Sold|$1,016
Joe Colombo 'Robo' for Elco, circa 1970
By Joe Colombo, Elco
Located in Wilnis, UT
Coffee table and storage with wheels, model Robo, designed by Joe Colombo, manufactured in Italy by
Plastic
Boby Cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Savona, IT
Cart designed in the 1970s by Joe Colombo and produced by Bieffeplast. Green Abs structure with
Plastic
Gray Boby Cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joe Colombo’s iconic Boby trolley storage unit is at much at home in an artist’s studio as in a
Plastic
White Boby Cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joe Colombo’s iconic Boby trolley storage unit is at much at home in an artist’s studio as in a
Plastic
Robo Side Table by Joe Colombo for Elco, 1970s
By Elco, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Elco Model - Robo Side Table Design Period - Seventies
Plastic
Robo Side Table by Joe Colombo for Elco, 1970s
By Elco, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Elco Model - Robo Side Table Design Period - Seventies
Plastic
Sold|$7,058
Joe Colombo White Elda Lounge Chair
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Paris, FR
Chair "Elda" designed by Joe Colombo manufactured by Comfort, Italy, An iconic armchair on a swivel
Leather, Plastic, Fiberglass
Cognac leather and white Elda chair by Joe Colombo for Longhi Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
What more can be said about this iconic design by Joe Colombo that hasn’t been said before? A
Metal
Multicolor Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Multicolor Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s Designer - Joe Colombo Producer
Plastic
Sold|$442 / item
Cream Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Universale Chair - Model 4868/69 Design Period
Plastic
Yellow Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
Yellow Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
Set of 2 Orange KD24 Table Lamps by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Set of 2 orange KD24 table lamps by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s Designer - Joe Colombo
Plastic
Yellow Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
Blue Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
Red "Boby" Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Savona, IT
Trolley produced in the 1970s by Bieffeplast and designed by Joe Colombo. Structure in red ABS
Plastic
Yellow Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
Rotocenere Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Kartell Italy 1966
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rotocenere ashtray by Joe Colombo for the Italian company Kartell. He designed this ashtray in 1966
Metal
Vademecum Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Vademecum Table Lamp Design Period - Seventies
Plastic
White Boby Cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1970s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Savona, IT
Cart produced in the 1960s by the Bieffeplast of Padua on a project by Joe Colombo. Structure in
Plastic
White Robo Side Table by Joe Colombo for Elco, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Elco
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Elco Model - Robo Side Table Design Period - Seventies
Plastic
White Robo Side Table by Joe Colombo for Elco, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Elco
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Elco Model - Robo Side Table Design Period - Seventies
Plastic
Vademecum table lamp Designer Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lampada da tavolo modello Vademecum disegnata da Joe Colombo nel 1968 per Kartell Milano Italia
Metal
Two kd29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Savona, IT
Two Kartell lamps produced in 1967 and designed by Joe Colombo. Abs central body and white
Plastic
Vintage Italian BoBy Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1970s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Schagen, NL
This BoBy trolley was designed by Joe Colombo in the 1970s. It is designed with injection-moulded
Plastic
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
White Model 4867 Universale chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 2 pieces available - Price is
Plastic
Red Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Red Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 3 pieces left - Price is per
Plastic
Universale Chair 860/861 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Budapest, HU
Universale Chair 860/861, the pioneer chair to be molded from a single material, by Joe Colombo for
Plastic
Red KD27 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - KD 27 Design Period - Seventies Measurements
Plastic
Sold|$1,256 / item
Joe Colombo Table Lamps model KD28 for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Set of two table lamps model 'KD28', designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Kartell in Italy
Plastic
Black KD27 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - KD 27 Design Period - Seventies Measurements
Plastic
Black Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Universale Chair / Model 4867 Design Period
Plastic
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 4 pieces available - Price is
Plastic
Black KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - KD 29 Design Period - Seventies Measurements
Plastic
Green KD27 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - KD 27 Design Period - Seventies Measurements
Plastic
Black Model 4869 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
4 pieces available - Price is per piece Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model
Plastic
Elda Armchair by Joe Colombo for Comfort, 1960s
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Savona, IT
Swivel armchair produced in the 1960s by Comfort on a project by Joe Colombo. ABS structure. Foam
Fabric, Plastic
Red Model 4869 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Universale Chair / Model 4869 Design Period
Plastic
Sold|$472 / item
Quattro Kd 4335 Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Quattro KD 4335 Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s Designer - Joe Colombo Producer
Plastic
Sold|$1,495 / set
Set of 4 Cream Universale Chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Universale Chair - Model 4868/69 Design Period
Plastic
Black Model 4868/69 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
2 pieces available - Price is per piece Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model
Plastic
Sold|$2,631 / set
Set of 4 Universale chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell Italy 70s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
The "Universale" chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1967 was the first chair to be entirely injection
Plastic
A Delightful Pair of Pop Art Bar Stools in the manner of Joe Colombo with Rosewood Bases
By Joe Colombo
Located in Portland, OR
A fun pair of bar stools in the manner of Joe Colombo
Plastic, Rosewood, PVC
Joe Colombo KD29 Desk Lamp for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Artemide, Husqvarna, Joe Colombo
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic space age designed table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell and licensed manufactured by
Plastic
Joe Colombo for Zanotta Italian Poker Card or Game Table, 1960, Italy Signed
By Zanotta, Joe Colombo
Located in Lucca, IT
Joe Colombo designer for Zanotta Italian card or game table model poker designed by Joe Colombo for
Steel
Pair of Quattro KD 4335 Wall Lamps by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - Quattro KD 4335 Wall Lamp Design Period
Plastic
KD27 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo, Kartell 1970, White, Mid-Century, Space Age, Vtg
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in L'Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
KD27 table Lamp design by Joe Colombo for Kartell. 1970. Good condition.
Plastic
Sold|$8,000
Joe Colombo Coupe Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Powder Coated Metal Arc Floor Lamp Designed by Joe Colombo, produced by O-Luce
Metal
Boby Cart by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
Located in Savona, IT
Cart designed in the 1970s by Joe Colombo and produced by Bieffeplast. White Abs structure with
Plastic
Umbo System Wall Unit Designed by Joe Colombo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Umbo system bookcase in orange plastic designed by Joe Colombo. Striking design.
Plastic
Sold|$1,160
Vademecum by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Vienna, AT
: Joe Colombo, made in Italy Red plastic and shiny stainless steel Measurements: closed: 8 x 9 cm, H
Stainless Steel
Joe Columbo Red Plastic Boby Storage Office Organizer
By Joe Colombo
Located in Amherst, NH
Joe Columbo red plastic Boby storage or artist rolling organizer with three sections with five
Plastic
White Joe Colombo Bobby Trolley for Bieffeplast, 1970
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
White Joe Colombo bobby trolley for Bieffeplast 1970s with three drawers. Very good condition.
Plastic
Drafting Table by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Savona, IT
Desk or drafting table designed by Joe Colombo in 1967 for the company Bieffeplast. Painted
Metal
Vintage Bar Table in the Style of Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Chicago, IL
vintage bar table, designed in the style of joe colombo for kartell. white molded plastic frame
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Joe Colombo Kartell Mid Century KD27 Table Light
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Pymble, NSW
A joe Colombo designed Kartell KD27 orange plastic table light with pull switch c.1970. This light
Plastic
Multicolor Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Boby Trolley Design Period - Sixties
Plastic
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.
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.