYE SEMINO
GALICANO, JOHN WESLEY CAMOTES
GALINDO, ANGELITO COLLADO
GALLEMIT, DONATO JR TOLENTINO
GALLETES, ROMEO JR KOTENG
GAMUEDA, ARISTEO NAADAT
GAPAS, DIANE FAYE ATIENZA
GARCIA, FELICISIMO JR FAJATIN
GAROBO, RODELITO RIPARIP
GOMEZ, PAUL CHRISTIAN CLEMENTE
GOTIDOC, MICHELLE ANNE PASCASIO
GUANZON, CORAZON ARES
GUARDION, EMMANUEL CALMA
GUARTE, EMMANUEL OPLIDA
GUERRERO, ANNA MARIA DALUPAN
GUINTO, JENNIFER COMIN
GUTIERREZ, BRYAN PAUL ALDEA
GUTIERREZ, FRANCES ANN SANTOS
HABLADO, MARVEN SUBALDO
HAMOR, OMAR JOHN ABESAMIS
HERNANI, HARVARD LOUIE DIZON
HIPOLITO, VINCENT JO BAGAY
HUIBONHOA, MA NANETTE CRUZ
IGLOSO, ARIS DE GUZMAN
ILAO, NAZARENO HERNANDEZ
INFANTE, DEXTER NIVERA
INGAO, JACKLYN SUSAN LUCIDO
INTAC, ARLET BONQUIN
INTIA, ELAINE IMPERIAL
IPAPO, FRANCISCO JR LASQUETY
ISIDRO, MICHAEL SABAREZA
ISIP, RICHIE RAMILLE FERNANDEZ
JAVIER, MAY ROLDAN
JOAQUIN, ANA LIZA SAQUING
JOVER, RODIL LABRA
JUNIA, ANDREA MARIA IRMA CAMACHO
JUNIO, FREDERICO VASQUEZ
JURADO, JEMELE DY
JURILLA, EMILY JANE CHUA
LACSAMANA, JULES DE GUZMAN
LAPLAP, ANA KAREENA KOPPIN
LAVISTE, EDDISA HANNAH FELICIANO
LAZARA, EXECQUEL ORDAZ
LAZO, MICHAEL FREDERICK ZINGAPAN
LEE, ANDREW HUPIDA
LEE, JACQUELINE TRINIDAD
LIBUTAQUE, ELAINE GRAVEN
LIMQUEKO, FRANCIS MICHELLE ORDIALES
LOCSIN, LUIGI HERMAN ADRIANO LACSON
LOQUINARIO, EDUARDO JR MARBELLA
LUBRICA, MARCUS LLOYD APILADO
LUCAS, LEMUEL JOSE AGUILAR
MACAWILI, ANGELYN BOCABEL
MADRAZO, MARK ANTHONY RAMIREZ
MAGADIA, REN-ADRIAN KRISTOFFER MAÑIBO
MAGISA, LEO ANDREW PEREDO
MAGLINTE, JOANNE FLORES
MALABANAN, NIÑA GARCIA
MALAN, MARK ANTHONY QUEBENGCO
MALIG, NOEL FACURA
MALLILLIN, AMBROSIO PAULO BERUD AUGUSTO
MANALOTO, CARLOS ARCEO
MANIPOL, KRISHNA SALADAGA
MANZAN, ARVIN LEE GARGALICANA
MARAVILLA, MARVIN ALBA
MARBELLA, MICHAEL DE MESA
MARCELO, JOSE III ALCABASA
MARCELO, MARIA REALIZA GARCIA
MARCOS, BERNADITH DE LUNA
MATA, JAYSON DANCES
MATA, MANUEL LARANJO
MAURI, JEFFREY CAB
MAUSISA, MELODY MAY AMABLE
