The author of iconic pieces such as the Minerva chairs or the Bali armchairs, the award-winning Albume washbasins or the Sveva sofa, Carlo Colombo was born in 1967 in Brianza, the land of the greatest Italian furniture companies and home to several key figures of contemporary design. Having graduated with a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1993, his teachers included the great master Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002). His career is still continuing with great intensity and without ever slowing down, constantly sprinkled with successes and new challenges. Carlo Colombo has always carried out personal design research inspired and influenced by very disparate areas, from art to cars. This book recounts the multifaceted universe of a designer poised between passion and rationality. It draws on a selection of his most significant design products, his methodology, creative inputs and collaborations with protagonists from the business and finance worlds, as well as enlightened clients and artists.

卡罗·哥伦布（Carlo Colombo）1967年出生于布赖恩扎，这里是意大利知名家具公司的所在地，也是当代设计的几个关键人物的故乡，他创作了一些标志性的作品，如Minerva椅子或Bali扶手椅，获奖的Albume洗脸盆和Sveva沙发。1993年毕业于米兰理工大学建筑系，师从大师阿奇利·卡斯蒂廖尼（Achille Castiglioni，1918-2002）。他的职业生涯仍在继续，充满激情，从未放慢过脚步，不断迎接成功和新的挑战。卡罗·哥伦布受到艺术、汽车等非常不同的领域的启发和影响，一直在进行个人设计研究。本书讲述了设计师在激情和理性之间徘徊的多面性，借鉴了卡罗·哥伦布重要的设计产品、方法、创意输入和与商业和金融界的主角、开明的客户和艺术家之间的合作。