Our family business began in Pateros on January 3, 1970, as Pateros Woodcraft. Today it is Living Concepts, and the story continues through furniture made for homes and pieces brought back for restoration.
Founded in Pateros
1970
Opened
January 3
Started with
₱600₱600
In the trade
56 years56 years
No photographs survive from the early years. The work is the record.
Ahistory inthemaking.
From a new cabinet to a familiar family piece, each project begins with a conversation about what the furniture needs to do and the space it belongs in.
Over the years, that work has reached beyond family homes, to hotels, dormitories, offices and commercial spaces.
The name has changed twice since 1970. The family behind it has not.
1970–1978Pateros WoodcraftBien starts making furniture in Pateros with ₱600.
1978–2006Granite Construction and FurnishingFurniture, and construction as well.
2006–todayLiving ConceptsAbby returns to the family business, and it becomes Living Concepts.
Fromonechapter tothenext.
1970 Bien starts the workshop
Founder · Building trust from the beginning
Bien “Tito Bid” Tañga
In 1970, Bien Tañga started his furniture business, Pateros Woodcraft, with ₱600 and a desire to build something of his own. After a successful corporate career, he took on his first furniture order, bringing together his estimating skills, a supplier, and a clear understanding of what the client needed. That first delivery led to referrals and larger projects.
For Bien, lasting relationships begin with honesty—and good furniture must suit the way people actually live. His guiding principle remains simple:
“In anything you do, do it right.”
Bien Tañga
2006 Abby returns to the family business
Current owner · Keeping the personal touch
Abby Tañga-Tubongbanua
Abby’s connection to the family business began with childhood trips to her father’s job sites. One summer, she even asked him to make her an office table so she could have her own space at the shop.
After three years in the corporate world, she returned to the family business in 2006, when it became Living Concepts. She helped put its structure and legal foundations in place while choosing to preserve the workshop’s personal approach. Today, Abby carries that approach forward: working closely with clients and keeping the care and individuality of each piece at the heart of the business.
“I made a deliberate choice: to continue the shop in its original spirit.”
Abby Tañga-Tubongbanua
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