PRINCIPAL
Gelo is a talented interior designer, and has extensive experience in residential, commercial, office, and hospitality interiors.
After attendance at the University of Asia and the Pacific with a degree in Entrepreneurial Management, and a passion for interiors and architecture, he pursued further education at the Philippine School of Interior Design. As a student in PSID, he was president of the graduating batch that mounted the highly successful exhibit "Kontempo Pilipino" in 2009.
Prior to setting up his own design firm, Gelo was a junior designer at Design HQ and was part of the design team that worked on Bloomfield Hotel in Baguio and the landmark project Aqua Boracay by YOO in Boracay Island.
Gelo is the grand prize winner of the country's biggest Design Competition, Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) 2011 Interior Design Category and a recipient of the PSID Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement Award. MyHome Magazine named him Designer of the Month (March, 2013) and was one of PIID's featured designers of Worldbex 2013.
Now heading MONDO, a design studio that is client centred and explores various design styles. Being involved in almost 100 projects and featured in countless publications, Gelo is poised to make a mark in the Philippine design scene.
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Education
2007 - 2009 Interior Design
Philippine School of Interior Design
2002 - 2006 BS in Entrepreneurial Management
University of Asia and the Pacific
Experience
2010 - 2011 Junior Designer
Design HQ
Recognitions
2011 - MADE 2011 Interior design
Urban Asian
Grand Prize Winner
2011 - Outstanding Achievement Award
PSID Alumni Asociation
2013 - My Home MAgazine
Designer of the Month (March)
2013 - PIID Featured Designer
WORLDBEX 2013