Congratulations Rachelle and Winnie on your relocation!  Though i never saw your first store, this new location is beautiful!  Good luck and more power.  And to Risa Recio, good luck to you too. I personally like your art and hope to see more in the future  

 Winnie Domingo and Rachelle Almario, beautiful owners of Pietro 

 Pietro’s “Shifting Spaces” from the Shangri-la Mall to their new home in Makati  

Pietro’s new location in Makati—the La Fuerza Compound

An evening of art and design— showcasing the paintings of artist Risa Recio 

as interpreted in home settings by our designer friends Ivy and Cynthia Almario, Amina Aranaz-Alunan, Marion Coscolluela, Marites Magcase and Sophia Ojeda.

 Come over to see many more items in the store

Hurry and catch the ongoing sale now! 

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Newton finally convinced us to go all the way to his side of town so we could see the new building of his friend, Bigboy!  

Well…..it was worth it!

Ronac stands for RObert and NAtividad Cheng who are the parents of Bigboy

You won’t miss the building in Ortigas Avenue

Meet Bigboy! So passionate about his love for art and everything in his building!

 The facade of the building is the morse code of the song Stronger by Kanye West! Cool!

The staircase is supposed to represent the springs of a mattress…afterall they own Uratex

Bigboy took us for a tour of the building through his wooden elevator

What a cool basement! It’s a parking lot 

Love the wall of the parking lot with a design by Shepard Fairey

with two stores -Jagnus Design Studio and  Bunker and OBEY Flagship Store

The 2nd Floor is an Art Gallery and the future Uratex Premium Mattress Showroom which is still in the works, so this is just a sneak preview

The Third floor is called the Playground….

…..where there is a basketball court.  You can rent it out to play basketball or hold children’s parties or other private functions

The 4th floor is called the Deck

with hip shops that remind us of Japan 

 

Progress

Terminal MNL

Secret Service

 

We Legendary

 

Unschooled

 

Titan

The ground floor is where Bigboy has his fun store called Secret Fresh

and restaurants Jozu Kin, Yoggle and the super popular and yummy

Charlie’s Grind and Grill

And in front of the building is a fun sculpture by Reg Yuson… Newton and Bigboy are talking to each other from one end to the other of the sculpture!  :-) 

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A beautiful condo in Vancouver, Thank you Tito Rick and Tita Regina for sharing your home with us and with Heart2Heart

With a beautiful view!!!  We could not really see it since it was evening but the view is also of Stanley Park.  Tita Regina says you can just sightsee from her living room

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For all of us who have been to Japan or who just get inspired by the Japanese - whether it be their high standards, high quality and advanced ways of living, efficiency in doing things, their good food, high technology and excellence in everything they do- we admire them and hope to be like them. Heart2Heart loves Japan!

 Featuring a beautiful home ( in the Philippines ) of a friend who lived in Japan for 9 years and fell in love with the country. She is not an interior designer but she did the interiors of her home and did a great job!!!  She put together many of the beautiful antique pieces she bought during her stay in Japan, some from antique flea markets.  Take note of the collections around the house  

A beautiful tapestry she put up for the Year of the Rabbit 

A collection of mirrors, this is the back of the mirror  

A collection of japanese charms 

Open Kitchen in the living room 

Guest bathroom 

An antique medicine cabinet which she built in the bathroom counter 

Another collection of Geisha hair pieces 

Close up on the open kitchen by the living room 

Collection of Japanese teacups 

Dining Room 

Stairs leading to the second floor 

Master Bedroom 

And love the herb garden which she fixed so nicely on top of a wooden table 

and more herbs by the front door 

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Remember the apartment of our friends by John Pawson? 

Click here:  By John Pawson August 14, 2010 

 It was actually featured in the New York Times last year!

 

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We were in the area and we called Danny to show us his home with very very short notice!  This was last year before Christmas and so there is still a christmas tree up  What a beautiful and coz home for you guys and the twins!

Heart2Heart loves fruit trees growing in gardens of homes! I wish i could have this in my home, freshly picked fruits

Danny showed me this magazine with his Lola and with James Lolo, President Sergio Osmeña

Danny told me how involved he was with designing his home.  He even copied a wooden piece from an old ancestral home of his family!

Some antique pieces from his and Roscelle’s ancestral homes in the province

Antique doors

My favorite is the dining room which had a collection of old silver from Roscelle’s family!!! WOW!!

And this is Danny’s collection of cars!

Danny’s old photo which shows he really loves cars even when he was still a little boy

Danny’s garage

 

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In the garden of Tito Stephen and Tita Reggie’s Baguio home is an old shed which they converted into a cute cottage!!! Heart2Heart loves it!!!  They use it to entertain their guests, as a guest house or sometimes just a place to hang out.  Heart2Heart hopes to one day have a hideaway too

Anyone can just paint outside the walls………

Love love the kitchen!!

Again another saying of Tita Reggie, LOVE IT!

More collections!  

Cute bathroom! 

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The Tod’s Saint Tropez boutique inaugurated it’s newly renovated  ‘Home Concept’’ with a celebrative cocktail in the newly innovated space that approaches luxury shopping in a warm and welcoming home like environment.

Tod’s has recently renovated many of its important global flagship boutiques from refined, clean- cut sales floors to a more contemporary, comfortable and warm retail atmosphere, complete with special vintage furniture and unique decorative pieces.

In an increasingly globalize world of cookie cutter aesthetics, Tod’s stands apart with its innate capacity to balance its essential DNA with exceptional and truly personal accents. Upon entering the space, one feels as if they are walking into a close friend’s or family’s inviting yet impeccable home.  No two Tod’s boutiques will be furnished with the same decorative pieces, mirroring the group’s ethos and selection of finest handcrafted Italian leather goods and ready to wear.

The Tod’s “Home Concept” features renowned Elliot Erwitt portraits, handmade precious carpets and distressed oak panelled accents juxtapose with bookshelves and open closets that sit seamlessly alongside furniture designed by some of the 20^th century’s most outstanding designers including Parisi, Redaelli and Ulrich.

 An enriched contemporary retail experience created for more than mere shopping that mirrors the true DNA of Tod’s Italian luxury lifestyle.                                   

Tod’s Home Concept

Milan, London, Paris, Munich, Saint Tropez, Los Angeles 

 

In the Philippines, Tod’s shoes, bags, and accessories are exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and are available at the boutiques located in Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati and Rustan’s Tower, Shangri-La Plaza Mall.

 

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