When not used as a full daybed, the Leonor can be quietly tucked as a lounge chair with the excess mattress doubling as a backrest for extra added comfort and support. Watch as the Leonor from the Mejore Nathalie Collection transforms from a comfy chaise lounge to a full-sized daybed, and back to chaise lounge. [/av_textblock]
By Pauline Joy M. Gutierrez– Contributor | Business Mirror
ON the heels of outfitting the country’s most prominent hospitality and commercial establishments, the furniture company Mejore pivots back to an expertise that started when the company was founded by Jose Ong in 1983, which is woodworking.
At the time, the company was primarily supplying raw materials to the wood industry until it ventured into furniture manufacturing. “It’s a hundred-percent family-owned business. They were involved in the lumber trade and, naturally, the company evolved into furniture retail. Nathalie Ong [Jose’s daughter-in-law] started the business by catering to the export market and, at the same time, to homemakers by opening up a showroom along C-5,” says Mejore Marketing Consultant Mard Tecson. Read more
By: Tessa Prieto-Valdes – Columnist / @Inq_Lifestyle | Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine furniture design has evolved in the last three decades. From the traditional resort-style giant bamboo sofas and dining chairs, newer furniture pieces have transformed into more contemporary and fluid lines.
World-class designs executed with materials indigenous to our country have made our local furniture pieces a sensation in the international market. Filipino flair means combining the artistry of the Filipino craftsman with the unique tensile and flexible quality of local materials like bamboo and rattan. Read more
