Joe Colombo was one of the most important designers in history. Colombo’s innovative productions included ‘micro-living-worlds’ and multi-functional objects.
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About his life
Joe Colombo, bornCesare Colombo(30 July 1930 – 30 July 1971) was anItalian industrial designer. He was educated at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera as a painter and studied until 1954 Architecture at Politecnico di Milano University. From 1951 to 1955, Joe Colombo worked independently as a painter and sculptor. He joined the ‘nuclear painting‘ movement and later became a founding member of the ‘art concrete‘ group.
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What are the main features of Colombo’s style?
In 1958 Colombo abandoned painting, but used the factory as a playground by experimenting with the latest production processes and newly developed plastics such asfibreglass,ABS,PVCandpolyethylene. Concentrating on industrial design from 1962-1971 he believed that good domestic design had to be available to everyone. Colombo designed also products forOluce,Kartell,Bieffe,Alessi,FlexformandBoffi. He died in 1971 on his 41st birthday.
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In Colombo’s vision, people needed efficient living equipment that they could take with them in a society that was increasingly mobile, both physically and socially.
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Most famous
- TheElda ChairforLonghi, 1963
- Miniaturised kitchenforBoffi, 1963
- Universale ChairforKartell, 1965
- Additional Living SystemforSormani,1967
- TheTube ChairforFlexform, 1969
- TheTopo LampforOluce, 1970
- Boby trolleyforB-line, 1970
- TheBrillio ChairforZanotta, 1971
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info source:
http://www.designophy.com/designpedia/design-designer-1000000077-joe-colombo.htm
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-brief-wondrous-career-of-j-114066
