- Want more images or videos?Request additional images or videos from the seller
Original 'Birillo' Barstools Set by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, c. 1971, Signed

About
Details
- Creator
- Design
- DimensionsHeight: 41.25 in. (104.78 cm)Width: 18.5 in. (46.99 cm)Depth: 18.5 in. (46.99 cm)Seat Height: 30.25 in. (76.84 cm)
- Sold AsSet of 5
- StyleModern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacturecirca 1971
- ConditionGood vintage condition with attractive age and patina. Ready for immediate use. See description for more details.
- Seller LocationLos Angeles, CA
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU1330227356402
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingShips From: Long Beach, CA
- Return Policy
A return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
About the Designer
Joe Colombo
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 furniture, lighting and 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. 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. As you see on 1stDibs, if your tastes run to sleek, glossy Space Age looks, the work of Joe Colombo offers you a myriad of choices.
Automaton is the premier source for early-production originals of hard-to-find 20th-century designs and functional art, serving a range of clients, from celebrities and interior designers to aficionados with modest budgets. Its 20,000-square-foot Los Angeles space is packed with rare examples of designs from a large repertoire of such designers as Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Vladimir Kagan, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jorge Zalszupin, Sergio Rodrigues and Giuseppe Scapinelli.
- Polished Bronze Swivel Barstool by Designs for Leisure, 1980sBy Designs for LeisureLocated in Los Angeles, CAA beautiful leather Postmodern bar stool by 'Designs for Leisure', designed and produced in the 1980s, USA. This heavy swivel barstool features a polished bronze finish which is extr...Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Stools
MaterialsMetal
$2,300 Sale Price32% Off - Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Model 428C Barstool, Signed First GenerationBy Harry Bertoia, KnollLocated in Los Angeles, CAThis early production and all original Harry Bertoia for Knoll Associates Molded Shell Bar Height (Model 428-C) Barstool is a first generation production from the mid/late 1950s to e...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsSteel
$675 Sale Price55% Off - 1st-Gen 1958 Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair for Fritz Hansen w Original Leather, SignedBy Arne Jacobsen, Fritz HansenLocated in Los Angeles, CAThis iconic original black leather 'Egg' chair by Arne Jacobsen is a very early, circa 1958 production by Fritz Hansen and signed underneath on the leather with the FH stamp and part...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsAluminum
$14,400 Sale Price20% Off - Aluminum Group Desk Chairs by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, SignedBy Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray EamesLocated in Los Angeles, CAThis classic and stylish 'Aluminum Group' executive desk chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Signed underneath seat with Herman Miller labels and production date Septem...Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
MaterialsAluminum
$750 Sale Price21% Off - Egg Chair by Arne Jacobson for Fritz Hansen in Blue Leather, SignedBy Fritz Hansen, Arne JacobsenLocated in Los Angeles, CAA fantastic signed example egg chair by Arne Jacobson for Fritz Hansen in a custom commissioned electrifying blue high-grade leather with incredible quality and durability as you wou...Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
MaterialsAluminum
$7,300 Sale Price33% Off - Otto Zapf for Knoll International Leather Management Chair, c. 1985, SignedBy Knoll, Otto ZapfLocated in Los Angeles, CAThis gorgeous leather management desk chair is by Otto Zapf for Knoll International, circa 1985, signed with Knoll International label. Constructed of heavily cushioned sections, wit...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
MaterialsLeather
$3,500 Sale Price22% Off
You May Also Like
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Stools
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Stools
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1980s American Modern Stools
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1990s North American American Classical Swivel Chairs
Hardwood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite, Naugahyde
Recently Viewed
View MoreThe 1stDibs Promise
Learn MoreExpertly Vetted Sellers
Confidence at Checkout
Price-Match Guarantee
Exceptional Support
Buyer Protection
Trusted Global Delivery