Design in Focus: Kenneth Cobonpue

Posted by andrew on March 14th, 2007
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Kenneth Cobonpue is an internationally acclaimed Cebu*-born furniture designer famous for his unique and intricate designs. A Pratt Institute alumni just like me, he is known to use local materials grown in his native Philippines such as rattan, kamagong, abaca and bamboo in tandem with new technologies. Kenneth has won a slew of awards here and abroad and has been featured in countless books and magazines.

Here are some pieces of his Croissant line of chairs, which placed first at the Singapore International Design Competition in 2004:

Croissant. Strands of abaca rope are tied down by translucent nylon wires over a hand-sculpted frame of light steel. Also available as outdoor version in polyethylene and steel.

croissant easy armchair1
croissant coffee table1
croissant end table1

More of Kenneth Cobonpue coming in future articles.

*Cebu, Philippines

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3 Comments

  • dos said:

    Wow an article about a Filipino!

  • REYMART said:

    THE styles are very fantastic and very beautiful in any figure…. its true that the filipinos are very artistic and well trained

  • new chairs said:

    That is cool. This type of design does not really interest me (as my home has not got the right environment) but I can see the desire that some people might have. It looks light and fresh with a definite style. Not sure if it would hold my 2 heavy and clumsy kids!


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