DETAILS: THE ART OF FIRE
AN ARTIST’S INSPIRATION CAN SOMETIMES COME FROM THE MOST ELEMENTAL PLACES. FOR AWARD-WINNING DESIGNER, ELENA COLOMBO, SHE LOOKED BACK TO HER CHILDHOOD TO FIND IT. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY: FIREFEATURES.COM WORDS JACKSON FINDS
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Winter 2014
PHOTO: GREG YALE
The Art of Fire
”I SUPPOSE IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I WAS A KID,” explains Elena Colombo, owner of Colombo Construction Corp in Brooklyn, NY. “I remember my father always saying—it’s not a bonfire unless they can see it from space.” Perhaps while watching those bonfires burn for days as a young kid hanging out with her dad, Elena learned more than the average person about just how a fire should burn. A classically trained sculptor and architectural designer, Colombo spent most of her career in print and television advertising, producing commercials and ad campaigns for such brands as Proctor and Gamble, IBM, Kellogg’s, and Chevy.