Cesare "Joe" Colombo’s educational career in painting began in 1949 at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, and studied afterwards until 1954 Architecture at Politecnico di Milano University. In 1951, he joined the Movimento Nucleare, founded by Sergio D′Angelo and Enrico Baj as both an active painter and sculptor within abstract Expressionism. After joining the Art Concept Group in 1955, Colombo gave up painting to promote his design career. In 1959, Colombo had to take over the family company, which produced electric appliances, and started to experiment with new construction and production technologies.
Since 1999, B-LINE has been producing office and home furniture. B-Line's products are exported to five continents. In the B-Line catalog, you will find only "Made in Italy" products, but the cooperation of B-Line is unlimited. Working with B-Line is not only the famous designers, but also often uses cutting-edge designers to re-add new elements to the versatility and practicality of the products through joint efforts. B-Line is a young and dynamic company.
B-line has many classic products such as Boby trolleys, Joe Colombo's Multichair deformable armchairs, 4/4 low tables/bookcases and Rodolfo Bonetto's Boomerang armchairs. As a result of these re-releases, B-LINE has established and subsequently expanded its catalogue to include a range of furniture and furniture accessories with different functions, the appropriate use of materials and integrated cutting-edge technology and skilled craftsmanship.
Over the years, the brand has been popular around the world and exported to five continents, thanks to the company's cooperation with internationally renowned designers.