1960s design icon Joe Colombo's Carrello Musica spins back as a reissue in celebration of the intersection of Milanese design and jazz.

Whether you recognize the name Joe Colombo or not, you’ve undoubtedly seen one of his futuristic plastic fantastic designs for the likes of iconic furnishing brands such as Kartell, Bieffe, Alessi, Flexform, Oluce, and Boffi. Colombo’s furnishings, interiors, and other individual objects in sum reflect a utopian vision that apexed during the Sixties with many of his works still appearing regularly as pop culture sign posts of the decade, representing an era when function and fashion intersected in a dynamic kaleidoscope of shapes, colors, and multifunctional features.
Set within the historic residence of Villa Nobel during the Sanremo Festival, Italian design brand Codiceicona hosted an exhibition of designs representing the fruitful dynamic relationship between postwar Milanese design and jazz.
It’s often cited jazz had an irrefutable influence upon Colombo’s design alongside many of his peers in post-war Milan. In recognition of this confluence between music and design, Italian design heritage brand Codiceicona curated an exhibition in collaboration with Joe Colombo studio’s Ignazia Favata, the Musica Oggi Association, and Abet Laminati to revive Colombo’s Carrello Musica (Music Cart) at the historic residence of Villa Nobel, and with it a reissue of Colombo’s Carrello Musica.

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