Vico Magistretti Furniture
Italian, 1920-2006
As one of the founding fathers of modern Italian design, prolific architect and industrial designer Ludovico Magistretti (known by his nickname Vico) was guided by his philosophy, “There is no excuse for bad design.” His architectural projects are widely revered, and an ingenious meld of form and function can be found in his stylish and deceptively simple table lamps, sofas, armchairs and other mid-century furnishings.
Born in Milan, Magistretti followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather (both architects) to study architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. At the outbreak of World War II, he fled to Switzerland, and it was there he met his role model and mentor, renowned humanist architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Magistretti was inspired by Rogers’s vision to revive postwar Italy, and they collaborated on several reconstruction projects. Among Magistretti’s first architectural designs is a “poetic” round church, which he created for the QT8, an experimental Milanese neighborhood.
When Magistretti returned to Milan in 1945, he worked at his father’s architectural firm. It wasn’t until the early 1950s that he expanded his talents into design while working with furniture artisans.
In the 1960s, Magistretti began his 30-year working relationship with famed entrepreneur Cesare Cassina of the Cassina furniture manufacturing company. In their design approach, the two men shared a vision of the relationship between modernity and tradition and enjoyed a close bond (Magistretti designed Cassina’s luxurious villa in 1965). However, their friendship was not without contention.
Legend has it that upon seeing the prototype for Magistretti’s Maralunga sofa, Cassina hated it so much that he punched it, breaking the back of the sofa, which crumpled into itself.
“Right, great, it looks perfect to me like that,” an unfazed Magistretti allegedly responded, and the Maralunga’s slumped, adjustable-height backrest was born. Incidentally, the Maralunga sofa won Italy’s Compasso d’Oro award as did his Eclisse lamp for Artemide and his Atollo lamp for Oluce.
Magistretti died in 2006, but his designs live on in galleries, museums and private residences and offices around the world.
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Creator: Vico Magistretti
Vico Magistretti, Sinbad Couchtisch, Console for Cassina, 1980
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
New table from deadstock.
Cassina geometric coffee table in ebonised oak wood.
The coffee table is also suitable as a low console on the wall. Originally designed by Vico Magistretti for the...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of ten.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Coppia Di Poltrone Modello Carimate Di Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Il nome della serie è dovuto alla destinazione originaria della sedia, disegnata per la Club House del Golf Club di Carimate, Como. La sedia prende ispirazione in parte dalla tradizi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti Black Leather Golem Dining Chairs for Pozzi, 1968, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 8 Golem chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by the Italian brand Poggi in 1968.
Excellent vintage condition.
This design creation speaks for itself. It...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of four.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti Pair of Red Carimate Armchairs for Cassina, Italy, 1961
By Vico Magistretti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Milan, IT
Vico Magistrett pair of red carimate armchairs for Cassina, Italy, 1961
Original red lacquer.
Original straw seats.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti Midcentury “Carimate” Dining Chair for Cassina, 1963, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 6 “Carimate” chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1963.
Initially commissioned for the Carimate Golf club near Milan, they were then produced for t...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source and allows the user to con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Black Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Black Wood Golem Chairs, Vico Magistretti, Carlo Poggi, 1968
By Vico Magistretti, Succ. Carlo Poggi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern set of four black lacquered curved wood Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Carlo Poggi Pavia, 1968.
Golem model chairs with black lacquered wooden struc...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Medium White Opaline Glass by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and diffused light, opaline blown Murano glass diffuser. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Veranda Lounge Chair for Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Milan, IT
Veranda adjustable lounge chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse Table Lamps for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse table lamps for Artemide.
Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Table Lamp Vico Magistretti Black Plastic Italian Design 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Palermo, IT
Table lamp with 1 E27 light designed by Vico Magistretti and produced in Italy in the 70s.
The lamp was made of black plastic and can be directed via its flexible arm.
Note: We tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Italian Gaudi Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 70s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Lucija, SI
This Italian armchair model Gaudi was designed by Vico Magistretti and produce by Artemide Milano in 1968
It is made from fiberglass.
SPA Artemide Milano Modello Gaudi Design Vico ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Vico Magistretti, 1st Edition Chimera Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in PARIS, FR
Great vintage condition for this 1st edition of the iconic Chimera floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide and produced in Italy during the 60s.
Metal base with very s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Maralunga 2 Seater Sofa by Vico Magistretti Upholstery in Ocean Green Corduroy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
This Maralunga 2 seater sofa comes from the first Cassina production (early Seventies) and has been recently upholstered with corduroy.
