Monday, November 30, 2009

carlos celdran

Check out the creative space of artist and one of the best travel guides of Manila, Carlos Celdran!


John Charles Edward Pamintuan Celdran

Website:
www.carlosceldran.com

Occupation:
artist

Favorite toy as a child: paper and colored pentel pen.

Favorite toy now: my mac

Turn-ons: intelligence and an incredibly open mind.

Turn-offs:
stupidity

Top 5 movies:
Sound of Music (5x)

Top 3 books:
facebook (3x)

Music you listen to: Anything appropriate to the moment. Even horrifying pop music can be good depending on the setting.

When you’re not busy with work, what do you do in your free time?
Sleep. Seriously. Sleep.

If you were to choose a different job, what would it be? Hotel. Work for an airline or hotel.

If you can have any super power, what would it be?
Fly. Of course.

Where do you find inspiration for your creations? Everywhere. Just take a walk.

Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read)? Be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi

Saturday, October 31, 2009

juan alcazaren and beng calma-alcazaren

He's an artist who loves collecting knickknacks for his work, while she is an ad executive / musician who likes keeping things to a minimum. Together with son Leon, their home is a well-balanced hub of art and space. Check out the creative space of the Alcazaren family!

Juan Alcazaren and Beng Calma-Alcazaren

Website

Juan: ---

Beng:
dripmanila.multiply.com and my band's on facebook, drip.

Occupation

Juan:
artist
Beng:
ad executive, singer, songwriter

Favorite toy as a child

Juan:
GI Joe
Beng:
plastic balloon, the one you buy in sari-sari stores

Favorite toy now

Juan:
ratchet screwdriver
Beng:
gosh, I don't think I have "toys" now. do my son's toys count? hehe.

Turn-ons

Juan:
powertools,good food,kindness
Beng:
delicious food! my husband :-)

Turn-offs

Juan:
noise, arrogance, wobbly tables
Beng:
bad hygiene, excessive cussing, sirens on the road, some politicians

Top 5 movies

Juan:
Fisher King, Alien, Blade Runner, Diving Bell and Butterfly, Diva
Beng:
Trainspotting, Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Somewhere In Time, Reality Bites, and Up.

Top 3 books

Juan:
Siddharta by Hesse, Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Hey Willy See the PYramids by Maira Kalman
Beng:
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, The Little Price by Antoine Saint Exupery, The Milk Memos by 2 former IBM working moms whose names i forget, sorry

Music you listen to

Juan:
DRIP, Classical
Beng:
bent, goldfrappe, julianne

When you’re not busy with work, what do you do in your free time?

Juan:
Movies, exercise
Beng:
coffee with my husband, movie, drinks with friends

If you were to choose a different job, what would it be?

Juan:
something with a more clearcut pupose
Beng:
I'd like to be a chef

If you can have any super power, what would it be?

Juan: read minds, understand all languages

Beng: right now, power to change people's mindsets. ang serious ng sagot ko but wouldn't that be great?


Where do you find inspiration for your creations?
Juan:
everywhere
Beng: everyday life, mundane humdrum to the painful ones.

Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read)?
Juan:
First Idea Best Idea --- Chabet
Beng: don't wait for leaders. do it yourself, person to person.

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