Kenneth Cobonpue is a multi-awarded furniture designer and manufacturer from Cebu, Philippines.

His passage to design began in 1987 when he studied Industrial Design at the Pratt Institute in New York. While completing his studies, he apprenticed for a leather and wood workshop near Florence, Italy. He then studied Furniture Marketing and Production at the Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg in Reutlingen, Germany, under a private and state scholarship program and subsequently worked in Bielefeld and Munich.

Kenneth returned home to Cebu in 1996 to manage Interior Crafts of the Islands, Inc., a furniture design and manufacturing company founded by his mother, Betty Cobonpue, in 1972.

Today, the KENNETHCOBONPUE® brand is known for its unique, artistic and hand-crafted designs.

With his masterful way of integrating nature, traditional craft and innovative technologies, designer and creative director Kenneth Cobonpue has earned international awards and recognition for his highly innovative and evocative pieces.