Betty Cobonpue Tables
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.
1970s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Reed, Wood
1950s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Betty Cobonpue Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wood
1990s American Neoclassical Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wood, Glass
2010s Modern Betty Cobonpue Tables
Beech, Oak
1820s German Georgian Antique Betty Cobonpue Tables
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Travertine
1970s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wicker, Rattan, Paint
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rosewood
1950s American Bohemian Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Mahogany, Ceramic, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wicker, Rattan, Glass, Bamboo
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Betty Cobonpue Tables
Composition
20th Century American Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Tables
Iron
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Reed, Mahogany
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1980s Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Reed, Wood
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan
1980s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Wicker, Cane, Reed
1980s Philippine Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Reed
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Reed
1980s Philippine Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Tables
Rattan, Mahogany