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By Tracey Paska
A certain mountaintop in the Visayas might still be a patch of wild terrain today if Michel Lhuillier had followed a divergent career path in his youth. “He wanted to become a farmer when he graduated from De La Salle (University),” revealed his wife, Dr. Amparito Llamas Lhuillier, the light-heartedness evident in her voice as she shared the fond memory. Instead, his dream of a pastoral life was deferred for a few decades while he pursued a more lucrative trajectory in jewelry and finance. Now, after raising their family and building a business empire together, the indefatigable couple is enjoying that long-awaited bucolic lifestyle in the hills high above Cebu.
Posted: March 18th, 2013 in Cocoon Magazine,Lifestyle Stories | Read More »
It echoes the global furniture firm’s exquisite design, sustainable technology—and most important, the user’s personal touch and love of family By Marge Enriquez Photos by Stanley Ong Decorating their home in a Cebu subdivision, businessman Hervé Lampert, 36, and his Cebuana wife Marites “Tess” Gonzales, 40, live up to the precepts of Dedon, [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2013 in Cocoon Magazine | Read More »
By Marge C. Enriquez
ASK ANY design consultant or homeowner who’s “OC” (obsessive-compulsive) about tidiness and removing clutter at home, and chances are, he or she will say it’s just a matter of attitude.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Marge Enriquez
IN 1797, Napoleon Bonaparte, after crossing the Papal States in his Italian campaign, reached Ancona, a port and trading city in northeastern Italy. Seeing the troops, the marquis of the Palazzo Trionfi ran to his fortress called the Rocca Priora on the city border. He then opened fire with two outdated cannons.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Marge Enriquez
FOUR HOURS before the dinner, art patron and entrepreneur Kathleen Liechtenstein, “Maymay” to friends, was fashioning logs from Valrhona dark chocolate. That would be the dessert of her theme dinner for Ballet Philippines (BP) which was set to announce its forthcoming season with its opener, the revival of Agnes Locsin’s Encantada. Written by Al Santos, the story is about an enchantress who protects the forest, and how man suffers from his crime of savaging nature.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Glenna Aquino
THEY SAY there are many lessons to learn from gardening. In this age of multiple distractions, it requires us to take in time, deal with change, be still, and be patient.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Gavin Bagares
THE JESUITS have an early but short-lived association with the founding of the city of Cebu, an association that ended about 1600. But Jesuit presence in the province continued, notably in the town of Mandaue where a Jesuit hacienda operated for a good part of the 18th century.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Marge C. Enriquez
Resplendent floral arrangements and candles around the pool define the outdoor entertaining style of Italian Ambassador Luca Fornari and his wife, Silvana Novelli. Inside, the living room and den are fresh and inviting, what with the creamy islands of comfortable sofas and chairs that you could plop in, and the burst of flowers. The appetizer [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Home and Entertaining,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Marge Enriquez
At first look, the condo unit of design consultant/entrepreneur Margarito “Ito” Kish is the exemplary single man’s pad – contemporary, sleek, and obviously tidied up by a help. It has custom-made furniture, piped-in music, and art. Beyond function and purpose, however, it could be mistaken for an extension of his showroom, Kish. Furniture is clustered [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Joseph Cortes
The foremost fashion designer has shaped the jungles of Majayjay, Laguna, into a modern mountain retreat. He left no stone unturned–literally
Posted: July 19th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Alex Y. Vergara
A businessman stumbles on an old brick house, and with the help of architect Dan Lichauco and interior designer Roan Espino, transforms it into his dream house
Posted: July 19th, 2011 in Cocoon Magazine,Featured Gallery,Photos & Videos | Read More »
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