Born in 1968 in Carimate, Italy, Carlo Colombo graduated in architecture at the Milan Polytechnic in 1993. In the same year he started working in the field of industrial design.
Since 1996, he is a professor at the university where he graduated, worked with social projects and lecturer in industrial design in several countries.
In the furniture area, he worked with major Italian brands such as Arflex, DePadova, Flexform, Giorgetti, Paola Lenti, Penta Light, Poliform and Varenna.
His extensive work has earned him several awards as a Designer of the Year in Tokyo, as well as an award for his creations in the Elle Decor International Design Award, Good Design Award, Red Dot Design Award and IF design Award.