Joe Colombo (born July 30th, 1930 in Milan and died July 30th, 1971) was an Italian designer.
Joe Colombo studied painting until 1949 at the Accademia di belle arti di Brera in Milan until 1954 and then architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan.
He joined the early 1950s to ffqd Nucleare (nuclear painting movement) founded by Enrico Baj and Sergi...
Joe Colombo (born July 30th, 1930 in Milan and died July 30th, 1971) was an Italian designer.
Joe Colombo studied painting until 1949 at the Accademia di belle arti di Brera in Milan until 1954 and then architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan.
He joined the early 1950s to ffqd Nucleare (nuclear painting movement) founded by Enrico Baj and Sergio D'Angelo.
After the death of his father in 1959, it must be replaced at the head of the family business he left in 1961. Its designer career really starts in 1962 when he opened his own design studio in Milan. With his brother, Gianni Colombo, he created the Acrilica luminaire and in 1963, he designed the Elda armchair.
In 1960, he collaborated with leading publishing houses such as Kartell, Zanotta or O-Luce and will be rewarded many times by the price of gold Compass and Prime International Design Award.
His untimely death at the age of 41 ended his career.
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