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Joe Colombo Lighting

Italian, 1930-1971

He died tragically young, and his career as a designer lasted little more than 10 years. But through the 1960s, Joe 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, the creations of Joe Colombo have the power to surprise.

Cesare “Joe” Colombo was born in Milan, the son of an electrical-components manufacturer. He was a creative child — he loved to build huge structures from Meccano pieces — and in college he studied painting and sculpture before switching to architecture.

In the early 1950s, Colombo made and exhibited paintings and sculptures as part of an art movement that responded to the new Nuclear Age, and futuristic thinking would inform his entire career. He took up design not long after his father fell ill in 1958, and he and his brother, Gianni, were called upon to run the family company.

Colombo expanded the business to include the making of plastics — a primary material in almost all his later designs. One of his first, made in collaboration with his brother, was the Acrilica table lamp (1962), composed of a wave-shaped piece of clear acrylic resin that diffused light cast by a bulb concealed in the lamp’s metal base. A year later, Colombo produced his best-known furniture design, the Elda armchair (1963): a modernist wingback chair with a womb-like plastic frame upholstered in thick leather pads. 

Portability and adaptability were keynotes of many Colombo designs, made for a more mobile society in which people would take their living environments with them. One of his most striking pieces is the Tube chair (1969). It comprises four foam-padded plastic cylinders that fit inside one another. The components, which are held together by metal clips, can be configured in a variety of seating shapes (his Additional Living System seating is similarly versatile).

Vintage Tube chairs generally sell for about $9,000 in good condition; Elda chairs for about $7,000. A small Colombo design such as the plastic Boby trolley — an office organizer on wheels, designed in 1970 — is priced in the range of $700.

As Colombo intended, his designs are best suited to a modern decor. If your tastes run to sleek, glossy Space Age looks, the work of Joe Colombo offers you a myriad of choices.

Find vintage Joe Colombo lamps, seating and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Joe Colombo
20th Century Joe Colombo Forma E Funzione Table Lamp Mod. Shu, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Turin, Turin
Joe Colombo was born in Milan in 1930. After attending the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and the Milan Polytechnic, Joe Colombo worked in the fields of painting, architecture, graphic d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp The Globe Transparent Blown Glass by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'The Globe' designed by Joe Colombo in 1964. Wall lamp giving direct and diffused light in transparent blown glass. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Globe is a lamp which...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Nickel

Coupe Wall Lamp ‘1158’ by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe wall lamp (1158) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Elegance defined by form following function is exemplified in this beautiful fixture. A round black plate is attached to the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Metal

Joe Colombo Model #3319 Spider Floor Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #3319 'Spider' floor lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black metal and chrome, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury and an icon for Colombo. A highly adjustable floor lamp, the shade can be rotated up/down and right/left. Originally designed in 1965, this iconic light is still made...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Colombo 885 ceiling lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1970s.
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Athens, Attiki
In 1970, the “Colombo”, named after its designer, the great Joe Colombo, was the first domestic light with a halogen light bulb and its design came in response to the invention of th...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Joe Colombo Model #2202 Coupé Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' table lamp in black for Oluce. Originally designed in 1967, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury and an icon for Colombo. A highly adjustable table light, the shade can be rotated up/down and right/left. Executed in a lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem and an adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminum, this iconic lamp is still made by Oluce in Italy using many of the original manufacturing techniques with scrupulous attention to detail, materials, and craftsmanship. The Coupé series was initially conceived as a variation of the Spider family, of which it has kept its base and stem. The simple, ingenious mechanism that connects the stem to the head makes it possible to direct the beam in several directions, by moving the dome up, down, and sideways. In 1968, Coupé won the ”International Design Award” of the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago. It is part of the permanent collection at both the MoMA in New York and the ”Neue Sammlung” Museum in Munich. Price is per item. Available to order in unlimited quantities in choice of scarlet red or black. The Coupé is also available as a smaller Mini Coupé 'Model 2201' table lamp, a wall lamp 'Model 1158...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #3320/R Coupé Floor Lamp in White for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #3320/R 'Coupé' floor lamp in white for Oluce. Comprising a lacquered metal base, adjustable chrome stem, and adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminum, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury and a defining icon for Colombo. The dome can be rotated up/down and right/left. Originally designed in 1967, this iconic lamp is still made by Oluce in Italy using many of the original manufacturing techniques with scrupulous attention to detail, materials, and craftsmanship. The Coupé series was initially conceived as a variation of the Spider family, of which it has kept its base and stem. In 1968, Coupé won the ”International Design Award” of the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago. It is part of the permanent collection at both the MoMA in New York and the ”Neue Sammlung” Museum in Munich. Price is per item. Available to order in unlimited quantities in choice of white or black. The Coupé is also available as the smaller Mini Coupé ‘Model 2201’ table lamp, a larger 'Model 2202' table lamp, a straight floor lamp 'Model 3321,' or a pivoting wall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Flash Table Lamp Model 2207 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By O-Luce, Joe Colombo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
The Flash table lamp model 2207 designed by Joe Colombo for O-Luce reflects the innovative spirit of its creator. Flash was designed as a well thought-o...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Joe Colombo Model #2201 Mini Coupé Table Lamp in Mustard Yellow for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2201 'Mini Coupé' table lamp in mustard yellow for Oluce. Executed in yellow enameled metal and chrome, this table lamp is a smaller-scale version of one of the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Coupe Floor Lamp 3320/R by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe floor lamp (3320/R) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupe series of lamps is considered as a variation of the spider lamps. The simplisti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #291 Spider Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #291 'Spider' table lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black metal and chrome, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Coupe Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupé series was initially conceived as a variation of the Spider family the smart yet simple mechanism that attaches the stem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Metal

