All I want from Muji

Wool Alpaca Cardigans – Wool Alpaca is a special fiber known for its soft and durable quality. As a core material in making MUJI pullovers and cardigans, you are in for a luxurious warm treatment from this basic wardrobe essential.

Two-Seater Couch – Splurge on a reclining, two-seater couch from MUJI for a job well done at work this year and perfect for entertainment.

Wall Mounted CD Player with Radio –  A simple, industrial product designed CD player with built-in speakers that are deceptively loud and a power cord that doubles as an on/off switch, this impressive sound gadget is one of MUJI’s brilliant products in store. Definitely a compact and clean space saver, this has landed in the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Down Vests – Made from recycled PET bottles, these winter pieces are amazingly lightweight and effective in providing insulation to your body.

 MUJI Holiday Toys – It’s never too late to collect and play with these adorable toys. Made from basic materials such as cardboard and wood, these toys bring back the fun in traditional playtime when the Internet and the Xbox were still non-existent.

After successfully groundbreaking the local style landscape, Manila is periennially in love with MUJI.  This Christmas, MUJI presents worry free gift suggestions for your list that anyone would wish for.  With a massive range of product categories for you, your family, your hme and your friends,this definitely gives the Santa job in us a little bit easier.
In the Philippines, MUJI is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Bonifacio High Street, Rockwell Power Plant Mall, Greenbelt 3 and SM Mall of Asia.

Eternity

Viseversa celebrates the Holidays with the launch of its billowy 2011 collection. The look of softness echoes throughout the collection with a range of jackets, shift dresses, fluid vests and cardigans, blousy tops, tailored pants and skirts suitable for day-to-night from work to play. The statement is all about being the ultra feminine minimalist-chic. The standouts in the collection are the evening pieces bringing out the goddess in every woman as fluidity appears in long gowns of glamorous splendour.  To add to the brand’s staple hues of black, grey, taupe and cream are punches of cranberry, red wine, navy and rich jewel tones.  Retail fashion is moving up to Mt. Olympus this season and is echoing the look of eternal.

Viseversa is available at Rustan’s Tower Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Rustan’s Gateway, Rustan’s Alabang, Robinsons Place Manila, TriNoma, SM Megamall, and The Block. For more information, visit www.viseversa.com.ph

Metal Wonder

Time to shine your brightest this holiday season with MAC's ultimate metal wonders.  Step into the spotlight because everyone is a star in this wonderful time of the year.  Yes, MAC cosmetics presents a range of glittering shades to brighten up every evening with just the right sparkle.  Sorry hurry up and check out the latest from MAC and discover the star within you.

Globally Filipino

Global brand Natori is the epitome of success for international Filipino fashion.  What started as a lingerie brand  has fully evolved into a well respected designer signature lifestyle. The art of Natori living showcases sleepwear, ready-to-wear collection, home, fragrance, eyewear and swimwear. In the Philippines, Rustan’s welcomes Natori to Manila with its first ever boutique to open outside of the United States. The country's pride finally comes home bringing with her the signature Asian aesthetic that has made the brand distinction of fusing the appeal of both the East and the West.   Natori's Fall 2011 collection focuses on the Bushido: The Way of the Warrior and explores the art and spirit of the Samurai presented through her reworked traditional kimonos, origami shapes and fabrication in vivid colors, bold prints and intricate embroideries.  A celebration of the spiritual discipline of the samurai and the ceremony of Japanese heritage. Evoking an East meets West sensibility and a contemporary point of view, Natori brings art into life.

In Memory

Guess who's coming back in Manila? Globally renowned artist Arkiv Vilmansa is set for another breathtaking exhibition entitled "RELICS"(his second Philippine one-man show) on December 16, 2011 at Vinyl on Vinyl gallery, The Collective. Known for his masterpieces of colorful iconic characters, the Indonesian master is an architect and graphic designer who initially gaining international recognition with his vinyl toys, Vilmansa then began painting with acrylic on canvas that have now become his main media. Since 2008, Vilmansa has consistently exhibited his works in group and solo shows, receiving critical acclaim from the global art world. Now he has come back to the country to unfold the brilliance of his artistry. To quote:
"This exhibition marks the artist exploring the felt abstraction of memory, trying to capture the spirit of the Philippines as he remembers it, rather than representing it figuratively. These works communicate the retained fragments of times past, that are now returning - as relics to the present. Memory is inaccurate and prejudiced, but they bestow depth to experiences and make them unique. These paintings do not directly show us coastal lines, palm trees and the turquoise sea of the tropics, but the experience of these phenomena as they are preserved in the artist’s memory. His unique, curvaceous lines and luscious colours dance elegantly on these canvases as if to a graceful rhythm. A rhythm we cannot hear, but feel. Memory is a wild terrain, where one could so easily lose their way.This exhibition marks Vilmansa's way of taming the wilderness, to make sense of his memories, in order to share that experience with others." -Mitha Budhyarto
A must-go and see to all art lovers out there. Definitely an event you surely wouldn't want to miss. See you there.

"Because of the Times".

"Brighten Heart".

"Found that Soul."

Arkiv's masterpiece.

Tha artist in his studio.