Early edition Model 4801 chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
An iconic example of early Italian radical design, the Model 4801 chair was designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell in the mid-1960s.
Plywood
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 3 pieces of plywood which lock together without any mechanical fixings.
Plywood
Pair of Joe Colombo Chairs No. 4801, Black Plywood Wood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Only a limited number of wooden 4801 chairs were produced in the 1960s, when the technologies did not exists to produce Joe Colombo's design using Kartell's material of choice.
Plywood, Wood, Bentwood
Joe Colombo Chair No. 4801, Black Plywood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s, One of Two
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A limited number of wood 4801 chairs were produced in the 1960s, when the technologies did not exists to produce Joe Colombo's design using Kartell's material of choice.
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.
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 formed from three pieces of plywood which lock together without recourse to any me...
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 made 1963-1964 for Kartell in Italy. This example still has rare removable leather c...
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 construction of moulded laminated wood, original white lacquer coating.
Wood
4801 Lounge Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
Constructed out of three interlocking pieces of molded plywood. No glue, screws or nails used! This design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge...
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" armchair consists only of three bent pressed plywood parts that are assembled without gl...
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.
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.
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 excellent condition. The seat looks uncomfortable but actually its quite comfort...
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 iconic 4801 armchair is designed in 1963-1964.
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 produced by Kartell, Italy. Made from just three interlocking pieces of bent plywood—ass...
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 construction of moulded laminated wood, original white lacquer coating
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
Sold
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.
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 example is in very good, original condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, norm...
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 chair, this one number 21!
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 in original orange or red, dates from the 1960. We bought it from a private coll...
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 bent beech ply – and nothing else.
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
A limited number of wood 4801 chairs were produced in the 1960s, when the technologies did not exists to produce Joe Colombo's design using Kartell's material of choice.
Plywood
Joe Colombo's Plywood 4801 Lounge Chair For Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Sittard, NL
Constructed of three interlocking pieces of molded plywood. No glue, scews or nails used ! This design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge c...
Plywood
Plywood 4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Constructed of three interlocking pieces of molded plywood, this design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only produced in 1963-19...
Plywood 4801 lounge chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Constructed of three interlocking pieces of molded plywood, this design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 lounge chair were only produced in 1963-19...
Plywood
4801 Lounge Plywood Chair By Joe Colombo For Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Maastricht, NL
Constructed out of three interlocking pieces of molded plywood. No glue, scews or nails used! This design required two years of development prior to its production. The 4801 loung...
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 separate pieces of molded interlocking plywood without any metal fittings.
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
Very rare, never seen before, this lounge chair with ottoman ! ! Original lacquered plywood, marked production number 48. so 1 of first ever made !! Constructed of three interlock...
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 all numbered, this chair is number 21 stamped on each of the three pieces that ma...
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 Columbo, Italy circa 1963 produced by Kartell Noviglio, Milan. Please see the book "10...
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.
Plywood, Lacquer
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 25 in D 7 in
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio
By Quattrifolio, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1974. Four large plastic petals make up this visually striking se...
Plastic
$3,700 / set
H 29.73 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, 1967, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, black structure, Italy, 1967 set of two. The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design, created with a wo...
Leather, Beech, Plywood
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
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
$9,940 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$13,572 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
Long Ceramic Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Free-shape chandelier made by the French ceramic artist Olivia Cognet. Staying true to her organic shaped works, Olivia offers us here an wider iteration of her classic beautiful and...
Ceramic
$2,587 / item
H 29.14 in W 20.87 in D 18.12 in
Customizable Wittmann Fledermaus Chair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for starting leather. Specially designed in 1907 for the Fledermaus cabaret in Vienna, this suite still stands for exceptional bentwood craft. The runners and the woode...
Leather, Fabric
Marco Zanuso "Square" Sofa for Arflex, 1962
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Marco Zanuso "Square" Sofa for Arflex, camel velvet, Italy, 1962 The design of Marco Zanuso's "Square" sofa, produced for Arflex in 1960s, reflects his commitment to modernist desig...
Velvet
Kartell Joe Colombo Chair in Crystal by Joe Colombo
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A true symbol of Sixties design, famous also for being the only piece by Kartell made entirely of wood. Contemporary technology has made it possible to create the same product using ...
Plastic
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Loveseat / Armchair, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original Carlo Scarpa Cornaro loveseat / armchair, pure Alpaca fabric, Italy. Produced by Gavina in the 1970s. Fast shipping worldwide.
Chrome
Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceiling light by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950. Aluminum frame with anodized copper finish, featuring a unique etched spiral within th...
Copper, Steel
$10,224Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 25.99 in W 45.28 in D 35.04 in
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair by Cassina, Upholstered, Mid-Century
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair Manufactured by Cassina SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE A favourable balance between geometric rigour and enveloping shapes designed by maestro Carlo Scarpa. Th...
Metal
Vico Magistretti "122" Chair for Cassina, 1967
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, black structure and ranch leather, Italy, 1967. The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design, created wi...
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Pair of Armchairs, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Maison Gouffé
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb pair of Jean Royere / Maison Gouffe style armchairs, upholstered in pure Alpaca. High quality hand-made beech frames and newly upholstered in a beige / stone premium 100% alpa...
Alpaca, Beech
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.