Colombini Gino

Italian designer Gino Colombini was born in 1915 and became technical director of Kartell in 1953. As plastic was emerging as a new and exciting material for everyday use, Colombini designed many household items, testing the properties and boundaries of the material and creating bright, colourful products to revolutionize the home. With creations now on display in New York's Museum of Modern Art, Colombini received several Copmassi d'Oro during his time at Kartell and served as technical director until 1960.