arun mohan:
ILLUMINATING AI WITH STYLE
DECEMBER 2025
In our inaugural issue we bring to you seven creator stories. Leading the pack is Arun Mohan, the guy always in suit who built an AI-powered HR management app. He talked inspiration and his AI calling.
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minimalnomad: ENJOYING THE SIMPLICITY
Meet minimalnomad–a software engineer by day, a musician at night, and a YouTube creator publishing minimal living and Korean book reviews.
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THE PROFILES Behind the Work. THE STORIES BEHIND THE BUILD.
THE CREATORS’ JOURNEYs.
Photographed by Terence Ver Angsioco.
“I live on one of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines, so when I’m not shooting, I bike, swim, surf, dive, or just explore.”
– Terence Ver
Terence Ver Angsioco:
Life in Motion
Terence is a filmmaker and photographer whose works have reached a global audience. From being featured in international magazines (Vice, Sidetracked, NatGeo) to shooting Paris Fashion Week, his journey is a testament to persistence, self-learning, passion, and pure talent.
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by Terence Ver
by Terence Ver
Heinz Bulos: Pictures and Words
From documenting the early Philippine web to capturing the world through photography
Wendy Ang: Escaping the 8-Hour Grind
A chat on entrepreneurship, the outdoors, and the art of living freely
Leo Santos: From Pixels to Plough
A playful conversation on tech, animation, photography and weekend farming
“Farming is my escape. When you’re in meetings all day talking about business transformation and KPIs, nothing clears your head like seeing plants grow, harvesting the fruits of your labor, and earning from it.“
“Yes. It was brutally cold, but the sky kept shifting and I didn’t want to miss what might unfold. We were standing on a frozen lake, and I set up my tripod to wait for the right moment. The Northern Lights are a hit-or-miss; some nights, they just don’t show up.”
– Heinz Bulos
“We like technology and we argue with it. We care about sustainability and for us, the two go hand in hand.”
– Paul Herbosch
Elly & Paul: Weather, Wires and Whiskers
On a quiet hill just outside Leuven in Belgium, Elly Van de Velde and Paul Herbosch have built a life that feels half farmhouse, half quiet rebellion against waste. Their home runs on solar panels, open-source code and the occasional indignant cluck from the chicken coop when the automatic door opens a minute too late. Sensors listen to the wind and the rain; the washing machine waits politely for surplus sun; doors unlock themselves when they come home with muddy boots and cat hair on their coats.
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“We started with constraints: shade lines, wind direction, soil chemistry. We asked ChatGPT to propose a blueprint with planting options within those constraints.“
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