World acclaimed and highly-sought after for his works, no other Filipino designer has surpassed the prominence and accolades of this great artist from Cebu.
✅ Kenneth Cobonpue is an industrial designer known for his unique designs integrating natural materials through innovative handmade production processes.
✅ He began his design career after his studies in Industrial Design in New York, which led him to apprenticeships and further studies in Italy and Germany
✅Among his notable clients:
✴️ Queen Sofia of Spain 🇪🇸
✴️ Queen Rania of Jordan 🇯🇴
✴️ Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (the ex-couple purchased his “Voyage Bed”—featured in Maroon 5’s official music video, “Never Gonna Leave this Bed”—for their son Maddox). 🇺🇲
✴️ TV shows like CSI Miami, Nip/Tuck, Chuck, Elementary, and Suits.
✴️ Full films such as Ocean’s Thirteen and Total Recall. 🇺🇲
✴️ SM Seaside Outdoor Park
✅ TIME Magazine has called him “rattan’s first great virtuoso
✅ In March 2017, Cobonpue was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as chairperson of the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Development Council for Central Visayas.
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