Joe Colombo

Joe Colombo

Italy, 1930 – 1971

Joe Colombo was born in Milan, Italy and went to school at the Brera Academy of Fine Art where he studied painting and sculpture. He entered the avant-garde art scene of the early fifties as part of the “Nuclear Movement” of painters who sought to break down the formal, static boundaries of painting with more organic images bursting out of the growing international anxiety about the nuclear bomb. This was the perfect environment for Colombo to begin germinating his philosophies on designs for the future.

In the late 1950s he went to school at the Faculty of Architecture and designed his first project, a condominium, in 1956. In 1962 he opened his own studio in Milan designing architecture and furniture. In 1964 he was awarded an IN-Arch prize for the interior of a hotel in Sardinia. During the sixties, and until his death in 1971, Colombo produced an extraordinary number of furniture and appliance designs.

Among some of his best-known furniture designs from this period championed plastic as a viable modern material. Kartell pays homage to one of the most iconic pieces in its museum with its re-edition of the 4801 armchair designed by Joe Colombo, an authentic symbol of design in the ‘60s, and now much sought-after in auctions of modern historical pieces.

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  1. Oluce Spider Mini Table Lamp
    Regular $805.00USD Sale $684.25USD

  2. Oluce Fresnel Outdoor Floor Lamp
    Regular $1,015.00USD Sale $862.75USD

  3. Oluce Fresnel Outdoor Wall Lamp
    Regular $695.00USD Sale $590.75USD

  4. Oluce The Globe Pendant Lamp
    Regular $1,655.00USD Sale $1,406.75USD

  5. Oluce Fresnel Wall Lamp
    Regular $745.00USD Sale $633.25USD

  6. Oluce The Globe Wall Lamp
    Regular $1,875.00USD Sale $1,593.75USD

  7. Oluce The Globe Table Lamp
    Regular $2,245.00USD Sale $1,908.25USD

  8. Oluce Colombo Floor Lamp
    Regular $2,875.00USD Sale $2,443.75USD

  9. Oluce Colombo Pendant Lamp
    Regular $2,465.00USD Sale $2,095.25USD

  10. Oluce Coupe Arched Wall Lamp
    Regular $4,225.00USD Sale $3,591.25USD

  11. Oluce Coupe Wall Lamp
    Regular $2,545.00USD Sale $2,163.25USD

  12. Oluce Colombo Wall Lamp
    Regular $2,275.00USD Sale $1,933.75USD

  13. Oluce Mini Coupe Table Lamp
    Regular $745.00USD Sale $633.25USD

  14. Oluce Spider Floor Lamp
    Regular $2,075.00USD Sale $1,763.75USD

  15. Oluce Coupe Floor Lamp
    Regular $2,185.00USD Sale $1,857.25USD

  16. Oluce Coupe Arched Floor Lamp
    Regular $6,915.00USD Sale $5,877.75USD

  17. Oluce Spider Table Lamp
    Regular $1,675.00USD Sale $1,423.75USD

  18. Oluce Acrilica Table Lamp
    Regular $6,415.00USD Sale $5,452.75USD

  19. Oluce Coupe Table Lamp
    Regular $1,795.00USD Sale $1,525.75USD

  20. GUBI Basket 3-Seater Sofa - Fully Upholstered
    Regular $8,399.00USD Sale $6,719.20USD

  21. GUBI Basket 2-Seater Sofa - Fully Upholstered
    Regular $5,799.00USD Sale $4,639.20USD

  22. GUBI Basket Lounge Chair - Fully Upholstered
    Regular $3,699.00USD Sale $2,959.20USD

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