LESSON 15

FURNITURE
PRODUCTS
Jill Marie Uy
Edd Ean Manuel Villa
Kristine Heart Vista
 THIS LESSON WILL ENABLE YOU TO LEARN:

1. The characteristics of contemporary furniture.

2. Apply art appreciation on contemporary furniture
3. Know the Famous Designers and what they have
made.
ART PRODUCTION
• So as not to threaten sustainability of our forests, there are policies,
moratoria, and laws that disallow timber extraction in old growth forests
and in critical areas as steep slopes, above 1000m elevation, stream banks,
and wilderness areas for conservation of bio-diversity and gene pools.

• This has affected over 2,500 business establishments in the furniture

export industry. This has also affected furniture craftsmen who had to look
for alternative materials.

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• The most popular are plastic monobloc lightweight stackable
polypropylene chairs, and metal combined with abaca and other
plant-based but durable materials. Despite these limitations, the
Filipino furniture craftsmen are preferred in many countries of the
globe.

• According to the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines

(CFIP) that the Filipino craftsmen are preferred in many countries
of the globe.

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• The unparalleled design and craftsmanship of locally-manufactured
furniture pieces have earned for Philippine furniture a prime spot in
the world market.

• The Philippine industry continues to be on of the country’s highest

export sales earner.

• The famous one has been educated abroad and have good exposure
to modern furniture as the are well-travelled and have interacted with
western and Asian furniture designer.
 CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE
DESIGNERS
Contemporary furniture designers in the Philippines are not very
many. The famous ones have been educated abroad and have good
exposure to modern furniture as they are well-travelled and have
interacted with Western and Asian Furniture designers.

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 Many furniture designers are found in Cebu,
Davao, Pampanga, Isabel, and Ilocos and most of
them still carry the more tradition designs that
match local architecture.
FAMOUS FILIPINO
FURNITURE
DESIGNERS

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ITO KISH
Is an interior designer as well as a
furniture designer. His Makati
Showroom exemplifies his aesthetics,
a contemporary space with Asian
elements culled from years of
working in Indonesia and Malaysia
as visual merchandiser, and from his
travels as a retailer.
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 ITO KISH
"When you travel and get to meet a lot
of clients, you learn more", he says.

Kish likes trying together vertical

figures with similar form and design.
This forms part of his chairs and other
types of furniture.

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VITO SELMA Is a native of Cebu. His
pieces of furniture show
wood grain and texture. His
lines are very visible, curved,
bent, or tied together forming
rhythmic patterns sutggesting
movement, yet, the piece is
unmoving.
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 VITO SELMA

Elegance is the word

that best describes
Vito Selma's furniture
designs.

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KENNETH COBONPUE
Is a world renowned, multi-awarded,
industrial designer known for his
organic design in natural fibers and
material. His excellent designs and
superb craftsmanship, when set in the
proper environment as Kenneth
Cobonpue envisions it, can instantly
transport you to another world

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KENNETH COBONPUE

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In Cebu, furniture designers D'oro Barandino, Kenneth
Cobonpue, Debbie Pala°, Bernice Montenegro,
Ferdinand "Aztick" Villarin, and Rodriguez sisters Vikki
and Paula, exhibited world-class pieces of furniture at
SM City in January 2015. The local furniture products
use combination of geometric and organic, hand-woven
nylon rope, pliable rattan with rigid steel and solid form
with transparent volume.
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The collection consisted of furniture that manifests
integration of material, function and form,
characterized by elegance and sophistication. The
exhibition shows how Cebuano furniture designers
make local products as pieces of art that meet both
local and global demands.

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NICCOLO JOSE
Treats every piece of furniture that
he designs and makes as an
artwork.
They are organic sculptures,
functional wooden accent art
pieces and studio contemporary
furniture.
Insists on "made-to-measure"
furniture
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NICCOLO JOSE

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MARIA ERIKA MASALONGA
Is a promising young furniture
designer. A graduate of BS
Industrial Design from Mapua
Institute of Technology, she
won first place in 2011 Green
Furniture Design Competition
(Student Level) for her entry
Solace Rocking Chair
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MARIA ERIKA MASALONGA
The furniture is made of recycled
aluminum as metal frame and
seagrass as weaving component.
Seagrass, which is indigenous to
the Philippines, is considered
renewable and eco-friendly
material.

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Hotels and restaurant are big
clients in the furniture industry.
However, they demand designs
that match the building motif.

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Home Furniture
Wood and abaca can be
combined to make good
home furniture.
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Art Appreciation
Just like in any visual art, the viewer has to understand the
qualities of contemporary furniture to be able to appreciate
it. You have learned that contemporary furniture designers
do not only consider form and function. They use
technology, new materials, and measurements that fit the
physical size, comfort, demands, and movement of the
users.
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THANK
YOU!!!