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Title: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: jakgene on July 14, 2012, 01:50:48 PM

I recently bought this pair of wine glasses - once I had seen them and researched a bit about Joe Colombo I was fascinated by the social history of them. Designed so that you can smoke and drink at the same time with one hand. (what was the other one doing I wonder!) 
See this link  http://www.designboom.com/history/joecolombo_smoke.html (http://www.designboom.com/history/joecolombo_smoke.html) .  What a commentary on the lifestyle of the early 1960's. Wouldn't be surprised to see these turn up on Mad Men .

Not a good advert for his lifestyle, sadly Joe Colombo died at 41 from a heart attack.

They are 15 cm or 6 inches tall, and 7 cm or 2.5 inches diameter across the bowl so would hold a good sized glass of wine.
The "Joe Colombo" and "CJ Riedel" marks  are moulded into the foot on opposite sides.

Thought they were interesting and just wanted to share  :D
JAK
West Oz.

Title: Re: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: rocco on July 14, 2012, 02:24:32 PM

They are phantastic -- and quite hard to find; the top is so thinly blown that they break easily -- I have made that experience.

I own 7 champagne glasses from this range (there were 9 once ::)) >> Link (https://picasaweb.google.com/107330317087089352634/Riedel?authkey=Gv1sRgCIXyxO2jtPq8cQ#5666680697732128514)

I love Joe Colombo's designs, he was surely one of the most influential designers of the 1960s. I have two of his plastic lamps for Kartell as well, and several of those multifunctional storage containers (BOBY).
There is a good book available, which features almost all of his designs: "Joe Colombo: Inventing the Future"

Michael

Title: Re: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: johnphilip on July 14, 2012, 03:20:56 PM

The dirty raincoat fags and funny eye always put me off  but he always solved the cases . :-[ ;)or was it a cigar ?

Title: Re: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: Paul S. on July 14, 2012, 03:55:16 PM

Perhaps that joke doesn't work in Oz.........bet if I'd said that the blackboard rubber would come out.    From memory I think it was a glass eye.

BUT.........these are quirky and interesting  -  very desirable - congratulations JAK.

Title: Re: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: jakgene on July 14, 2012, 04:02:20 PM

Thanks all - and yes - I got the joke jp - I didn't leave the Uk until 1975.  ;D (and it was a cigar)
And I will be sure to be careful with the rims rocco - would hate to break one.

I was amazed when I looked into his designs how many of them I recognised - without having ever heard of him before. Would love a Boba!

The glasses are so well balanced they fit beautifully in the hand.

Jackie

Title: Re: Show and tell - Riedel Joe Colombo Smoke glasses - social history!
Post by: johnphilip on July 15, 2012, 07:33:35 AM

BTW Jackie i am green with envy i have always liked those . ;D