Joe Colombo Plywood 4801 Lounge Chair No 42, Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Echt, NL
Early 4801 Lounge Chair by Joe Colombo in very good condition Number 42 This chair is formed from
Plywood
$11,900 / set
H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Pair of Joe Colombo Chairs No. 4801, Black Plywood Wood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
-Century, circa 1963. Joe Colombo's iconic 4801 armchair was designed in 1963/1964. A modern chair with
Plywood, Wood, Bentwood
$5,950 / item
H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Joe Colombo Chair No. 4801, Black Plywood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s, One of Two
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
midcentury. Joe Colombo's iconic 4801 armchair was designed in 1963-1964. A modern chair with striking visual
Plywood
Unavailable
H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Joe Colombo Plywood Black 4801 Lounge Chair, Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in London, GB
4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo in very good condition. This chair is formed from 3 pieces of
Plywood
Joe Colombo Painted Bent Plywood Chair "4801"
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
This chair has been painted to a dramatic effect.
Plywood
Joe Colombo 4801 Chairs
By Joe Colombo
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1963. Model No. 4801 the "Interlocking" chair, so called since it's
Pair of Early 4801 Chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of early Joe Colombo 4801 Chairs in excellent original condition.
Wood, Lacquer
Joe Colombo Plywood Lounge Chair '4801'
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Original Colombo lounge chair with three interlocking bent plywood sections. Vintage series only
Leather, Plywood
Joe Colombo Numbered Armchairs Model 4801
By Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An armchair, Model 4801, designed by Joe Colombo, 1963/64, for Kartell/Noviglio, three-part
Wood
4801 Lounge Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
! This design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chairs were only
Plywood
Joe Colombo 4801 Lounge Chair for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Joe Colombo 4801 Bentwood Lounge Chair For Kartell
Model 4801 Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed in 1963 and manufactured by Kartell, Italy, Joe Colombo's iconic 4801 "interlocking
Wood
Joe Colombo Model 4801 White Lacquered Plywood Chair Kartell, 1965
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chicago, IL
Joe Colombo designed the Model 4801 chair from three curved pieces bent beech plywood. Colombo
Plywood
Joe Colombo Model 4801 Black Lacquered Plywood Chair Kartell, 1965
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chicago, IL
Joe Colombo designed the Model 4801 chair from three curved pieces bent beech plywood. Colombo
Plywood
Joe Colombo armchair mod. 4801 for Kartell, 1963
By Joe Colombo
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Amazing chair in original condition. The incredible design is timeless, the original painting is in
Plywood
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H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Pair of '4801' cream colored lounge chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in amstelveen, NL
"interlocking" lounge chairs designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1960s Joe Colombo''s
Plywood
Joe Colombo Space Age 4801 Chair, 1963 Design
By Joe Colombo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Striking and sculptural, this is the iconic 4801 armchair designed by Joe Colombo in 1963 and
Wood
JOE COLOMBO Numbered Armchairs Model 4801
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An armchair, Model 4801, designed by Joe Colombo, 1963/64, for Kartell/Noviglio, three-part
Model 4801 Easy Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wooden armchair in white color. New paint because old paint too worn. Wear due to the time and the age of the armchair. Measures: Seat height 34cm.
Wood
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H 23.63 in W 28.35 in D 25.99 in
Model 4801 Easy Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s, Set of 2
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bruxelles, BE
Black wooden armchair. Manufactured in a limited number. Numbered 136. Wear due to time and age of the armchair. Measures: Seat height 33cm.
