Golden Limited Edition Elda Chair by Joe Colombo for Longhi Italy no. 8/20
By Joe Colombo, Longhi
Located in Nagykovácsi, Central Hungary
LONGHI celebrated the Elda chair's 60th anniversary by creating a limited edition golden chair based on Joe Colombo’s original ELDA design. The chair was only taken out of its origin...
Metal
Joe Colombo for Comfort 'Elda' Lounge Chairs in Red Leather and Fiberglass
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Comfort, lounge chairs ‘Elda’, fiberglass, leather, Italy, design 1963 The ‘Elda’ chair is one of the most well-known designs of Italian designer Joe Colombo.
Leather, Fiberglass
Joe Colombo for Comfort 'Elda' Lounge Chair in Red Leather and Fiberglass
By Joe Colombo, Comfort, Italy
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Comfort, lounge chair ‘Elda’, fiberglass, leather, Italy, design 1963 The ‘Elda’ chair is one of the most well-known designs of Italian designer Joe Colombo.
Leather, Fiberglass
Joe Colombo for Comfort Lounge Chair 'Elda' in Black Leather and Fiberglass
By Joe Colombo, Comfort, Italy
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo named this design ‘Elda’ in honor of his wife.
Leather, Fiberglass
Joe Colombo 'Elda' Lounge Chair, White Leather and Fibreglass, by Comfort, Italy
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
The Elda Chair was designed by Joe Colombo in 1965 and named after his wife.
Leather, Fiberglass
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.
Metal
Italian modern smoke glass by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition. Light scattered marks.
Glass
Italian modern smoke glass by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition. Light scattered marks.
Glass
Italian modern smoke glass by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition. Light scattered marks.
Glass
Italian modern smoke glasses by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition. Light scattered marks.
Glass
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by O-Luce in approx. 1970s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good conditions. The wall lamp has scattered signs and small scattered paint defects, especially on the profile of th...
Metal, Steel
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by O-Luce in approx. 1970s and designed by Joe Colombo. Vintage conditions. The wall lamp has scattered signs and small scattered paint defects, especially on the profile of...
Metal, Steel
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by O-Luce in approx. 1970s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good conditions. The wall lamp has scattered signs and small scattered paint defects, especially on the profile of th...
Metal, Steel
Italian Modern Bowl Ashtray Biglia by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1970s and designed by Joe Colombo. Very good condition. Light scuffs and scratches not visible in photos.
Glass
$5,726
Joe Colombo armchair
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Joe Colombo armchair model 4801 designed 1963 for Kartel made of 3 plywood parts limited edition rare to find with the Original cushions
Plastic, Plywood
Joe Colombo 'Mid-Century Modern Acrilica' Methacrylate Table Lamp by Oluce
By Oluce, Antonio Ari Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1962. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Steel
Italian mid-century modern leatherette wood chairs 300 by Colombo Pozzi, 1960s
By Pozzi, Joe Colombo
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Poggi in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition, light marks on the wood.
Leather, Wood
Joe Colombo 'Mid-Century Modern Acrilica' Methacrylate Table Lamp by Oluce
By Oluce, Antonio Ari Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1962. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Steel
Joe Colombo Sella 1001 Lounge Chair, Italy, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Sella 1001 lounge chair designed by Joe Colombo, Italy, 1970. One of Colombo’s most distinctive seating designs, the Sella 1001 combines a dramatically curved molded shell ...
Acrylic, Plywood
Pair of 1970's large fiberglass masks
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of large lacquered fiberglass masks, commissioned for a private residence designed by Joe Colombo. Attributed to Joe Colombo; manufactured circa 1970.
Fiberglass
Space Age Italian Stainless Steel Ice Cream Cups and Saucers, 1970s, Set of 6
By Joe Colombo
Located in Roma, IT
The cups feature a particularly distinctive design, reminiscent of the iconic Smoke glasses designed by Joe Colombo, whose curved, crescent-shaped stems were conceived to allow the u...
Stainless Steel
1960's Space Age Rare Ashtray in Melamine Germany
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this cool red melamine Space age ashtray with removable top circa 1970's , in the style of Luiggi Colanni & Joe Colombo.
Plastic
Vintage Joe Colombo Molded Resin Chairs - Set of Three
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with the vibrant optimism of the Space Age with this iconic set of three Joe Colombo chairs. Originally designed in 1965, the "Universale" model represents a landma...
Resin
White Metal Hanging Lamp by Joe Colombo Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A rare and iconic white pendant lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950s.
Aluminum
$300Sale Price|20% Off
1980's Italian Postmodern Multidirectional Desk Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare postmodern Italian design, multidirectional table desk lamp enameled white metal finish with plastic fittings, circa 1980's in great condition in many different positions.
Metal
Joe Colombo "Biglia" Crystal and Metal Ashtray for Arnolfo di Cambio, Italy, 1970
Located in Conversano, IT
Overview An iconic “Biglia” ashtray designed by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
Aluminum
Set of Two Outside Wall and Ceiling Lamp 'Fresnel' Black by Oluce In Stock Now
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'Fresnel' designed by Joe Colombo in 1966. Inside and outside wall ceiling lamp giving direct and diffused light.
Aluminum
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by O-Luce in approx. 1970s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good conditions. The wall lamp has scattered signs and small scattered paint defects, especially on the profile of th...
Metal, Steel
Vintage Adjustable Desk Lamp in Metal, Plastic & Chrome, 1970s
By Arteluce, Jonathan Adler, Pierre Cardin, Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Bold, sculptural, and undeniably playful, this authentic 1970s adjustable desk lamp embodies the era's fascination with functional design elevated through vibrant color and clean geo...
Metal, Chrome
Green Ceramic Stackable Cone Set by Pierre Cardin for Franco Pozzi, Italy 1970
By Ettore Sottsass, Pierre Cardin, Ambrogio Pozzi, Franco Pozzi, Joe Colombo
Located in Rome, IT
MoMA attribute the design of this fabulous stackable green ceramic Cono tableware set to Joe Colombo for the Espace Pierre Cardin store in Paris in 1970.
Ceramic
Pair of Large Stripe Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
The large size of the model. Famous design like Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Stilux, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Italian design Lumi, Luc...
Glass, Blown Glass
$3,321 / set
Pair of Stripe Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of stripe blown Murano glass bedside or table lamps. Famous design like Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Stilux, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, J...
Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Gray Smoke Glass and Metal Lamps by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of smoke gray blown glass and metal chrome bedside or table lamps by the german manufacture Glashütte Limburg. Famous design like Venini, Vistosi, V...
Metal, Chrome
Stilnovo Mid-Century Modern Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Weesp, NL
Late 1960s white enameled pendant designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo. The pendant is in perfect working order and in great condition with minor traces of use.
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Spider Style Arc Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age ARC table clamping lamp. The design is strongly reminiscent of the classic spider of Oluce according to a design by Joe Colombo from the 1960s.
Metal
Barbieri & Marianelli for Tronconi Rare Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Barbieri e Marianelli, Tronconi
Located in Naples, IT
It has that fresh and sophisticated look that reminds us of the contemporary designs by Joe Colombo and Vico Magistretti. A single sheet of metal is folded in two directions; going a...
Metal, Chrome
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.
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