Johnny Litton invited me to the exhibit of young artist Niccolo Jose. I didn’t know what to expect but I went for the love of Johnny and I was also curious to find something interesting.
It was two hours of my time spent happily.
The young artist, flanked by Hansa, Me, Wilma Palafox (who won a nice painting by Niccolo during the raffle)
The clocks look more like sculptures. They are priced from P18,000 to P22,000
The chairs range from P20,000 to P22,000
I really like this one but I don’t have a place to put it. It won’t blend with my decors at home or in the office.
Nicco’s technique brings out the best in the wood. I see every tiny grain, what we call “haspe”.
Johnny Litton with Mr. & Mrs. Puno
My new friend Angie Sison, Johan Strauss active officer Nini Layug, mother of the artist Mrs. Jose, Hansa and I.
Daughter of Architect Jun Palafox, brother of Niccolo Jose nd Mrs. Wilma Palafox
I was starving when I left the office. But I didn’t want to be late so I just left for the exhibit with every intention to have a good meal outside immediately after. But surprisingly, they served us very good food and filling too. I was so shameless. I just ate and ate which covered my lunch, merienda and dinner.
Shrimp mango salad
The chicken wrap was also very good together with the vegetable samosa
Entrepreneur Joel Cruz, President of Aficionado Germany Perfume, drew a raffle winner, unfortunately it wasn’t me.
The artist created images from burn marks , known as PYROGRAPHY.
During the Victorian Era, the creation of Pyrography machines spread the interest in the craft and it was during that time that the term pyrography was coined. It was called Fire Needle Embroidery during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.). Such unique artworks were made as tributes to emperors and royal families in various cultures.
This chair was covered with cloth at the beginning of the exhibit. It was unveiled after the raffle and short program.
That’s Salome Uy, one of Philippine’s Best Dressed awardee in 2009 admiring the Little Prince, the chair’s name.
It took Niccolo Jose eight months to finish this one single chair using more than 20 different kinds of wood his father, Jose Jose, has collected in a span of 25 years.
Niccolo Jose studied Environmental Studies and Studio Art Sculpture at the Louis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
This chair reminded me of my papa’s tumba-tumba chair when I was still small.
With the hefty tag price of P544,000, instead of the Little Prince, I would call this chair The sUPER mEGA Giant Wallet Breaking KING.
If you want to view or better still buy this chair, please visit Studio 10.10 at LRI Design Plaza, N. Garcia (Reposo St.) in Makati City. I like going to LRI Design there are so many interesting galleries, stores, etc.
Go na!
