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Elevating events to spectacular affairs with state-of-the-art designs, these leading visionaries turn to reality our dreams
Tatler celebrates the visionaries—from the powerful to the disruptive, the established to the up-and-coming—who are shaping the country's cultural future
1. Cyndi Fernandez Beltran
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As Moss Design House’s co-founder and design director, she uses multiple disciplines such as interior design and events styling to realise her creative ideas. Some of these included Okada’s Christmas décor in 2020, which made it to Forbes Top 21 Stunning Hotel Christmas Trees in the World; Hermes’ In Pursuit of Dreams event; plus several celebrity homes and retail stores. During the pandemic, she found creative solutions to stay afloat, offering design on demand—a fast-tracked, simplified, and convenient online-based professional interior design consultation service.
Read more: Cyndi Fernandez Beltran on How She Chose to Adapt During the Pandemic
2. Robby Carmona
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To know him is to step into the fabulous worlds of fashion and events. Once a production assistant who established Saga Events Inc at just 22 years old, he now stands among the Philippines’ best-known fashion show directors. Many may attribute his success to his bloodline, a family of top models from the Seventies; but as his distinguished clientele—including Jewelmer, Ballet Philippines, and Rajo Laurel—can affirm, his creativity and rigour are his own brilliant merit.
3. Ash Rye
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As the woman behind party series Galleria De Gunita, an outdoor picnic party held at Palacio De Memoria, she achieved more than one momentous feat as an event specialist. As the creative director of Square One Hospitality, a food and beverage company that brings us food destinations like La Vie En Rose and Dear Adam/Sweet Lucy, Rye has also produced the successful events Opulence Let Them Eat Cake, Carolina Herrera Club Red, Johnnie Walker New Vintage, Sunnies Hotel and BLK Travels.
4. Robert Blancaflor
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Few events stylists can boast two decades in the industry, and even fewer compete with his monumental 5000-event tally. A trusted artisan of exceptional and timeless experiences among high society folk, world leaders and international celebrities, he has an esteemed clientele that confidently hands him the reigns for life’s most momentous occasions. Emboldened by his acclaimed business savvy and leadership aptitude, he proudly represents his industry peers through the National Live Events Coalition and Creative Industries Philippines.
5. Javi Martinez
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As creative director, producer and managing partner of Yaparazzi Events + PR, he leads with his punctilious eye for detail, leaving no stone unturned, no silverware unpolished. From creative concepts for Cartier and Amanpulo to grand nuptials and private celebrations, his once-juvenile interests in events as a teen in Madrid have truly flourished on Philippine shores. A staunch advocate for the Filipino culture that tethered him to the country, he now sets his sights on conserving Filipino heritage.
Read more: Tim Yap and Javi Martinez on Love, Marriage, Pride, and Overcoming Challenges
6. Gideon Hermosa
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As the creative director of the House of Hermosa, he shows his eye for beauty and tasteful styling techniques that have earned him the spotlight in the events and weddings sphere. Never with a cookie-cutter idea, his #Gideonized portfolio includes timeless, floral-filled and fairytale-like celebrity weddings and other milestone events that are oozing with oomph. He is one who continuously thinks out of the box to transform an empty space into a magical paradise, no matter what it takes.
Read more: Gideon Hermosa Shares How You Can Style Your Christmas Tree Like a Professional
