Joe Colombo’s project of 1971 called for the use of an original axial assembly system that was particularly robust, concealed by a shock absorber made of resin that made a doorstop superfluous. The system was recognised as an invention and patented.
Joe Colombo’s project of 1971 called for the use of an original axial assembly system that was particularly robust, concealed by a shock absorber made of resin that made a doorstop superfluous. The system was recognised as an invention and patented.
The twofold function was integrated in a slender and futuristic shape in the model Paracolpi Alfa.
In the 2000s, the adoption of an assembly system with a grub screw allowed for the reproduction of the original shape and special elegance of the Beta handle.
— Ignazia Favata