I was going to blog about being stuck in a three-hour traffic jam last night. But hell, I just read about Robbie Antonio in Vanity Fair.
First, he’s building a 25,000-square-foot home in Manila, designed by renowned Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
Second, it’s going to house a museum that will include his commissioned portraits by world-class artists such as Julian Schnabel, Marilyn Minter, and David Salle.
Who is Robbie Antonio?
He’s the 36-year-old managing director and board member of Century Properties, son Joey Antonio and wife Hilda, and brother to Jigger, Marco and Carlo.
Among Century Properties developments are Azure Urban Resort Residences, endorsed and partly designed by Robbie’s friend, Paris Hilton
The Trump Tower Manila
With Donald Trump Jr. with Robbie Antonio
and Acqua Iguazu by John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck
L-R: Robbie Antonio, Philippe Starck, Jigger Antonio
Listen, this isn’t a sponsored post and I don’t know Robbie Antonio personally.
I have met him once during the Acqua Iguazu press conference and found him pleasant.
Many rich people in Manila have their homes featured in glossy magazines, but I find them “lifestyles of rich and boring” for the most part.
Now if Rem Koolhaas is doing your house, it will be anything but boring.
Take a look at some of his work:
Educatorium, University of Utrecht
Seattle Public Library
Illinois Institute of Technology
Casa de Musica, Portugal
Now take a look at some of the portraits in Robbie’s collection—they give a whole new meaning to term “selfie”
Interstellar (Portrait of Robbie Antonio) by Kenny Scharf
By David Salle
By Takashi Murakami
By David LaChapelle
By Damien Hirst
By Julian Schnabel
And hey, I don’t judge if he wants to spend money this way. After all I did have my portrait done by Crajes—though mine is more affordable.
I just wish I knew him well enough to see his house!!
But reality bites. I already have a house and it needs fixing because I heard it’s gonna rain hard today and Saturday—much worse than Monday’s rain and traffic jam. We’re just praying it doesn’t flood at home.
To know more about Robbie, click HERE.
To see the Vanity Fair story, click HERE.
Originally published at Chuvaness.com. You can comment here or there.