Kenneth Cobonpue Furniture Designs and Showroom (Photos)

Kenneth Cobonpue is indubitably one of the most innovative and creative Filipino craftsman today raking local and international praises and recognitions for all his outstanding furniture designs.

Who is Kenneth Cobonpue?

Kenneth Cobonpue hails from Cebu who first studied in 1987 at Pratt Institute in New for a degree in Industrial Design. Afterwich he went to Italy and worked as an apprentice for a leather and wood workshop. His stint in Italy led him to go to Germany to study studied Furniture Marketing and Production.

In 1996, the young designer went back to his hometown and managed the company of his mother Interior Craft of The Islands Inc. It is then where he worked on fuse modern design concepts with indigenous fibers and materials. His designs were praised and given awards abroad. Some of the awards here received:

• Entrepreneur Magazine’s 10 Most Outstanding Entrepreneurs 2007
o Manila Peninsula | Nov 6, 2007

• 13 Mugna Design Prizes for Exhibition and Product Design 2007
o Best Indoor Furniture | Noodle Collection

• 5 Katha Design Awards for Product Design
o Philippine Furniture Industries Foundation | Manila, Philippines

• 13 Mugna Design Prizes for Exhibition and Product Design
o Cebu International Furniture & Furnishings Exhibition | Cebu City, Philippines

• Design Excellence Award
o Best Seating for Lolah outdoor
o Best Chair for Dimple outdoor
o 9th Annual IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Competition | May 5, 2005, USA

• Design for Asia Award 2005
o Lolah Collection | Business of Design Week by the Hongkong Design Centre | Nov 21, 2005, Hongkong

• First Prize, Open Design Category
o Croissant Collection | Singapore International Furniture Design Competition 2004 | Singapore

• Good Design Award 2004 – ASEAN Design Collection
o Pigalle Easy Arm Chair, Kabuki Cabinet, One Night Stand Sofa | C-U C-ME Screen Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization | Tokyo, Japan

• Good Design Award 2003 ASEAN Design Collection
o Voyage Bed and Yin & Yang Easy Arm Chair | Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization Tokyo, Japan

• Craftsmanship Award
o International Contemporary Furniture Fair 2001

• Good Design Award 2003 – ASEAN Design Collection
o Voyage Bed and Yin & Yang Easy Arm Chair - Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization - Tokyo, Japan

• Good Design Award 2004 – ASEAN Design Collection
o Pigalle Easy Arm Chair, Kabuki Cabinet, One Night Stand Sofa
o C-U C-ME Screen - Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization | Tokyo, Japan

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