The Guest List
ERNEST SARINO MANDAP
At the young age of 9, Ernest Sarino Mandap studied tap dancing at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila and later learnt ballet and modern dance under the tutelage of some of the best mentors in these fields. Among his many accolades are Le Diplôme d’État (The Diploma of State) as a dance instructor in contemporary dance in France and the Parangal ng Bayan in the Philippines in 1994. After more than two decades as a professional dancer, the award-winning choreographer and performing artist continues his journey through the arts with photography. In this issue, he photographed the patroness of the arts, Sofia Zobel Elizalde.
ALINE COQUELLE
With a degree in art history and anthropology, French photographer Aline Coquelle has seen some of the best parts of the world, having lived and worked in Central and South America, Asia and Africa. Coquelle often works with silver film in order to keep the magic of old-time photography alive. This month, she gives a sneak peek into her latest book release with Assouline, Polo Heritage (p.178). Among her other books are The Cartier Polo Games and Polo: The Nomadic Tribe.
STEPHANIE ZUBIRI
Stephanie Zubiri is a passionate food, lifestyle and travel journalist, an award-winning author as well as a TV and events host with an active online and social media presence. As the editor of Tatler Homes Philippines and a columnist for the Philippine Star, she loves a beautifully crafted sentence with delicious words. In this issue, Zubiri writes about the passion and purpose of the philanthropist and patroness of the arts, Sofia Zobel Elizalde (p. 140) who stars on the cover this month. When not writing or hosting, you’ll find her indulging in life’s little pleasures like enjoying a bath with a good book or playing with her two sons.
JESSICA KIENLE MAXWELL
Globetrotter, designer, wife and mother of two Jessica Kienle Maxwell takes us to the spellbinding Lapalala reserve in South Africa as she chronicles her firstever long-haul trip since the start of the pandemic with her family in Postcards from Africa, p. 168.
What are you most thankful for this year?
The quality time I get to spend with family and friends. The pandemic has torn many families apart, alienated friends and, in some cases, even put a rift on relationships. I am so thankful that I managed to keep those meaningful relationships intact and stayed close to my dearest family and friends.