Sferico
Joe Colombo
believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a
wide range of different drinking glasses. Something that seems very to the
point as he was said to love drinking and smoking. Unfortunately this
undoubtedly contributed to his young demise, but we’d like to think he would be
pleased to see that his creations live on.
In 1968 he
designed a series of six glasses, all based on geometrical figures. True to his
democratic and functional take on design, all the glasses were intended for a
wide range of different usage—such as water, long drinks, whisky, wine, beer,
juice, champagne, ice cream and so on.
Karakter is
proud to bring some of the very finest glasses to your table and will introduce
the six different Joe Colombo glasses.
Dimensions:
Sferico 1,
2 & 4: H 14cm - Ø 7cm
Sferico 3: H 14cm - Ø 8cm
Sferico 5: H 7cm - Ø11cm
Sferico 6: H 10cm - Ø 7,5cm
Material:
Clear mouth
blown glass
Cleaning instructions:
Dishwasher
safe
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Joe Colombo |
Cesare (known as Joe) Colombo was born in Milan in 1930. Essentially self-taught, he attended the Academy in Brera and then the faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico in Milan for a few years. Before becoming a designer he worked as a painter, builder, car salesman (his passion for cars remained with him) and entrepreneur in the electrics field. The technological utopia of Joe Colombo’s designs encompasses many of the hopes of the Sixties in Italy and Europe without becoming imprisoned by ideological restraints. Here are a few of the most significant milestones in his extremely rapid escalation to designer of international renown, the symbol of an era. In 1963 he opened his first studio in Milan. In 1964 he won 3 medals at the “XII Triennale” in Milan. In 1967 the won the Gold Compass. In 1968 he received his first International Design Award in Chicago. In 1969 three of his objects were already part of the permanent collection at MOMA. He died prematurely on 30th July 1971 on his 41st birthday. |