Danish design brand Karakter has relaunched furniture and lighting created by Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo in the 1960s (+ slideshow). 
The designer's wood and leather Pouf stool is included in the collection, as well as his Chair 300 ? a dining chair designed in 1965 and created to be easily stacked and shipped.
Joe Colombo's wood and leather Pouf stool is included in Karakter's collection
The stool features a leather seat supported by panels of wood and includes a cut-out section at the back that can be used as a handle.
The dining chair similarly has a wooden framework, but it features a curved seat upholstered in either fabric or leather.
The dining chair has a wooden framework with a curved seat upholstered in either fabric or leather Colombo, who died in 1971 on his 41st birthday, rejected sharp corners and straight lines in favour of curvaceous forms.

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He looked to new technologies to develop "machines for living", which were multifunctional and often mobile pieces of furniture seen as futuristic at the time.
Colombo's Domo lighting also features in Karakter's collection in floor, wall or table versions
Colombo's Domo lighting also features in Karakter's collection in floor, wall or table versions. The lamps are held on thin steel rods, with the wall light sat on the end of a distinctive arched branch.
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