August 2011
1 post
“Design is thinking with your heart.”
June 2011
3 posts
“The words are out there.”
– BT
“Design without Love is just shoe polish.”
– Brian Tenorio
“Sexy is in the mind of the beholder.”
– Brian Tenorio (while running, June 7 2011)
May 2011
2 posts
1 tag
BT: I’m with Dessa Virtusio, it’s May...
(The First?) Philippine Shoe Design Exhibition
THINKING ALOUD HERE:
Philippine Shoe Design Exhibition
-featuring the TOP 8 Filipino Shoe Designers and their creations
-a talk about Shoe Designs by Filipinos (or in the Philippines)
-a designer workshop for aspiring shoe designers
-and maybe an indie film about Filipinos and their Love for Shoes
September 2011
April 2011
2 posts
“If perception is reality, then and but it is still reality that is past.”
“REALIZATION: A nice guy does finish last…but with another nice person...”
March 2011
1 post
“ISLANDS OF EXCITEMENT”
– (branding?)
December 2010
1 post
“But Brian, look where all your fears got you…”
– Quoting Andrew Gerard Dacay [phone conversation about career challenges for the coming year — 3am, January 1 2011]
September 2010
2 posts
“You know a woman is ready “to fight” when she’s got on boots.”
– Brian Tenorio
“Design Policy really is mainly about the use of design to do more with less, a...”
– Brian Tenorio
July 2010
3 posts
“My recent realization that I am turning “introverted”, I now...”
– Brian Tenorio
May 2010
11 posts
“Restraint is always an elegant solution.”
– BT
WatchThis is 5 minutes of footage compressed to just about 2 and a half. I shot this while outside the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue. The exhibition gallery was closed (as it was already 9pm or later then). It wasn’t your busy Fifth Ave weekday workday crowd, but it was an interesting scene, nevertheless. Was pretending to be texting the whole time — until some group noticed me! :)...
“Creativity is a state of love.”
– Brian Tenorio
An Exhibition of Designer Shoes and Bags by Brian...
TENORIO-JORGE: Filipino Specimens on Fifth Avenue
Filipino designers Brian Tenorio and Emi Jorge celebrate quintessential beauty and exoticism in their Fifth Avenue shoes and accessories exhibition, “Tenorio/Jorge: Filipino Specimens on Fifth Avenue”.
Each half—Jorge’s artisan-crafted purses and Tenorio’s exquisite footwear—redefines Filipiniana as a contemporary form in the world’s...
April 2010
5 posts
“For some reason and for the last few days, I get to check my watch late in the...”
– Brian Tenorio, 11:11pm 29 May 2010
My name in Alibata
Baybayin Translation:
Symbol Equivalent : te no de o
from http://www.eaglescorner.com/cgi-bin/Alibata/translate.cgi
March 2010
5 posts
Extra value through design
by Brian Tenorio
Published on Manila Bulletin 29 March 2010
The driving force behind Tenorium Inc., Brian Tenorio has made going beyond borders and thinking outside the box his lifestyle. The Fil-Am’s long list of achievements include topping the Filipino Harvard-alumni-sponsored “Battle of the Business Plan” competition, and reaching the semi-finalist level at the Harvard Business School...
“The stone lands. The work completes completely!”
– Brian Tenorio
“How weird how we are wired — wanting what we can’t have.”
– Brian Tenorio
February 2010
3 posts
“My philosophy is STRATEGY. There is a time for things to happen. We can coerce...”
– Brian Tenorio 23 February 2010
Inspiration vs. Imitation in Design
I was asked recently on what I thought was the difference between Inspiration and Imitation. Here’s some thinking-aloud:
Well design is design. But from the perspective of Strategic Design, a piece can be considered as an imitation of another when several different comparative points are met: form (how it looks), texture (how it feels), target market (sold to whom), purpose (rtw, couture,...
Winter Haiku
Two Hs, one “Oh” Elements precipitate. Distance makes for snow.
January 2010
1 post
December 2009
1 post
About the Designer, Brian Tenorio
Tehran-born Filipino-American Brian Tenorio is a New York-based design and communications consultant and also the first Filipino in Pratt Institute’s Design Management Program (launched 1995 in United States).
He is also one of the most widely-publicized designers in the Philippines. His design company, Tenorio Manila (www.tenorio.asia), won the Battle of the Business Plans competition in...
June 2009
1 post