Envelopin...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Set of 2 Red & Black Veranda Lounge Chairs by Vico Magistretti Per Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Carpi, IT
The "Veranda" lounge chair, designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in the 1980s, is a true icon of modern design. This chair features an adjustable internal steel structure that al...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 16
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of sixteen.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most fam...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Large and Rare 'Lyndon' Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Knoll
By Vico Magistretti, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and rare 'Lyndon' floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Knoll. Four clear glass globes nested on chrome branch stems in this dramatically large floor lamp. The lamp is secured and grounded by a hefty piece of carrara marble. The lamp holds four E27 sockets, adapted for the US. We recommend four 40w max bulbs. Bulbs not included. Please note this piece is extremely heavy and fragile. Requires professional movers and white glove delivery...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
White Stackable Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Pair
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
Vico Magistretti’s Selene was one of the first commercially produced chairs pressed from a single sheet of plastic.
The Selene was first conceived by Magistretti in 1961 but it took several years working alongside the technicians and model makers at Artemide to produce the first production model in 1969. It was the S shaped cross section that solved the issue with lateral strength of the legs for Magistretti.
“ It cannot be drawn. To draw it I’d have to have drawn at least a hundred cross sections”
The Artemide chair was made from a single sheet of 3mm thick Reglar, a new glass reinforced polyester (GRW). It was first shown in white at the 1968 Triennale di Milano. Production of the Selene started in 1969 with white, red and black models shortly followed in orange in 1970. In 1984 came a new inspired pallet of yellow, light blue and pink for the aesthetically radical Los Angeles Olympics. Artemide’s production of the chair ceased in the 1990s then Heller reissued nylon and polycarbonate (colour dependant) injection moulded versions in 2002.
The 1960s saw an intense period of exploration in product design with many embracing the recent advances of Industrial plastics. Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Helmut Batzner and Sergio Mazza were amongst those who had chairs utilising modern plastics in production by the late 60s. Helmut Batzner’s chair...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti Golem Chair, A LOT OF Brasil Collection, Brazil, 2013
By Vico Magistretti
Located in São Paulo, BR
The Golem chair by designer Vico Magistretti is a high quality piece of art design by A LOT OF Brasil. Produced in wood with a finish that can be in mahog...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Snow Table lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-luce, 1970s
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large Snow 201 table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti (in 1973) and manufactured by O-luce as from 1974.
The table lamp features a white marble cylindrical base, black lacquered ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Small Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp For Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce.
Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Black Ivory Plastic Wall or Ceiling Teti Lamps by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This lamp is composed by 4 single Teti lamps, joined together by an aluminum structure. It can be used as a ceiling lamp, wall lamp or mirror lamp as well. i...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 12
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of twelve.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Atollo Gold Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti “Cetra” Artemide Chandelier Metal Crome Glass 1960 Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Vico Magistretti.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Glass
Eclipse Table Lamps by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Porto, PT
Eclisse Table Lamp designed by Vico Magistretti, for Artemide Milano.
Symbol of Italian design in the world
Formed by three hemispheres, the internal mobile one, allows you to DI...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 14
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of fourteen.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most fa...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti for Cassina 'Fiandra' Modular Sofa in Brown Leather
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, ‘Fiandra’ sectional sofa, leather, plastic, Italy, 1975
This subtle and modest sofa is designed by the Italian ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce.
Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluce in I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Lyndon' Chromium-Plated by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lyndon' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977.
Indoor suspension lamp. Metal structure, globes in transparent glass. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Lyndon is a pro...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maralunga Sofas by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Almelo, NL
Maralunga sofas by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
An exemplary version of the iconic Maralunga sofas in original vintage fabric. The ov...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sindbad Table Vico Magistretti Cassina Italian Modern Design
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Sindbad coffee table
Designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Half oval shaped table designed for center table. Used as low console table put in front of the wall. Probably it can be used as TV side...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, wood and beautiful dark green velvet, Italy, 1960, set of six. The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Beech
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' Opaline Methacrylate by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp, giving direct and diffused light in blown PMMA. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story of Sonora ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large White Glass Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair by Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vigo Magistretti for Cassina Sofa in Dark Grey Upholstery
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, two-seater sofa, model 'Veranda', fabric, aluminum, Italy, 1983.
Beautiful esthetically balanced two-seater sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassi...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp-medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lampe "Kuta" Par Vico Magistretti Pour Oluce, 1978
By Vico Magistretti
Located in PARIS, FR
Lampe "Kuta" de Vico Magistretti pour Oluce. Base en marbre veiné et disque en métal laqué blanc.
