Betty Cobonpue Center 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.
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Georgian Antique Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Walnut
1980s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Reed, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Pine
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Marble, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Brass
20th Century English Art Deco Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Yew
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Betty Cobonpue Center Tables
Bamboo, Wood