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 Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Lacquer
20th Century European Hollywood Regency Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Reed, Wood
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1970s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Unknown 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
Reed
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wool, Birch
Late 20th Century American Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Resin
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Reed
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Chrome
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Walnut, Fabric, Oak
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s French Post-Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Cotton, Mirror
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Leather, Lacquer
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Leather
1970s Other Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Reed, Mahogany
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
Rattan, Bentwood
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Wood
1950s American Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Furniture
Rattan