A choco brown… a coffee… no, we’re not talking about a hot morning beverage sip. Rather, we’re posting here is the variant of the center/coffe table cross legs design. Aside from the natural varnished finish & the black paint finish, we now have this in darker brown. Different finishes, but hidden beneath the surface is still ol’ solid acacia wood slab. Perfect!
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While going over the Elements of China coffee table book, it dawned on me that I might have stocks photos of… Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal & Earth. And after few minutes of browsing the hard drive, somehow, I have. Not exactly at par with the photos in that coffee book but still, it’s worth posting (i think).
THE WOOD (shot at Paete Laguna)
THE FIRE (selling the capiz candle holder)
THE EARTH (shot at a random sidewalk)
THE METAL (steel staircase at San Sebastian church)
THE WATER (shot at, well, our bathroom)
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Another coffee book - photo book I grabbed from a thrift shop… this is Elements of China coffee table book. With full color photography and short narration of things related to the following elements…
The above 5 elements are not to be confused the movie I recently watched, Angels and Demons’ four elements of all things in existence: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Chinese philosophy rocks! They got five,not four!
Not only this coffee photo book is a visual delight, we’ll also use this as props during our furniture photoshoots :-)
One of LEOQUE FURNITURE’s best selling side table is this Z-TYPE table. Simple but really elegant furniture. And not choosy in terms of partnering this with your sofa & living room look. Seamlessly and effortlessly match this with your old or even new sofa set
Here are two new photos of the side table we call, CHUCK…
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We exited to post these new photos… please check the pix for the CRIZ-CROZ End Table - Side Table we have. Awesome!
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Just a warning…
Some misguided fellas used House of Leoque photos without our permission. That’s basically equal to stealing.
Worse is, one blatantly removed “LEOQUE” watermark and put on their own name/text.
Next time stealing of photos happens, we will not be as kind as today. We will name names & we will do corresponding actions.
God bless us all.
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We got this “Molesworth: Pioneer of Western Design” book from a local Philippine bookstore (i forgot the name, the one at Waltermart Pasong Tamo cor Pasay Road Makati), on sale. Orig price was P1300.
We got it at around P600.
We bought this because we just wanted to have extra coffee table book while shooting some of the coffee tables we sell. It being a furniture coffe table book slash collector’s item is just a bonus.
I browsed the net for more info about the book… turns out, this guy Molesworth is some kind of a furniture legend. And he really is. The book is great. Furniture lovers would really enjoy looking at his native american design and the clear crisp photographs.
If you’re at House of Leoque, you may want to check this out and perhaps draw inspiration from Molesworth furniture pieces.
Info picked up from Amazon…
Product Description
Thomas Molesworth, were he alive today, would be both proud and amazed at the influence his Shoshone Furniture Company and the Cody artists’ colony he inspired would have on his old hometown and the Western Design movement seventy-two years after he started producing furniture. Based on nearly two decades of buying, selling, pursuing, and researching Molesworth furniture, Terry Winchell has created a definitive book that covers all spectrums of Molesworth’s work, including the influence of the other artists who made his style unique, as well as stylistically and financially successful. The fact that Molesworth’s furniture career spanned thirty plus years speaks for itself. An excellent guide for collectors of Molesworth’s work, this book is also an invaluable resource for fans of the Western Design movement.From the Inside Flap
Molesworth: Pioneer of Western Design is the quintessential monograph of the legendary Thomas Molesworth, his life and work. As the first thoroughly detailed and complete guide, it explores Molesworth’s journey to becoming one of the leading western furniture designers. Molesworth’s innovative designs-his sense of balance, simplicity, and artfulness-are visible in all of his efforts. In addition to furniture, he designed lighting, floor treatments, and art to complete his concept of a true western space. Molesworth also used silhouettes, bright colors, and incorporated Native American artifacts and motifs to personalize his work. Found in hotels and other public buildings, ranches, and homes, Molesworth’s quality craftsmanship and superior use of materials are immediately recognizable. While his high-style work centers around practical rustic furniture pieces, at the heart of his work the romantic and enduring spirit of the West is manifest and experienced. A guide for Thomas Molesworth devotees as well as aficionados of western design, this