Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Filipino furniture designer Betty Cobonpue has since the 1980s created imaginative contemporary pieces, including her now-famous sculptural furniture made from laminated rattan vines, a technique she pioneered and for which her Scultura collection achieved renown.
Cobonpue studied interior and industrial design in New York before returning to Cebu in the Philippines. While she worked as an interior designer in New York for a short time, furniture design proved to be her overarching passion. By 1971, frustrated by multiple companies and designers copying her work, Cobonpue set up shop with a handful of carpenters in her backyard in Cebu to have full control over her products.
She was particularly inspired by the shape of a Chinese barrel and, with the help of her best carpenter, created a ribbon-like sash. Cobonpue’s designs follow a “no hard-edge” philosophy started by that first rattan ribbon. Every piece flows and contours around itself, giving each lounge chair a sense of inviting comfort and each center table a reinforced sturdiness.
Cobonpue passed on her company to her son, furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue. The pair continue to collaborate on projects that are in demand with collectors for their distinctive shapes and inviting materials.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Betty Cobonpue building and garden elements, seating, tables and more.
1980s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Mahogany
1970s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Reed, Wood
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Wood
1950s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1970s Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Fabric
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Leather
20th Century American Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1970s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Paint
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Travertine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan
2010s Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Beech, Oak
19th Century Folk Art Antique Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Brass, Copper
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Jade
1680s English Jacobean Antique Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Mahogany
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Wood
1980s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Wood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Wood
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bentwood, Rattan
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Wood
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1980s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan