Part 2 of the interview with the curator of the exhibition Joe Colombo – Inventing the Future at the Vitra Design Museum, Mateo Kries, on January 20, 2006. One of the most successful designers of his time, Joe Colombo produced design classics such as the “Elda” armchair, the “Universale” chair or the lamp “Alogena”. In 1971, Joe Colombo died at 41 years of age. The exhibition “Joe Colombo – Inventing the Future” is the first international retrospective dedicated to Colombo’s work. .
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Joe Colombo – Inventing the Future. An exhibition of Vitra Design Museum in cooperation with the Triennale di Milano and the Studio Joe Colombo, Milan. Interview with the curator of the exhibition, Mateo Kries, on January 20, 2006. Part 1.
Televisions that retract into the ceiling, pivoting walls with a built-in mini-bar, underground “nuclear cities” – the works of Italian designer Joe Colombo could have emerged from the set of a contemporary James Bond film. The exhibition presents an abundance of never-before-shown materials on Joe Colombo’s body of work. Further information on the museums’ website, publication available through the Museum Shop.
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