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name: "Joe Colombo KD28 Stacking Table Lamp"
subtitle: "1967 space-age disc lamp revived with USB charging"
date: 2026-06-21
link: "https://store.moma.org/collections/new/products/joe-colombo-kd28-table-lamp-from-kartell-forest-green"
linkText: "store.moma.org"
source: "MoMA Design Store"
topics: [design-and-art, home-and-kitchen]
tags: [space-age, design-history, lighting, modernist, giftable]
description: "Joe Colombo's 1967 disc-shaded lamp — equal parts Kubrick prop and functional light — is revived by Kartell in recycled polypropylene with a USB charging port built in."
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Joe Colombo's 1967 KD28 looks like a prop from a Kubrick film but lights a room beautifully — the disc-shaped polypropylene shade repositions to direct light precisely, and units stack vertically into a sculptural column. Kartell revived it with recycled materials and USB charging, so the space-age shape now carries contemporary hardware. The stacking detail means one lamp becomes a floor-to-ceiling installation with just a few more units.
