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Hilltop Living by Phyllis Harvey. In this room the designer has at- tempted a cozy, lived-in look at a cost within the reach of a middle- class budget. Warm and subdued colours are used in conjunction with woodwork of a mellow finish.
MAKATI EXHIBITION
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PHILIPPINE
INTERIOR
DESIGN
THE third annual show of the Philippine Institute of Interior De- signers, held recently at the Makati Commercial Centre, Manila, pre- sented imaginative use of Philippine materials in house and office in- teriors.
Staged yearly in an effort to make Filipinos more design-con- scious, the show was notable for its rich variety and mixture of decora- tive styles. Most rooms were eleg- antly furnished and designed more for luxury living than for easy clean- ing and maintenance. They pre- sented however some creative ideas in the use of colour, textiles and local timbers.
Mr. Willi Fernandez, president of the Philippine Institute of Interior Design, said: "The show represents the best not only in decorative imagination in our country but also the best that our manufacturers and craftsmen can produce."
Far East Architect & Builder July, 1967
Executive Office Suite by Mel Gana. The aim of this design is to reflect "masculine personality with a flair for the dramatic and the original". The executive table is of Philippine hardwood mount- ed on carved adobe columns.
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