Joe Colombo: Design and the Invention of the Future
6th June - 31st August '08
Kunsthaus Graz am
Landesmuseum Joanneum
Lendkai 1, A-8020 Graz
The exhibition "Joe Colombo - Design and the Invention of the Future" is the first international retrospective dedicated to his work.
Produced in close cooperation with the estate of Joe Colombo, the exhibition presents an abundance of never-before-shown materials on Joe Colombo's body of work.
These include early original objects and prototypes of Colombo's most important furniture designs as well as many original sketches, plans, brochures, architectural models, several films and original photos.
Joe Colombo, Tube Chair, 1969 - Photo: Vitra Design Museum/Andreas Sütterlin
Joe Colombo, Armchair with Curved Elements, 1963-64 - Photo: Vitra Design Museum/Andreas Sütterlin