MENDEJAR, JACKIE LOU CAOILE
MENDEZ, CHRISTOPHER PHILIP FORNILLOS
MENDOZA, CHINO REY GONZALES
MENDOZA, JACLYN VILLACORTA
MENDOZA, MARK RAFAEL LORENZO
MENTOPA, RANDY PABOLOLOT
MINA, CERISE ANNE ABENOJA
MINGO, LOUBELLA FLORAMAY LIMOSNERO
MIRANDA, MELVIN ENRIQUEZ
MOGATAS, EMMANUEL MERCADO
MONTALES, RODRIGO JR HERMOCILLAS
MONTECLARO, KATRINA GUTIERREZ
MONTERO, JIMBOY REVAMONTAN
MONTES, MARIE CHARMAINE LACSAMANA
MORALES, LEONARDO JR CAÑESO
MORALES, VILLARDO JR CALIZO
NADERA, JANICE SABATE
NAGUIT, KAREN ANNE URBANO
NAVARRO, HUBERT REY SY
NG, LOU JOHANN DALENA
NGO, MARICRIS BUENVIAJE
NOCON, MARIA CECILLE EDDA HERRERA
NOLLEDO, EDWIN MARTIN
NUEVO, RHODIEBERT DEL AGUA
NUÑEZ, LEA MIÑA
OBMACES, JHARED MANLULU
OCAMPO, PRIMITIVO LABADOR II VELASCO
OCOMA, LEAH DE VERA
OCOT, JADE RAFALLO
OFRACIO, JEUMIR CORDERO
OLARTE, NINNA ANGELA VALDIVIA
OLIVEROS, JUAN CRISOSTOMO RAVAGO
OLIVEROS, OLIVER FREDERICK ORDANEL
OLMOGUEZ, CHRISTEL FLORES
ONG, SIMON PETER BORROMEO
ORIBELLO, RECIL FAYE ALDAS
ORLANDO, TRANE RUSSELL WALLACE
OSORIO, ROWENA UMAMBONG
OYOS, PAUL ANDREW OLIVAREZ
PACIFICO, EUGENE LINO CAMATOG
PACIS, DEANNA MARIE TEREZA ROSALIE RAMIRO
PADILLA, BASIL ESCANLAR
PALMA, IRISH MABELLE MEDINA
PANARIGAN, LORENZO MARTILLANA
PANGILINAN, MARY GRACE DEL PILAR
PANGILINAN, MARY KATHERINE BERNARDO
PAREDES, KEVIN LEO GANTIOQUI
PASCUA, ROMEO GACAYAN
PAWITAN, LUISIANI CARPENA
PAYOC, JOSEPHINE VALDEZ
PE, JENNILYNNE MARIE LOPEZ
PENETRANTE, SHALINA CABAUATAN
PEREZ, PETRONILO MANALAD
PERLAS, NIKKI CORIDA SAN LUIS
PILARES, RYAN NICCSON ROSARIO
PINEDA, MICHAEL LOO
PINGOL, GEMMA CANILAO
POSADAS, GLENN USON
PUNO, BENIGNO POMPEYO ALMEDA
QUEBRAL, BAGNOS JR AGALOOS
QUIOGUE, KRIZ SAMED MANGILAYA
QUIÑON, TEODORO LAPASCUA
RAMOS, AUDREY LYNN GARCIA
RAMOS, EDELITO SAMAR
RAMOS, EDWARD FELIX
RAMOS, KLARIZ JEANET OPULENCIA
RAMOS, RODEL VILLAR
REAÑO, ABRAHAM JR NIÑALGA
REBOSURA, RICHARD LOUIE MARES
REGONAY, JOSELITO ROARING