Italie, circa. 1978
Bel état général
Hauteur : 60 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Kuta Table Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Milan, IT
Minimalistic Kuta table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, Italy, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp, winning the Compasso d’Oro in 1979 and completely revolutionising the way we imagine the classic bedside lamp. The geometric shapes that compose it - cylinder, cone and hemisphere - have resulted in a product that is decorative and essential at the same time, disconnected from the historical period and the fashions of the moment, and one that has now fully become one of the icons of Italian design.
Materials and color:
Metal satin bronze
Dimensions:
D 25 cm x W 25 cm x H 35 cm
Technical information:
2 x max 40 W (E14)
Founded in 1945, Oluce is the oldest Italian design company in the lighting sector still in operation today. Oluce lighting’s design aesthetic is crisp, linear, and decorative. A subtle, intellectual beauty that over the years has led the company to produce some of the more recognizable and admired iconic lighting in the world. Oluce, already participating at the 9th Triennale in Milan, throughout its long history, has received numerous acknowledgements including two Golden Compass awards, two Design Awards and the Gold Medal at the 13th Triennale in Milan. Its lamps appear in the most important permanent design collections worldwide.
Oluce’s expertise reveals its unparalleled manufacturing excellence which transforms into objects an untiring technological research into the potential of light. Each lamp is a milestone along this journey. Over time, from unusual materials, original designs and new lighting sources ensued revolutionary iconic designs by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, Marco Zanuso, Ostuni e Forti, and Vico Magistretti, who since the 1950s, have been rewriting the history of lighting. Recent collections reaffirm Oluce design and decorative approach, expressed through the signs by Italian and international designers such as Angeletti & Ruzza, Francesco Rota, Nendo, Victor Vasilev...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1970s Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Accent Dining Armchair Chair, Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Madison, WI
For sale is a single funky vintage Vico Magistretti beauty, the "Carimate" chair by Cassina. The chair model originated in the 1960s in Italy....
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Pair of ‘Carimate’ Lounge Chairs
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, pair of ‘Carimate’ lounge chairs, lacquered beech, bouclé, Italy, designed circa 1960
The ‘Carimate’ lounge chair ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Opaline Murano Glass Table Lamp by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Acerbis Spiros Coat Rack/Stand in Natural Ash Wood with Metal Base
By Vico Magistretti, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coat stand in solid wood ash, stained in the colors black, natural bleached, red. Version 1 to be placed against the wall, version 2 freestanding with base in metal painted micaceous...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Glass Table Lamp Atollo 236 by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Vienna, AT
The Atollo Table Lamp (1977) is distinguished by its minimal geometric construction. The worldwide imitated and yet inimitable lamp won numerous awards, and it can also be found as a...
Category
2010s Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
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Metal
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair features a solid wood structure with cylindrical legs and curved armrests, joined to a self-supporting cowhide seat, the quintessential expression of the time-tested experience of the Cassina joinery and saddlery.
A masterpiece of complexity, this cowhide chair symbolizes the company’s talent at perfectly blending traditional artisan craftsmanship and the cutting-edge technology of latest-generation 5-axis CNC machines.
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About the designer:
In 1920 Magistretti was born in Milan, the city in which he graduated in architecture in 1945, and where his professional career has spun its story ever since, chiefly in the fields of architecture, town planning and industrial design. The first recognition of his work came in 1948, when he won the Gran Premio at the 8th Triennale. After that came almost forty years of activity with other prizes and awards in recognition of Magistretti’s work in various sectors in different countries. Giving lessons and lectures in various faculties of architecture and schools of design in Italy and abroad, from Milan to New York, from Paris to London, a city to which he is particularly devoted, he has been an “Honorary Fellow” of the Royal College of Art since 1983. Furniture, lamps and other objects that he designed may be found all over the world and the most important design museums have given exhibitions in his honour and kept examples of his work in their permanent collections. Magistretti’s research has been continuous - into design, the culture of the project and innovative experimentation with materials and space solutions, not to mention shapes and functions far from the rigours of fashion that they have passed through during the years. He started designing for Cassina in 1960, and from that date on his signature is to be found on very many products. We recall in particular the Maralunga sofa of 1973 and the Nuvola Rossa...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
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Wood
Reclining Veranda Lounge Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Red, Black Frame
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Reclining Veranda Chaise lounge designed by Vico Magistretti for Casina. Original red upholstery with black powder coated steel frame. The foot rest portion pulls out from under the ...
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1990s Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Steel
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Vico Magistretti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Vico Magistretti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 434 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 156 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Vico Magistretti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Joe Colombo, Carlo Nason, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Vico Magistretti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125 and can go as high as $33,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,860.
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