Carlo Colombo

Born in Carimate, Italy in 1967, and with a degree in architecture from Milan University, since 1993, Carlo Colombo has worked mainly in the design field and as a consultant to the design industry. He has worked for top names, including Cappellini, Flexform, Ycami Edizioni and Vittorio Bonacina.

Carlo Colombo teaches lessons on industrial packaging at Milan's Politecnico University. Columbo is also an assistant to the Furnishing Faculty. He has attended and represented Italy at numerous industrial design conferences and meetings abroad, in countries such as Israel, Portugal, and Greece. In 1995, he aided in the design and restructuring of social buildings and private residences.

His most important works include the commissions for Poliform in 1995, Varemma in 1997, and for his "Units and Agape" in 2000. His projects have been displayed in museums and at contemporary art and design exhibitions. For example, his "Ligabue" table at "Design et miroir du siècle," 1993, is on display in Paris, and the "Archimede" bed is featured in the Im Neuen Museum Weserburg Bremen, as well as his "Zigozago" rug, at the Cologne Museum of of Applied Arts.