Joe Colombo

Joe Colombo

Italy

b. 1930

Joe Colombo (1930-1971) was an Italian designer known for his visionary, functional designs. He developed furniture and everyday objects with a strong reference to technology and the lifestyle of the future. His best-known works include the modular Boby Trolley, which is still in production today. Colombo worked in an interdisciplinary way and combined design, architecture and industrial production in clear, often radically modern forms.