Cobonpue to talk in Ayala Museum

The past few decades have seen the rise of the Filipino designer in the fields of architecture, interior and furniture design, fashion, and other applied creative endeavors. Ayala Museum is proud to present DesignTalks, a lecture series that features important designers who will talk about their works and the thinking processes that went into their development.  Noted designers in the fields of interior and furniture design, product design, fashion, architecture, and graphic design have been invited to give presentations and answer questions about their work.

DesignTalks allows museum-goers to listen directly to design professionals who shape our environment and influence how we look at our world.


Furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue will be the inaugural speaker of DesignTalks on April 7 from 4:30PM to 5:30PM at the Ground Floor Lobby. Mr. Cobonpue will be talking about his works, influences, and future projects. An exhibition of his selected works will also be on display on the day of the talk.

Kenneth Cobonpue is a renowned furniture designer based in Cebu City. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York, Kenneth has won numerous awards and international recognition for his work in natural fibers and craft. His designs have been featured in several editions of the prestigious International Design Yearbook, various magazines like Newsweek and TIME, and newspapers such as the International Herald Tribune and New York Times. Various Cobonpue designs have been showcased in full-length feature films and television such as Oceans 13 and CSI. In 2005, he won the Design for Asia Award, Asia’s Highest Award and in 2009, the Coup de Couer Award at Maison et Objet in Paris. Kenneth has been invited to speak about his philosophy and work in more than 17 cities around the world including London, New York, Dubai, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and Johannesburg.
The lecture is free with museum admission. For more information, please call 757-7117 to 21 local 29 or email education@ayalamuseum.org.