REPOTENTE, OLIVIA PAULA ESTRADA
REYES, JOSELITO ARIOLA
REYES, OSWALDO JR FERRER
REYES, ROWELL RAMOS
RICAMORA, KAREN SODUSTA
RODRIGUEZ, RENANTE ALVAREZ
SAGSAGAT, CHRISTOPHER MAQUEDDANG
SALAS, WENDELYN MARTILLANO
SALCEDO, ARLON JEITH ROQUE
SALUSTIANO, MARY JOYCE PARADO
SALVADOR, BYRON BRIAN CASTILLO
SALVADOR, MARIA EMMA VILLAMOR
SAMILIN, ALLAN BASCONCILLO
SAMSON, MONYEEN RANILE
SANGALANG, JOSE ALBERTO HILARIO
SANTIAGO, CESAR JR DE LEON
SANTIAGO, JC ROCHA
SANTIAGO, TYRONE APA-AP
SANTOS, JERRICK GERONIMO
SAQUIDO, MA LOURDES SARTE
SARIP, JONIZA ACEVEDO
SARMIENTO, DIXIE HANNAH LOU CABUNGCAL
SERVIÑO, MARIE CARLYN RAYEL
SEVIDAL, MAXIMO JR PALABAY
SIA, JULIUS REY BALLAIS
SIMARA, MARK JAYSON CAHILES
SINGSON, JEAN PAUL DIAZ
SISON, KIRBY LIMBO
SORIANO, ANNE MICHELLE ORUGA
SOTELO, PAUL NICHOLAS DELA CRUZ
SOTTO, EMELITO JR YANGCO
SULIT, MARIA CORAZON SANTOS
SUMANG, KRISTOFFER BRYAN GARGANTA
SYCHINGIOK, CLIFFORD TAN
TADINA, ADELE LOUISE CLAVERIA
TAGABAN, KRISTINE JOY CARAOS
TAGLINAO, WARLITO ALBISO
TALPLACIDO, DEMAR BAUTISTA
TAN, HEDY LYNN LUY TAN
TAN, MATTHEW ARVIN TEH
TAN KIT, EFREN JR LEE
TANGONAN, ILYN FRANZ BALUYOT
TAYLAN, EDELYN TAMBIO
TAYOBANA, FREDIRICO GONZALES
TEE, ABIGAIL SY
TEMPORAL, MARICAR JUSAY
TIBUS, JON-AR BUTIC
TIMBANG, PRINCESS ANNE JAVIER
TORRES, MARK JOSEF MALIT
TRIBUTO, KENNETH VICENCIO
TUMAMBING, MARY JANESSIE TENORIO
TUPAS, BEVERLY TRECHO
TURA, RAMON ADAMS HILADO
ULILA, VANGIE CHERYL CIMAFRANCA
UYAN, RALPH JASON BIGAY
VALENTINO, MARIANNE MALGAPO
VALLEJERA, BENJAMIN KANTUNA
VARGAN, CLIFFORD MATA
VILLA, JESSA NOELA REYES
VILLAGORDA, ALIEN DELOS REYES
VILLALON, JAN KATHLEEN BALAGTAS
VILLALON, SHARLYN MAE DALIPE
VILLANOZA, RAYMOND MICUMAO
VILLANUEVA, JOSEPH ROPA
VILLANUEVA, SHIGELLA ABLAS
VILLANUEVA, ZIRJAY SANTOS
VILLAR, KRISTEL DYAN GRIARTE
WAJE, ARSENIO JR BAGARES
WANKEY, ORVILLE TAMPULAY
WING, JOSEPH ALLEN ABELLANOSA
YAMBOT, CHARISSA PAGUIA
YUZON, EMMANUEL FRANCIS LIRA