Wood
Joe Colombo for Kartell 4801 Lounge Chair
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joe Colombo for Kartell 4801 Lounge Chair. From original owner. A rare collector’s piece in
Plywood
Joe Colombo 4801 for Kartell Lounge Chair
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Very nice example of the Classic Colombo Interlocking Plywood 4801 for Kartell designed 1963. This
1st Edition 4801 Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
One of the 1st, small run of numbered lacquered edition of the Classic Colombo designed bent
Plywood
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H 22.84 in W 28.35 in D 26.38 in
Joe Colombo Organic Sculpture 4801 Lounge Chair N°15, Kartell Wood, 1960
By Joe Colombo
Located in Munster, NRW
Rare and early Kartell 4801 seat by Joe Colombo, best condition, has been professionally resprayed
Wood
Joe Columbo White 4801 Chair, Kartell, Italy 1965
By Joe Colombo
Located in London, GB
Joe Columbo, first artist, then architect, designed the Model 4801 chair from three curved pieces
Beech
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H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Pair of Joe Colombo Chairs No. 4801, Black Plywood, Kartell, Italy, circa 1963
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
-Century. Joe Colombo's iconic 4801 armchair was designed in 1963/1964. A modern chair with striking visual
Plywood
Joe Colombo's Plywood 4801 Lounge Chair For Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Sittard, NL
design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only
Plywood
Plywood 4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only produced in 1963-1964. Original
Plywood 4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only produced in 1963-1964. Plywood, marked
Plywood
4801 Lounge Plywood Chair By Joe Colombo For Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Maastricht, NL
! This design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chairs were
Plywood
Red Lacquered Sculptural Joe Colombo No. 4801 “Interlocking” Chair
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A red lacquered sculptural Joe Colombo No. 4801 “Interlocking” chair. The body is composed of three
Plywood
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H 22.84 in W 26.38 in D 28.35 in
Joe Colombo's Plywood 4801 Lounge Chair for Kartell with Ottomann
By Joe Colombo
Located in Brussels, BE
its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only produced in 1963-1964. No flaws, only small pieces
Plywood
Joe Colombo '4801' Lounge Chair for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Pressed plywood lounge chair '4801' by Joe Colombo for Kartell. Made in Italy, circa 1963-1964.
4801 Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Sundridge, GB
An early example of this bent ply lounge chair, they were produced for a short time from 1963/4 and
A Pair of Joe Colombo for Kartell Steam-bent Armchairs #4801.
Located in New York, NY
Formed of three pieces of steam-bent plywood elements, painted white, with upholstered cushions. Each numbered - 244 and 248.
Plywood, Paint
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H 23 in W 24.5 in D 25.5 in
A White Bentwood Chair model # 4801 by Joe Columbo for Kartell Noviglio
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
An armchair featuring a body, seat and frame composed of three pieces of white bentwood. By Joe
Plywood
Joe Colombo Orange 4801 Lounge Chair by Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Haderslev, DK
Iconic all original 4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell 1960s. Excellent condition
Plywood, Lacquer
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This is a sp...
Brass
Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce
Brass
$7,059 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
Modern Counter Stools in Walnut, Cicely Collection
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These walnut counter height cicely stools are beautifully constructed from solid walnut in Ohio, USA. This stool was style-spotted at the Spring 2022 High Point Market. These stools ...
Walnut
Ettore Sottsass Callimaco Floor Lamp for Artemide
By Ettore Sottsass, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Callimaco' floor lamp for Artemide. Originally created in 1982, Ettore Sottsass’ “horn” of light creates the remarkable illusion of an oversized musical instrument...
Aluminum
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$3,972 / item
H 31.89 in W 21.46 in D 21.26 in
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chair for Cassina, Black Leather, 1937
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chair for Cassina, patinated wood and black leather seat, Italy, 1937. A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic "Ba...
Wood, Leather
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
American Designer, Sectional Sofa, Rattan, Velvet, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan and yellow velvet sectional sofa designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s. Dimensions: 25.25” H x 98” W x 98” D Seat Height: 17”
Velvet, Rattan
$6,093Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Custom Oak & Cream Bouclé Daybed by Fosfeen Handcrafted, Made to Order
Located in Plymouth, GB
A handcrafted oak and cream bouclé daybed from Fosfeen’s Sunday Collection. Made to order with full customisation available, including COM, finishes, and dimensions. The Sunday Dayb...
Hardwood, Wood, Upholstery, Textile, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak
$6,102 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
$6,322 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.