Joe Colombo Model #2201 "Mini Coupé" Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2201 'Mini Coupé' table lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black enameled metal and chrome, this table lamp is a smaller-scale version of one of the most refin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Joe Colombo Riscio Table Lamp by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
One lamp (in white) is in stock, more (and other colors) are available on order. Prolific Italian architect and designer Joe Colombo, born Cesare Colombo, believed in democratic an...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Model #2202 Coupé Table Lamp in Scarlet for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' table lamp in scarlet red for Oluce. Originally designed in 1967, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury and an icon for Colombo. A highly adjustable table light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Acrilica 281 by Gianni Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Vienna, AT
The Oluce Acrilica 281 is a table lamp, with a transparent, wavy diffuser fixed laterally on a steel base. It was created in 1962 and designed by Gianni a...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Acrilica Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Acrilica table lamp designed by Marco Zanuso Soto for Oluce. Initially known as the 281 model, created in 1962, and was immediately nicknamed “Acrilica” due to the surprising inn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Coupé 3320 Floor Lamp by Oluce, Black
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic "Coupé 3320 R" adjustable black arch floor lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1967. This vintage modern original by Oluce is made in Italy and features a weighted black base and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Chrome, Metal

Fresnel-1148 Outdoor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fresnel-1148 outdoor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The iconic Fresnel lamp for outdoors with a fixture diameter of 10cm. The Fresnel lens makes the ligh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Globe Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Globe table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. It is a simplistic and appealing design manufactured from hand-blown glass, producing a remarkable ambient light with the help...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Nickel

Acrilica Portoro Marble Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally designed in 1962 by Joe and Gianni Colombo, the 281 model dubbed, the Acrilica Table Lamp from Oluce was so aptly named for its conspicuousness and exceptional innovation ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Marble

Globe Suspension Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Globe suspension lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. This lamp is a spherical blown glass body with a cylindrical nickel reflector. The suspension cable of the lamp can be adjust...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Nickel

Colombo Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colombo wall lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Joe Colombo was one of Italy's most iconic designers and is highly regarded for his imaginary an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Chrome

Colombo Ceiling Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colombo suspension lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The visionary and futuristic designer Joe Colombo designed the Colombo lamp in 1970, o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Spider Floor Lamp Model 3319 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp giving direct light. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminum. Current production originally designed by Joe Colombo for O-Lu...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Spider table lamp for Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Quarrata, IT
Iconic ''Spider'' table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce in 1965. This version features a lacquered white metal reflector, chrome stem , and cast iron base, maintenenig the cle...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Coupe Wall Lamp 1159 R by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe wall lamp (1159R) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. This iconic design from 1967 still is a beautiful addition to any room. An adjustable hemispherical reflector diffuses the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Metal

Joe Colombo Vademecum Lamp in Red
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce Vademecum table lamp, model 4034, designed Joe Colombo for Kartell. The forward-thinking design is intended to be versatile and portable, with a name in Latin that translates ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Chrome

Domo Table Lamps by Joe Colombo: Mid-Century Modern Italian Design
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same core shape. Known f...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Domo Table Lamps by Joe Colombo: Mid-Century Modern Italian Design
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, 1965 The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, Steel Brass, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, 1965 The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, Steel Brass, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, 1965 The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

TOPO Adjustable Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in BARCELONA, ES
An original TOPO table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo in the early 1970s — a benchmark piece in Space Age Italian design. Colombo, known for his radical vision of the futu...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Chrome

Fresnel-1148 EC Outdoor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fresnel-1148/EC Outdoor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The iconic Fresnel lamp for outdoors with a fixture diameter of 10cm. The Fresnel lens makes the l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Zinc

