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Joe Colombo is famous for his career as a designer. He died young, at 41 in 1971, and his career as a designer lasted little more than 10 years. Through the 1960s, Colombo proved himself one of the field’s most provocative and original thinkers, and he produced a remarkably large array of innovative chairs, table lamps and other lighting and furniture as well as product designs. Even today, his creations have the power to surprise. Shop a selection of Joe Colombo furniture on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025
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Joe Colombo Nickel-Plated Table Lamp
The Globe
by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp "The Globe" designed by Victor Vaisilev in 1964.
Table lamp giving direct and diffused light in trasparent blown glass. Metal base and structure.
Manufactured by Oluce, It...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,214 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Desk lamp "Shu" or "Elmo" by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This very rare table or desk lamp was designed by Joe Colombo in 1971 and manufactured by Forma & Funzione in Italy.
This lamp is known as “Shu”, “Elmo” or “Yo Yo”, due to the possib...
Category
Antique 1670s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo
Boby
Trolley Size M with 4 Drawers in Honey for B-Line
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo
Boby
Trolley Size L with 6 Drawers in Verdigris for B-Line
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo
Boby
Trolley Size L with 5 Drawers in Verdigris for B-Line
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo, 1970
Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo pursued a career in painting and sculpture before he transiti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$415 / item