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SUDDENLY, some of the country’s top interior
designers are taking a leap forward by creating their own furniture
lines. More than that, fashion designers—think Calvin Klein and
Ralph Lauren—have crossed over to home design bringing a whole-new
definition of elegance to home interiors.
Our Home, the lifestyle store
that offers great designs at great prices has selected lines
designed by some of the country’s top interior and fashion
designers. Tito Villanueva, Adel Damasco and Dan Lichauco designed
furniture and décor pieces for modern spaces, while fashion
designer Rajo Laurel adds his creative touch to his bedroom linen
lines.
Tito Villanueva
deconstructs the sofa
Long known for his eclectic
approach, Tito Villanueva, and created cutting-edge interiors by his
ability to meld old and new design elements seamlessly.
His dynamism in design is also
evident in his Tent Collection for Our Home. For his collection,
Tito has designed “a sectoral sofa with relaxed slanted back
cushions and an extended chaise lounge that you can convert into
different looks by breaking up the pieces of the sofa, making every
angle an attractive one.”
Adel Amasco’s colors and
blooms
Although her background is in
garments and trading, Adel Amasco has also made waves in interior
designing. Not bad for someone who started her homeworks as a hobby.
More recently, she has ventured into a line of Exotic Interior
Blooms for Our Home—sampaguita, potted orchids and succulents.
As a designer, Adel has been
unabashed by showing her colors—literally. “There’s no need to
change all the furniture in a room for a fresh, new look,” she
says. “One can begin by looking at the dominant color in the room
and play around it. You’ll be surprised how a change in color and
accessories can change the mood of a room.”
Rajo Laurel’s designer
linens
As one of the dynamic designers,
who have crossed over from fashion to home, Rajo Laurel brings fresh
new bed linen designs to Our Home. He brings to this the great sense
of style he learned from studying at the Fashion Institute of
Technology in New York and the prestigious Central St. Martin’s
School in London, and from dressing up some of Manila’s most
elegant women.
Dan Lichauco’s fab furniture
Dan Lichauco’s design
credentials are impeccable with the numerous houses and
condominiums, Medical City Hospital, the soon to rise Ateneo School
of Medicine and Public Health are among his work. Armed with three
master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and the
University of Notre Dame, a multidiscipline design firm that
includes Planning and Urban Design, Architecture Interior Design and
Industrial Design.
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