Universal chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell , 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo’s ‘Universale’ chair, Kartell late 1960s. Solid, stackable, and colorful, this red
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Vintage Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1972
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
condition" "some discoloration and yellowing, some scratches and small dings" Designed by Joe Colombo (1930
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$2,458 / set
H 27.56 in W 16.93 in D 19.69 in
Italian modern white plastic 860 Universale Chairs, Joe Colombo, Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white plastic 860 Universale Chairs, Joe Colombo, Kartell, 1970s. Set consisting of
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$2,997 / set
H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 19.69 in
Joe Colombo Modell 4867 Universale for Kartell Dining Chair Set of 3
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Munich, Bavaria
the Universale, Joe Colombo combined the strict geometry of modern aesthetics with softer lines. With
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$2,000 / set
H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 19.89 in
Joe Colombo Chairs Sedia Universale 4867 by Kartell Vintage Made in Italy
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Vancouver, BC
A Colombo classic! It's safe to say these are making a comeback in modern interiors today and its
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$4,017Sale Price|50% Off
H 70.87 in W 75.6 in D 23.63 in
Space Age Vanity Table by Cabinetmaker MB Italy, White Lacquer, 1970
By MB Italy
Located in Valladolid, ES
as the Panton or the UNIVERSALE, by Joe Colombo (Kartell, 1968), storage furniture such as the “body
Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
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H 28.35 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chair for Kartell White Italy Vintage Space Age
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Alsdorf, NW
Nice set of two chairs by Joe Columbo. Manufactured by Kartell. The Universale chair is one of
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4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s good condition color: green
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H 28.35 in W 18.51 in D 16.54 in
Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chairs in White by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Set of eight Joe Colombo Universale chairs in white. The chairs are stackable per three. Italian
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Joe Colombo, Universale Chairs for Kartell, 1980s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Renens, CH
Set of three Universale chairs by Joe Colombo. These plastic side chairs have been designed
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Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chairs by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Joe Colombo model 4867 Universale stacking chairs. The chairs can be stacked by three chairs
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H 28.35 in W 18.51 in L 28.35 in
2x Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chairs by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Joe Colombo model 4867 Universale stacking chairs. The chairs can be stacked by three chairs
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H 28.35 in W 18.51 in L 28.35 in
5 White Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chairs by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Joe Colombo model 4867 Universale stacking chairs. The chairs can be stacked by three chairs
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H 27.96 in W 16.54 in D 19.69 in
Joe Colombo for Kartell Universale Black Plastic Dining Chairs Set of Eight
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Set of eight black Joe Colombo Universale Chairs As its name suggests, the Universale was intended
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Universale Chair Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Universale chair by legendary designer Joe Colombo. First adult-sized plastic chair to be produced
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Universale Chair Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Las Vegas, NV
First adult-sized plastic chair to be produced using a single injection cast mold. ABS plastic with detachable legs.
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H 28.55 in W 16.93 in L 28.55 in
Space Age Red Vintage Plastic Dining Chairs Universale Joe Colombo 1960s Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
designed by Joe Colombo 1965-1967 and produced by Kartell, Noviglio, Milano. The dining chairs are
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Set of Five Universale Chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of five plastic chairs designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell. Chairs embossed with manufacturer
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 19.89 in
Joe Colombo Set of Six Universale Green Chairs by Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of six Universale chairs in green plastic, designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Kartell in
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H 28.55 in W 16.93 in D 19.69 in
No.4867 Universale Black Plastic Chairs By Joe Colombo For Kartell, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Hilversum, NL
A set of 2 black plastic dining chairs Model No. 4860 Universale designed by Joe Colombo 1965-1967
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H 28.55 in W 16.93 in D 19.69 in
Joe Colombo Space Age Pop Design Red Vintage Plastic Chair 1968 Italy Universale
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Vienna, AT
Joe Colombo Space Age red vintage plastic chair, which was designed 1965 - 1967 Italy named Model
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H 28.35 in W 18.9 in D 16.54 in
'Universale' Chairs model 4869 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Set of 5, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Set of 5 model '4869' chairs designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell in a beautiful maroon color
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
1 of 6 Joe Colombo Model '4867' or 'Universale' White Edition Chairs for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Zagreb, HR
Iconic Italian Mid-century white plastic chairs model 4867 by Joe Colombo for Kartell. The model
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Pair of Universal Chairs 4869 Black by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Conversano, IT
La sedia Universale nera di Joe Colombo prodotta da Kartell, è una creazione iconica del design
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H 29.14 in W 86.62 in D 21.26 in
Vico Magistretti Samarcanda Sideboard in Black Wood and Skai by Poggi 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Cascina, Pisa
include Selene chair (1969), which, with the Panton Chair and Joe Colombo’s Universale, vied to become the
Faux Leather, Wood
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H 27.96 in W 16.74 in D 19.49 in
Four Joe Colombo 'Universale' Chairs, Very Rare First Edition 1967 Kartell Italy
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Here we have a set of four extremely rare, first edition, Joe Colombo 'universale' chairs in the
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H 28.35 in W 16.54 in D 18.51 in
Red Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chair by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
Joe Colombo model 4867 Universale stacking chair. Designer: Joe Colombo Manufacturer: Kartell
Plastic, Rubber
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H 27.96 in W 16.54 in D 18.51 in
1967 Joe Colombo, Universale Plastic Chair, Type 4867 in Chocolate Brown & White
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Set of Colombo stacking chairs, a white and dark brown chair. Some traces of wear, like some
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H 27.96 in W 16.54 in D 18.51 in
1967, Joe Colombo, Universale Plastic Chair, Type 4867, Three Pieces in Black
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Pierre Paulin, Osvaldo Borsani, Eero Saarinen, Eero Aarnio, Alvar Aalto
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Joe Colombo for Kartell Universale Chair
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joe Colombo for Kartell Universale chair. Signed. Made in Italy.