Congratulations, architects! After five years in school, two years as apprentice and perhaps 2 months of review, your hard work now pays off! Make splendid designs and don’t lose that drive!

Lucky Thirteen

The CCP Thirteen Artists Awards, a sought-after honor given to visual artists under 40 has recently announced this year’s batch. Unanimously chosen by jurors, Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, Lao Lianben and Mark Justiniani, the awardees are as follows:

1. Buen Calubayan

2. Don Djerassi Dalmacio

3. Christina Dy

4. Patty Eustaquio

5. Kawayan de Guia

6. Winner Jumalon

7. Raquel de Loyola

8. Raya Martin

9. Iggy Rodriguez

10. Don Salubayba

11. Jaypee Samson

12. Pamel Yan

13. MM Yu

The thirteen artists will be receiving their awards and showcasing their new works at the CCP Main Gallery on

July 9, 2009. The exhibit will be curated by Wire Tuazon and the awardees will be receiving trophies by Louie

Cordero.

Go, Buen!

For Art’s Sake

With the PIVAF ‘09 just recently concluded, may we just say, it was totally wonderful. And why wouldn’t it be, when you have 53 of the brightest artists both local and foreign all under one art fest. For a week, the Philippines became the converging point for artists from the divergent fields of painting, sculpture, traditional printmaking, installation, photography, digital art and the multimedia.

With that said, the art fest also offered a peek into the new direction where contemporary Philippine art is heading. We also caught up with project coordinator and renowned artist Ross Capili as he bravely offered insights about the problems and challenges that beset the arts here in the country. We’re saving that full article for later when Drunk on Design goes on full swing very soon, so do watch out for that. In the meantime, we’re posting a few art works from the PIVAF right here to whet all your appetites.

The bold and defiant, "Gabriela" by Ambie Abaño

Joe Datuin's ethereal work, "Dance of the Rings"

JP Sarmienta's hauntingly beautiful photograph, "As Oceans"

YPDC’s Traveling Exhibit

Did you know that the winning and notable entries from the 2008 YP Design Challenge: Ideas for Sustainable Communities will be on exhibit at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Architecture and Fine Arts (PUP-CAFA) frpm tomorrow, February 24 (Tuesday) until February 27 (Friday)? Now you do.

The YPDC exhibit is being presented as part of the celebration of PUP-CAFA’s 9th Foundation Anniversary. On display will be the presentation boards of the winning entries in the Sustainable Shelter and Portable Playground categories, along with the entries’ scaled models done by architects/model- makers Edra Belga and Ave Casono.

 

The traveling exhibit has been previously mounted at the SHEC (St. Hannibal Empowerment Center) Phase 2 Housing Project, Green Papaya Art Projects, and during the Shelter Design and Development (SDD) International Course at Imperial Hotel.

 

See you there!

Manila Now

Get your fix of furniture design haven!

The IDEAS Festival

A walk at Southbank, Queensland

The Ideas Festival was started in 2001 to present ideas, promote public debate, and to foster and celebrate innovation. This year, the Festival is proudly presented by the Queensland Government as part of the Q150 celebrations, with Griffith University as a major sponsor.

The Ideas Festival covers a broad range covering five streams of IDEAS: I- nvention and innovation, D- evelopment and design, E- cology and ethics, A-ction and advocacy, S-elf and society.  New ideas, old ideas in new manifestations and the exchange of ideas across sector, across industry, across generations and across the room make this fest.

The Festival presents local, national and international speakers, alongside thinkers, doers, makers and observers. It aims to  to provide Queenslanders with access to and exposure to diverse ideas; present, celebrate and debate the quality ideas and inventive work of government, business, academia and community; and promote Queensland locally, nationally and internationally as an innovative, diverse and forward thinking place.

For more information on the festival, log on to www.ideasfestival.com.au. We loved the flash video created by artist Sue Loveday of the Brisbane design studio, Designfront, using found objects.

Let’s Help the Economy

 

and this…

Yet some more big shows coming our way this March. Who of you will go?

We all should! Now that the world is experiencing some economic difficulties (well, we know we do have this every year), it is also the best time to travel and support our industries.  Go out and go to every design fair that you can afford. Not only are flights are getting cheaper, but the little money we put back into circulation can keep businesses afloat until the economy is able to pick up. Not to mention, if people went to the expos and fairs, it inspires our designers to remain creative despite everything.

We all need to consume. It is our obligation to. Okay, we are not advocating excessiveness here but if you can, do go out and travel by design.

Karim Rashid in Singapore

Karim Rashid, a well known designer of all sorts–interior, furniture, product and fashion is going to take Singapore by storm. Come March 11, 2009, he will be giving a furniture design forum entitled “DESIGN Shaping the Globalandskape” as part of Singapore Expo’s Furniture Design Showcase leg. To be held at the Foyer 1, Level 2 Conference D, E & F of the Expo, the forum promises to be educational both to design students and professionals.

Student rate for the forum is $30/pax (10% discount for 10 pax or more) while for non-members of the Singapore Forum (meaning us), it will $60/pax (10% discount for 3 pax or more).

The Furniture Design Showcase will also unveil Singapore’s up and coming young designers.

Check out http://www.singaporefurniture.com/ for more info.