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Joe Colombo White Vintage Plastic Boby High Portable Storage Container, Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
and executed by Bieffeplast, Padova, Italy. The white Joe Colombo Boby storage container was made of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 17.13 in D 16.34 in
Joe Colombo Boby trolley for Bieffeplast 1970s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Parma, IT
Boby storage trolley designed by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1970s.
In black plastic material, on
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo ''Boby 3'' Italian Portable Storage System for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Roma, IT
Designed in 1969, Joe Colombo’s iconic "Boby 3" portable storage system was produced by Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
H 29.14 in W 16.54 in D 16.93 in
Vintage Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Post modern plastic storage Boby trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast. designed in 1968
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast Boby Trolley
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian modern red plastic storage trolley Boby, on wheels, by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Biefflast, Italy, 1970s.
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Boby trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, Italy, from the 1970s is an opportunity
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo Organizer Cabinet 'Boby Trolley', circa 1970
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Organizer cabinet designed by Joe Colombo, circa 1960.
Manufactured by Bieffeplast Padova, from Italy.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, pre...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Iconic Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo - Space Age Award Winning Cabinet, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
of design history with the ‘Boby Trolley’ – a true gem for vintage enthusiasts.
item. storage
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 20.87 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 with 2 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 with 2 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 with 2 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 with 2 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
Boby storage cabinet with wheels and compartments by Joe Colombo for BieffePlast
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Milano, IT
Famous object trolley designed by Joe Colombo in the 1960s and produced by BIEFFEPLAST. The trolley for sale is dated 1980.
It is in good condition, with small marks due to wear an...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 29.14 in W 15.75 in D 16.93 in
1970s Black Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1970s black plastic Boby Trolly cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast with 6 storage drawers. Made in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 6 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 6 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 6 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 6 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 6 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 5 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 5 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 5 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 5 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 5 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 37.21 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 5 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 5 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 5 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 5 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 5 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 4 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 4 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 4 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 4 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 4 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 Drawers in Cumin 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 3 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 2 Drawers in Red 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 2 Drawers in Black 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 2 Drawers in White 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 2 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
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Boby Storage For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of boby storage you’re looking for. An item from our selection of boby storage — often made from plastic, acrylic and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of boby storage, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Boby Storage?
Prices for a piece of boby storage start at $400 and top out at $1,460 with the average selling for $700.
Joe Colombo for sale on 1stDibs
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 furniture, lighting and 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. 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. As you see on 1stDibs, if your tastes run to sleek, glossy Space Age looks, the work of Joe Colombo offers you a myriad of choices.
Materials: Plastic Furniture
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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