Joe Colombo

Italian industrial designer (1930–1971)
Person Human Q709990

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
July 30, 1930, 1930[2][10]
Date of death
July 30, 1971
Place of birth
Milan
Place of death
Milan
Country of citizenship
Italy (1946–present), Kingdom of Italy (?–1946), Italy[12][13][14]
Employer
Kartell[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian
Birth name
Cesare Colombo
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Colombo
Given name
Joe
Manner of death
natural causes
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🏷️ Also known as
en Joe C. Colombo en Joe Colombo en Joe Cesare Colombo ar جو تشيزاري كولومبو cs Joe Cesare Colombo cs Joe C. Colombo cs Cesare Joe Colombo cs Cesare Colombo es Joe Cesare Colombo fa جو چزاره کلمبو fi Joe Cesare Colombo ja ジョエ・コロンボ nl Joe Cesare Colombo pt Joe Colombo ru Джой Чезаре Коломбо ru Коломбо, Джой Чезаре
🔖 Identifiers · 68
VIAF cluster ID
143151776826818012657
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88030641
GND ID
118928031
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Joe Colombo (1969).jpg ↗
ARTIC artist ID
5113
AbART person ID
32034
ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Artcyclopedia artist ID
colombo_joe
Artist-info artist ID
6581
Artists of the World ID
10168779
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Artsy artist ID
joe-colombo
AskArt person ID
11023608
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140592056
Boijmans artist ID
4315
Bridgeman artist ID
22913
British Museum person or institution ID
251197
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
colombo-joe-cesare
Christie's creator ID
53669
DACS ID (2022)
008446
DDB person (GND) ID
118928031
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118928031
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036373771
Discogs artist ID
2382770
FAST ID
230690
Fondazione Fiera ID
1145
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
90100
Geni profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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ICCROM authority ID
38039
IdRef ID
082111839
Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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LombardiaBeniCulturali artwork author ID
31957
Met Constituent ID
161782
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
20906
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1196
Museum-digital person/organization ID
40286
MutualArt artist ID
4F90880A3D06F900
NE.se ID
joe-colombo
NL CR AUT ID
xx0338961
NUKAT ID
n2019012894
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001448129
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810628493405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073928992
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
13442
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
12466
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095625441
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
21145
Quora topic ID
Joe-Cesare-Colombo
RKDartists ID
260013
SBN author ID
VEAV032170
SFMOMA artist ID
Joe_Colombo
SHARE Catalogue author ID
503466
SIUSA archive producer person ID
20441
SNAC ARK ID
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Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
3022
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
cesare-detto-joe-colombo
Union List of Artist Names ID
500109860
V&A person ID
A6741

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Field of work 5
Occupation 5
Cause of death 2
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 2
Employer 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Movement 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Joe Colombo was born in Milan[1]. He was born on July 30, 1930[2]. He died in Milan[3]. He died on July 30, 1971[4]. He worked as a designer[5], graphic designer[6], furniture designer[7], architect[8], and painter[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Brera Academy[23], an academy of fine arts[26], in Italy[27], founded in 1776[28] and Polytechnic University of Milan[24], an institute of technology[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1863[31], headquartered in Milan[32].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include design[16], a field of study[33]; furniture design[17], an activity[34]; residential interior[18]; interior architecture[19], an academic discipline[35]; painting[20], a method[36]; and art of sculpture[21], a type of arts[37].

Death and Burial

Recorded cause of death include cardiovascular disease[38] and myocardial infarction[39].

FAQs

Where was Joe Colombo born?

Joe Colombo's place of birth was Milan[1].

Where did Joe Colombo die?

Joe Colombo died in Milan[3].

What did Joe Colombo do for work?

Joe Colombo worked as designer[5], graphic designer[6], furniture designer[7], architect[8], and painter[9].

Where did Joe Colombo go to school?

Joe Colombo was educated at Brera Academy[23] and Polytechnic University of Milan[24].

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Joe
    Copyright representative → reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
    Occupation → designer, graphic designer, furniture designer +1
    Employer → Kartell
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