definitive volume details Molesworth’s education, the early years of his career, and the founding and establishment of his Shoshone Furniture Company. Molesworth was incredibly successful at producing world-class furniture and developing lucrative marketing strategies from coast-to-coast. His influence on his hometown of Cody, Wyoming, and the colony of artists he inspired is immeasurable. With a career spanning over thirty years, his influence is profound and sweeping. Indeed, that influence extends into today where a new generation of artists and collectors are dazzled and inspired by Molesworth’s legacy. Flip through the pages of this book to rediscover your love affair with the West and learn more about this visionary designer, craftsman, and western dreamer. back flap Terry Winchell has dealt antiques for nearly two and a half decades as owner of Fighting Bear Antiques in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is a recognized authority on rustic and Thomas Molesworth furniture. He has performed museum appraisals for the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, and consulted for the John Toomey Gallery in Chicago and Christie’s in New York. Winchell has been published in Architectural Digest, Art & Antiques, and Cowboys & Indians and has been featured on Home & Garden television, the BBC, and Antiques Roadshow. Most recently, Winchell was a featured speaker at the 3rd Annual Arts and Crafts Weekend Conference and Show in Anaheim, California. He has a degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska. W. Garth Dowling has been working in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, since coming to work for the Jackson Hole News as chief photographer in 1991. Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Garth studied photography at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, graduating magna cum laude in 1988. After seven years with the Jackson newspaper, Garth chose to pursue architectural photography. His work has appeared in the following magazines: Southwest Art, Western Interiors and Design and Cowboys & Indians. In addition to being an active photojournalist, Garth is also a frequent contributing writer/photographer for Boys’ Life magazine and a participant in the America 24/7 book project. When not making photographs, Garth does whatever his dog tells him to do.
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A nice article from the Financial Times… Lisa Macuja Elizalde talks about their cribs…. “The Donada Compound” and two other vaction homes at Boracay & Tagaytay Cavite. I’ve seen the Tagaytay castle-like house via one lifestyle magazine and just looking at the pics will make you breathless and truly awed. I can’t just imagine how awesome it is LIVE! Please Mr. Fred Elizalde invite me to do your lawn and how about a cup of coffee eh? =) Ms. Lisa describes her Tagaytay holiday house below, see the excerpts…
What are the best features of the Donada Compound?
There is a beautiful, spacious garden with lots of shade from very old trees, three grand ballet studios and the Ballet Manila (BM) office. So my commute to work is about a minute of walking across the garden from my back door. There is also a pool with a shallow, kid-friendly part, a porch with Wi-Fi and Fred’s painting studio – plus more than 300 paintings and sculptures all over the house and the garden. I guess in that way you could call it an artists’ haven.
Tell me more about the Boracay house.
The Boracay Resthouse is where Missy was conceived. Boracay will always hold a special place in my heart because the island is where Fred took me after he and I got engaged. It used to be the only house on the beach that had a generator. The “old” house consisted of two big porches and three small rooms. Since Fred and I got married he has developed the house to include six cottages using Amanpulo-style architecture. There is a spot on the main porch that even has a ballet barre so I can keep in shape while on a beach vacation. Just like all our other houses, Boracay has Fred’s artworks on display – some of them were even painted in Boracay while we were on holiday. He has a studio (which we call the Cathedral). Our bedroom has a painting on the ceiling. There is a special certificate hanging in every bedroom that certifies that Fred was the first man to free-dive the Camia wreck just off the island.
What about the Tagaytay house?
The Tagaytay house is a huge project still in the making. It was started in the 1970s on Iruhin Grange (the second-highest peak in Tagaytay). It has two floors and several rooms. There are multi-tiered rooms, secret tunnels, secret doors, strange passages, pebbles on the floor, platforms, gates, a great hall, a long dining room table, two fireplaces and several rooftop porches. And there is a bedroom constructed on the side of the mountain underneath the swimming pool with a porthole looking into the pool. In other words, it’s a castle that every child would want to explore and live in. It is Fred’s dream house and is still unfinished. Very colourful, very alive, very Fred.
First time we are doing this, we’re making some price cuts on our items. Please check the list below and click any discount furniture that interests you.
