Cobonpue to share insights on creativity

World-renowned designer Kenneth Cobonpue and the head of Google’s global creative team, Dr. Joe Fry will share their insights about creativity on Friday’s Cebu Creative Industries Summit at the SM Cinema One.

Cobonpue and Fry are the mains speakers of the summit, which is part of the Cebu Business Month activities.

Cobonpue will talk about inspiration and desire, which is what he actually did that made him a successful designer.

His talk is titled “From Inspiration to Object of Desire.”

Cobonpue took inspiration from local objects and converted them into fine creative pieces of furniture that even won over then Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who bought the Cobonpue-designed Voyager Canopy bed.

GOOGLE’S FRY

Fry will tackle the “Digital Explodes Creative Ideas for Small Business” at 9 a.m.

“He is very good at his craft and was one of the speakers that the British Council, which is also our partner for the event, sent here to give a talk,” said Mary Anne Alcordo-Solomon, 2nd Cebu Creative Industries Summit committee chairperson.

“Hopefully, we can get as many participants especially our artists because they can really know many things from him,” Solomon said

She said they were trying to get more participants from the various creative sectors of Cebu including visual arts, furniture, fashion, architecture, print, interactive music, performing arts, motion picture, and culinary arts.

“With Cebu being known for many famous designer-personalities like Cobonpue and Monique Lhuillier, it is just right to stimulate more creativity into our people who are naturally creative. It’s time we teach them how to convert their art into something that they can earn from,” Solomon said.

‘Saving Face’

Aside from the talks, Solomon said that they would also be having a film showing of “Saving Face,” which is a Cebuano Indie film that won an Oscars award.

For the event, the committee will be charging P250 for students and P350 for adults.

“We are looking at 600 attendees to the event. We have had many confirmations and reservations already,” Solomon said./Reporter Aileen Garcia-Yap