IT TAKES TWO

In the years since they opened Adefuin Design Studio and their personally curated furniture atelier Sigvard Selections, Jigs Adefuin and Oliver Ortiz have built a reputation for creating exceptional spaces. Their designs make good use of every nook and cranny and give these a purpose beyond what the eye can see. It is a purposefulness that co-exists with their particular standards for contemporary design and, more importantly, great respect for the personal stories written on the walls of the homes they have worked on together.

When the time came for them to create their own new home in their dream location, an apartment overlooking Bonifacio Global City, these fundamental elements applied. “As the designer, I first need to know what the client wants,” Adefuin says. “In this case, even though he had already said that he would be happy with whatever I designed, Oliver was also my client.” Ortiz had chandelier, which he had seen in one of Adefuin’s projects many years ago. “It’s a reminder of our early days, when I was working in a different field and quite unexposed to design, and when Jigs was just starting to make a name for himself,” says Ortiz. “The chandelier is symbolic of our dreams that have now come true.”