Arts & Culture

At Home With Filipino Art And Artists

By Josephine Labrador Hermano

ISBN: 971-27-11463 | Ed. 2002 | Hardcover, bookpaper | 274 pp.
24 x 28 cm. | P1800 | Order Now | Back to top

Co-published with: National Book Store and Sta. Barbara Publishing

Culled from the archives of Design and Architecture Magazine, At Home with Filipino Arts and Artists explores many of the country's most creative people and what they fill their daily living with. Engaging readers with personal vignettes, both visual and textual, the book features Annabel Alejandrino, Napoleon Abueva, Ben Cabrera, Arturo Luz, Anita Magsaysay Ho, Ramon Orlina, Alfonso Ossorio, Alfredo Roces, Marivic Rufino, Claude Tayag, and Phyllis Zaballero, among others.

Flowers Of Baguio

By Reynaldo G. Alejandro, Vicente Roman Santos, and the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc.

ISBN: 971-27-10467 | Ed. 2001 | Hardcover, bookpaper | 144 pp.
23 x 23 cm. | P995 | Order Now | Back to top

Also listed under: Travel

This colorful and engaging book captures the splendor of Baguio's flowers up close in flower plantations, parks, and gardens. It also features the creative use of highland flowers in various landscape designs and in floral compositions by Rachy Cuna and the Baguio florists. Witness the pageantry of the Baguio Flower Festival. Know the flowers and gain insights on their cultural significance. Understand the workings of the cut flower industry and experience old Baguio's magic with Lita Logarta's unbeatable reminiscences.

Lamesa

The Philippine Table

By Reynaldo G. Alejandro and Josephine Labrador Hermano

ISBN: 971-27-08764 | Ed. 1999 | Hardcover, bookpaper | 164 pp.
cm. | P1450 | Order Now | Back to top

Co-published: with National Book Store and Sta. Barbara Publishing

A collection of Filipino tables and tablescapes featuring accoutrements dating back to Filipino ancestral traditions, now rethought and redone for contemporary and cosmopolitan lifestyles. Recipient of the 1999 National Book Award.

Letras Y Figuras

Business in Culture, Culture in Business

By Jaime C. Laya

ISBN: 971-27-11439 | Ed. 2001 | hardbound-bookpaper | 256 pp.
19 x 24 cm. | P495 | Order Now | Back to top

Also listed under: History

A compilation of articles and papers on culture and the arts written by the former National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman, Jaime Laya. With illustrations by Elmer Borlongan.

Philippine Christmas

Art and Form

By Reynaldo Alejandro and Marla Yotoko Chorengel

ISBN: 971-27-1246X | Ed. 2002 | hardbound | 222 pp.
23 x 31 cm. | P1850 | Order Now | Back to top

A salute to Filipino artistry and innovativeness, Philippine Christmas: Art and Form features Christmas celebrations of a lavishness comparable to Philippine fiestas. The book highlights the well-loved symbols of Pasko - the parol, the belen, the Christmas tree, lights, tablescapes and a myriad of yuletide ormaments - that has become unique expressions of Pinoy Christmas. The book is the highly anticipated sequel to Pasko.

Punks, Poets, Poseurs

Reportage on Pinoy Rock and Roll

By Eric Caruncho

ISBN: 971-27-05315 | Ed. 1996 | hardbound-bookpaper | 280 pp.
19.7 x 22.8 cm. | P350 | Order Now | Back to top

"The stories in this collection span a tight spectrum, of Pinoy Rock's lasting and disposable wonders, including the milieu and related conceits on which they bred and fed." - Ces Rodriguez. With photographs

Sayaw

Philippine Dances

By Reynaldo G. Gamboa Alejandro and Amanda Abad Santos Gana

ISBN: 971-27-11684 | Ed. 2002 | Hardbound | 238 pp.
26 x 28 cm. | P1800 | Order Now | Back to top

A fitting tribute to the Filipinos' artistic excellence, the book chronicles the development of the country's various dance forms "that make, if not, define the Filipino." A must-read for all cultural workers, it is supported by extensive research and vivid, full-color pictures that embody the dynamism, beauty and grace of Philippine dance. Sayaw is the best reference of the country''s dance history to date.

Selyo

Philippine History in Postage Stamps

By Reynaldo G. Alejandro, Rosa Menguito Vallejo and Arminda Vallejo Santiago

ISBN: 971-27-0985X | Ed. 2000 | hardbound-bookpaper | 164 pp.
22 x 28 cm. | P695 | Order Now | Back to top

"This book, the first of its kind in philatelic history, presents historical events and important personalities in Philippine history through a selection of postage stamps. The selection ranges from issues dating back to the early 1800's up to the present. Also featured in this book are special issues by the National Centennial Commission and ten issues by the Philippine Postal Corporation celebrating the "Decade of Philippine Nationalism 1989-1998." -from the Introduction

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