MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Design Center of the Philippines celebrates the 2020 World Industrial Design Day with an intimate conversation about industrial design with two of the most influential figures in the Philippine design journey, Al de Lange and Kenneth Cobonpue.
The virtual event, IDxCONVERSATIONS, Design for Everyday Life, premieres on Monday, June 29, at 9 a.m., as it aims to deep dive into the guests’ thoughts on the role of industrial design to overcoming the current health crisis.
Vanguards of their respective generations, IDxConversations will look into each of their philosophies, processes, and inspirations, while at the same time highlighting the power of industrial design to provide a unique narrative reflective of the times, as well as the promise of the future, touching on topics of consumerism, sustainability and the future of design.
World Industrial Design Day 2020 also celebrates the amazing power of ‘design for everyday life’, recognizing the value and benefits of design on the products and services that make our lives easier and more efficient. From commonplace items, appliances, tools, devices and accessories to intricately designed transit networks, infrastructure systems or even digital platforms and apps, design infiltrates our daily lives and practices, whether we are conscious of it or not.
The program schedule is as follows:
PART 1: Interview with Al and Kay de Lange from California
The first industrial designer of the Philippines and the founder of Designs Ligna, Al was a man ahead of his time. In the late 1960’s, he sought out to make the best furniture the Philippines had to offer. His designs and ideology that has endured to this day are a testament to his work and his legacy.
Al was the founder and design director of the Design Center of the Philippines. He is now enjoying retirement in Northern California.
PART 2: Coffee chat with Kenneth Cobonpue on Future of Design with videos, graphics, Q&A
Kenneth Cobonpue is a multi-awarded furniture designer and manufacturer from Cebu, Philippines. After design studies in New York, he worked in Italy and Germany and then moved back to the Philippines where he founded his own brand. Kenneth Cobonpue is known around the world for unique designs that integrates locally sourced materials with innovative handmade production processes.
TIME magazine once called him “rattan’s first virtuoso” and in 2014 Maison & Objet awarded him Designer of the Year.
Preimere of documentary videos “Disenyong Pang Araw Araw” and “Disenyo Ng Ating Kinabukasan”
These two short films will be shown in collaboration with renowned curator Marian Pastor Roces and powered by a crowdcoursing campaign, and are meant to provide a unique voice from the Philippines in this global celebration of WIDD with its theme “Design for Everyday Life”.
It is also meant to raise awareness for the Philippine design and creative economy, sectors that have been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry as priority sectors for development.
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