Joe Colombo was born in Milan in 1930. After attending the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and the Milan Polytechnic, Joe Colombo worked in the fields of painting, architecture, graphic design and industrial management.
An important figure, the Milanese architect and designer, after an early career in the art world, with exposure alongside artists such as Fontana, Matta, and others (his brother Gianni is an artist), he joined the MAC (Movimento Arte Concreta) in 1959 and devoted himself to design.
In 1962 Joe Colombo opened his design studio in Milan, where he worked on architectural commissions and product design.
His design projects are characterized by ingenious and sometimes daring ideas, always aimed at experimentation and the use of new materials and modern technologies to create new design solutions.
In 1972 at the exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" at MoMA in New York his "Global Furnishing Unity" project is exhibited; several of his works are part of MoMA's design collection.
Here we have a table lamp model Shu with lacquered metal structure and green glass diffuser, designed by Colombo in 1976 for Forma e Funzione.
Published in: G. Gramigna, "Repertorio 1950/1980. Immagini e contributi per una storia dell'arredo italiano", Mondadori 1985.
Good condition, fully original.
The light can be rewired for US standards upon request.
We recommend a wooden crate for shipping as the glass diffuser is fragile.
