--- 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." --- 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.