Bieffeplast, Padova - Joe Colombo - Boby - Cabinet - ABS

Designer: Joe Colombo (1930–1971).

Manufacturer: Bieffeplast, Padova, Italy; original brand and the designer's signature impressed on the structure.

Model: Boby, mobile storage system / trolley with rotating drawers on wheels, high version with rotating drawers.

Material: ABS molded, with metallic elements and wheels.

Color: Ochre yellow, original finish, VERY RARE.

Approximate dimensions: About H 74 × W 43 × D 42 cm, consistent with the high configuration of the Boby model.

Completeness: Complete specimen with rotating drawers, open compartments, equipped upper surface and wheels.

Provenance: Purchased by the father of the current owner and used for over fifty years in his professional studio; subsequently kept within the family.

Conditions: Very good for its age. Complete and structurally integral, with normal superficial scratches, light signs of use compatible with over forty years of use and storage. No significant visible damage.

Description
The Boby is one of Joe Colombo's most recognizable projects and one of the icons of radical Italian design from the late sixties to the seventies. Conceived as a mobile, compact container, it uses a vertical ABS structure with drawers and trays that rotate around a side axis, open compartments and a top surface organized for small objects and tools.

The project combines functionality, modularity, and a strong Space Age identity, making it suitable for both professional studios and home environments.

The offered specimen is particularly interesting for its yellow color, for the presence of the Bieffeplast brand and Joe Colombo's signature impressed on the structure, and for its long family provenance. The configuration appears complete and preserves all movable and functional elements.