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Joe Colombo for Kartell Universale Chair
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joe Colombo for Kartell Universale chair. In very vintage condition. Signed. Made in Italy.
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Set of Three Joe Colombo Sedia Universale Chairs
By Joe Colombo
Located in Dronten, NL
injection mold, the Joe Colombo 4867 chair, circa 1967. Marked differently under the chair: 860 e 861
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Four Universale Dining Chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four Universale dining chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell. Injection molded plastic. Signed. Made in
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 19.89 in
Joe Colombo Set of Six Universale Green Chairs by Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of six Universale chairs in green plastic, designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Kartell in
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Set of Six Universale Stacking Dining Chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 Universale dining chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell. Chairs are structurally sound with
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H 28.75 in W 16.75 in D 19 in
Sedia Universale 4867 Plastic Chair by Joe Columbo for Kartell in White
By Beylerian LTD, Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Topeka, KS
Available now this landmark Sedia Universale 4867 injection molded plastic chair designed by Joe
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Red Joe Colombo Universale Plastic Chair by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Set of 2 Universale stacking chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell. Model: 4867.
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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
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Universale Chair 860/861 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Budapest, HU
Universale Chair 860/861, the pioneer chair to be molded from a single material, by Joe Colombo for
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
White Model 4867 Universale chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 2 pieces available - Price is
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
White Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 4 pieces available - Price is
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Red Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Red Model 4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s 3 pieces left - Price is per
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Black Model 4867 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 4867 Design Period
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Red Model 4869 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 4869 Design Period
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Black Model 4869 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
4 pieces available - Price is per piece Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Black Model 4868/69 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
2 pieces available - Price is per piece Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model
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H 28.35 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
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
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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
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H 28 in W 17 in D 19 in
Joe Colombo Universale Chairs Model 4867 Set of Six by Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Joe Colombo Universale chairs set of six by Kartell, Italy, 1967 Rare opportunity set of six Joe
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$1,918 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
$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
Pillow Chair by Ash - Mint Velvet
By ASH NYC
Located in New York, NY
The Ash Pillow Chair, everyone’s favorite companion reimagined in a new textile in four luscious colorways. A comfortable, custom-woven, fully upholstered velvet throne dreamed in an...
Velvet
$623 / set
H 6.7 in W 19.69 in D 12.6 in
ANTIQUE KILIM TRIBAL RUG UPHOLSTERED FOOTSTOOL RAISED ON BUN FEET WiTH STUDS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London Elevate your space with this beautiful antique Kilim footstool, dating from the early 20th century. Upholstered in richly coloured, handwoven wool with a class...
Fabric
$2,134 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$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
$13,790 / 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
$8,634 / set
H 28.55 in W 16.93 in D 19.69 in
Space Age Pop Art Vintage Red Orange Plastic Dining Chairs Joe Colombo Italy Six
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red and orange six plastic pop art vintage chairs or dining chairs model Universale designed by Joe Colombo 1965 - 1967 and executed by Kartell, Milano. These happy making...
Plastic
Space-age Cream Plastic Stacking Chair Designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for Umbo
By Kay Leroy Ruggles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Sweden, 1970s Space-age cream plastic Umbo stacking chair designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for the Umbo Furniture line series which was sold by Directional. Made in Sweden by Overman. A...
Plastic
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Materials: Wood Dimensions: D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
Wood
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 3 Seater Sofa 255 for Arflex
By Mario Marenco, Arflex
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 3 Seater Sofa 255 for Arflex. New, current production. The unmistakable design and wide modularity still make the Marenco sofa a must-have in contemporary f...
Fabric
$22,184
H 24.81 in Dm 31.11 in
Wooden Lovö Side Table in Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet 1940
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare wooden sculptural side occasional table in pine model "Lovö" by Axel Einar Hjorth produced by Nordiska Kompaniet Stockholm, 1940s. In good original condition. Stable. Dim...
Pine
Unavailable|$8,700
H 58.47 in W 73.04 in D 17.92 in
Guillerme & Chambron Cabinet 'Thierry' in Oak and Ceramic
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, cabinet, model 'Thierry', oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This model 'Thierry' case piece is designed by Guillerme & Chambron. It features geometric engravings in...
Ceramic, Oak
$11,089
H 16.34 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Very Rare Max Ingrand Model 2352 Coffee Table, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960s
By Max Ingrand
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A very rare Max Ingrand Model 2352 Coffee Table, produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960s Brass, gold leaf and mirrored, tinted glass. In original condition with signs of use and ag...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mito Chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Tisettanta Set of Four
By Tisettanta, Carlo Bartoli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Mid Century Modern set of four Mito chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Tisettanta. These chairs are extremely light weight and made from one bent plywood sheet with beech frame. Carlo Ba...
Beech, Plywood
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.
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.