1476 carpet beater | Gino Colombini | Kartell, Italy | 1960

Gino Colombini was born in 1915 in Milan, Italy.  He collaborated with Franco Albini between 1943 and 1953.  Between 1953 and 1960, he was technical director of Kartell.  After a time producing ware for the laboratory, Kartell, under the direction of Colombini, began producing utilitarian ware for the home.  He is one of the pioneers of plastic design.

Gino Colombini has several items in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.  During his time at Kartell, Gino Colombini won four Compasso d’Oro awards.  Image source: Kartell al Compasso d’Oro ADI.

	Model KS 1146 covered polyethylene pail, Gino Colombini, Kartell-Samco Srl, Milan (1955).
	Plastic containers, Gino Colombini, Kartell-Samco Srl, Milan (1957).
	Model KS 1481 plastic lemon squeezer, Gino Colombini, Kartell Srl, Milan (1959).
	Model KS 1171/2 removable dish drainer, Gino Colombini, Kartell Srl, Milan (1960).

The model 1476 carpet beater (Battipanni) is equally simple and elegant in its execution. For this particular object, the 1476 designation was later changed to 8476.  Although it was produced in other colors, this one is red.  eBay item 160749040111 ends March 8, 2012 at 10:41:55 PST (Italy).

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