Joe Colombo Spider floor lamp for Oluce, 1960s, set di 2
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Quarrata, IT
Iconic ''Spider'' floor lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce in 1965. This versione features a lacquered white metal reflector, chrome stem , and cast iron base, maintenenig the cl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Spider Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The spider table lamp by designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. This lamp with stove-enameled sheet metal reflector is purposely designed to take a special horizontal spotlight bulb. A p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Joe Colombo Suspension Lamp the Globe Large Gold by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'The Globe' designed by Joe Colombo in 1964. Suspension lamp giving direct and diffused light in transparent blown glass. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Globe is ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Set of Four Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Four Table Lamps model Mini Coupe designed by Joe Colombo. Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered alumin...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Coupe 3321 Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Coupe" 3321 floor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Current production. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem. Special semi-cylindrical reflector, tilts and turns on a black plast...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Chrome, Metal

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp Coupé 3320 Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp 'Coupé 3320' designed by Joe Colombo in 1967. Floor lamp giving direct light, metal lacquered base and structure, revolving and height adjustable chromium-plated arc, lac...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamp by Karakter, Mid-Century Design
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Domo Brass Table Lamp by Karakter, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lam...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Brass

Set of Two Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamps by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three la...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp The Globe Transparent Blown Glass by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'The Globe' designed by Joe Colombo in 1964. Wall lamp giving direct and diffused light in transparent blown glass. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Globe is a lamp wh...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Nickel

Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamp by Karakter, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamp by Karakter, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamp by Karakter, Mid-Century Modern
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Black Vademecum table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Black Vademecum (model 4034) table lamp, designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and manufactured by Kartell. The Vademecum lamp is made of a plastic base and a stainless steel arm / shade....
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Steel

Joe Colombo ACRILICA 281 TABLE LAMP OLUCE 1962
By O-Luce, Joe Colombo
Located in Munich, DE
Joe Colombo’s 281 vintage model table lamp, aka the “Acrilica” lamp, is a magical design that utilizes the conductive properties of methacrylate to great effect. The light travels fr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Minimalist Elegant Spider Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1965
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Elegant minimalist spider' floor lamp designed in 1965 by Joe Colombo (1930-71) for Oluce Italy. This is a rare early production example with '1967' label attached (produced around...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Chrome, Steel

Joe Colombo Topo Table Lamp in White and Black with Base for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' table lamp in white and black with base for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Joe Colombo Green TOPO Lamp
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Topo is inspired by automotives in its design. The slits on the shade remind us of the vents on a mid-century sports car. Arm is jointed and can extend and retract.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Enamel

Superb Acrilica Lamp by Joe Colombo Very Rare US Version
By Joe Colombo
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Superb Acrilica lamp by Joe Colombo Very rare US version with its original transformer Oluce edition The Acrilica 281 table lamp was designed in 1962...
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1960s Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Plexiglass

Joe Colombo Coupè 3320R Floor Lamp in White Lacquered Metal by Oluce 1967 Italy
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Coupè or 3320R arched floor lamp with semispherical lampshade in withe lacquered aluminum, stem in chromed metal and base in white lacquered aluminum. Designed by Joe Colombo and ma...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s Wall lamp mod. Coupé 1159 with adjustable dome lampshade in white lacquered metal. Inside the lampshad...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Model 222 or flash table lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1960s.
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Model 222 table lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1960s. The model 222 is also known as the MiniFlash and designed in 1968. White laquered lamp and base. The round base is refin...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum

Orange Spider table lamp by Joe Colombo, Oluce 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brussels, BE
Joe Colombo designed the Model 293, also known as the Spider, a table lamp characterized by its arched metal stem with an adjustable clamp. Manufactured by Oluce in Milan, Italy, in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal

Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s Wall lamp mod. Coupé 1159 with adjustable dome lampshade in white lacquered metal. Inside the lampshad...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Joe Colombo Domo Steel Table Lamp by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The diameter given applies to the base. The shade measures 11cm (width) and 20cm (length). The lamp measures 52.5 cm in width. Available in a brass or black lacquered finish. Technical information: Voltage: 230V / 110V Socket: E27 / E26 Max wattage: 230V: Max E27 Globe 28W / 110V: Max E26 Globe 40W Cord: 2m black PVC cord...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Joe Colombo Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Spider table lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo
Located in Klintehamn, SE
The Spider table lamp was designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminum. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Fine...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Joe Colombo Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Joe Colombo lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Joe Colombo lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 89 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 133 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Joe Colombo were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Vico Magistretti, Stilux, and Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. Prices for Joe Colombo lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $370 and can go as high as $8,105, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,336.
Questions About Joe Colombo Lighting
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025
    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.