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
Vintage " Omega " Chandelier Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1960's
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vico Magistretti Omega pendant for Artemide, Italy 1960's.
A beautiful vintage pendant, Omega model, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1962 for th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Pair of Rush & Beech Carimate Armchairs Italy, 1963
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Pair of Carimate lounge chairs designed by Vico Magistretti for the ‘Carimate Golf Club’ and produced by Cassina in the 1963.
Made of beech, w...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Rush, Beech
Vico Magistretti Pair of Lambda Wall Lights for Artemide, Italy, 1961
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Vico Magistretti pair of Lambda wall lights for Artemide, Italy 1961.
Nickeled Brass structure and pressed glass diffusers.
Manufactured by Artemide in 1961.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Glass 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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Vico Magistretti Outdoor Lamp 'Lyndon 350 M' by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor lamp 'Lyndon 350 M' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Outside floor lamp. Zinc-plated black lacquered metal structure, globes in transparent polycarbonate. Manufactured b...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Acerbis Florian Multilevel Table in Glossy Lacquered Brick Red Frame
By Vico Magistretti, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1989 by Vico Magistretti, the side table model Florian it is now re-edited in new colors and dimensions while maintaining its function as a service table.
Two-tier foldi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Set of Eight Chairs in Red Velvet and Walnut
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, set of eight dining chairs, model '122', walnut, velvet, 1967
This Italian set designed by Vico Magistretti features a remarkable sculpted back that is...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Clitunno Floor Lamp in Bronze Edition by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1963
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Clitunno floor lamp designed in 1963 by Vico Magistretti for the Italian company Artemide. Rare edition in bronze finished and opal glass.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Fiandra modular sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 70s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Padova, IT
Fiandra modular sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 70s
Fiandra is a project by Vico Magistretti put into production by Cassina in 1975, seati...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Acerbis Spiros Coat Rack/Stand in Black Stained 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid Century Abs Demetrio 45 Coffee Tables, Magistretti for Artemide 1966
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century abs Demetrio 45 coffee tables by Magistretti for Artemide, 1966
Square coffee tables, stackable, Demetrio 45 model in white ABS,
Desi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti ‘Carimate’ Dining Chairs with Rush Seating
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, dining chairs, model ‘Carimate’, lacquered beech, rush, Italy, designed circa 1960
The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs. Originally designed in red color for the ‘Carimate Golf Club’ in Italy that Magistretti designed, the chair was produced for a long time and with four different manufacturers. Since Magistretti was very confident about the success of this model, he requested a patent for the construction and the joints in 1963. Due to the architectural, open frame the ‘Carimate’ chair has a strong expression. The angular frame has two curved armrests that add a dynamic appeal. Where the frame...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 490 Black 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
Italian modern plastic red Chairs Selene by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern plastic red Chairs mod. Selene by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Set of 4 iconic chairs mod. Selene in dark red-burgund...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Large Gold by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Sconces "Mania" in Glass, circa 1960s Set of 3
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vico Magistretti wall lamps "Mania", set of 3
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Two shells in Murano opaline glass, brass hardware, enameled metal frame.
An earlier version made with glass (not...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Vico Magistretti 905 Armchairs by Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two Armchairs 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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti, sofa mod. Sinbad for Cassina, 1980
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The sofa mod. Sinbad by Vico Magistretti has a throw blanket in leather that extends far over the backrest .
Base in black lacquered wood.
In all the sofa is in excellent condition.
This was one of the sofas that Vico Magistretti appreciated the most and that he also had privately in his Milan apartment.
His idea was to design a piece of seating furniture in which the fabric did not conform to the given shape.
When he designed it, he was thinking more of an English horse blanket that you throw over...
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fabric
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Black Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Large Black by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Mania Sconces in Glass by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Mania” wall sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in white glass, aged brass and steel. 1960s Italian design. Two glass shells express the simple and clean shape of each sconce. ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vico Magistretti Wall Lights, 1960
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of "Lambda" sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, designed in 1961 [along with the Omega series] molded two part glass sconces with metal fra...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Nickel, Aluminum
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Black Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp, large and medium, "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Blue "PALMARIA 709" 2-seater sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, ITALY 1980
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in DE MEERN, NL
BLUE "PALMARIA 709" 2-SEATER SOFA BY VICO MAGISTRETTI FOR CASSINA, ITALY 1970S
Introducing the stunning Palmaria 709 2-seater sofa by renowned Italian de...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Outdoor Wall Lamp 'Lyndon' Large by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'Lyndon' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1980.
Outside wall lamp. Zinc-plated and black lacquered metal structure, globes in transparent p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' Black Outside and Gold Inside by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
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
White Wood and Black Skai Samarcanda Chest of Drawers by Magistretti for Poggi
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Wooden structure painted in white polyurethane color. Black skai cover on the top (light defects at some corner).
Large chest of drawers: cm 34,5h x 107w x 53,5d
Small chest of dra...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Space Age Vintage White Sofa Table Vico Magistretti Demetrio 70, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage rectangular sofa table model Demetrio 70 from plastic in white color by Vico Magistretti, 1960s Italy.
An iconic and authentic sofa table...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Black Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
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 has...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 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...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Carimate armchair 930 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1963
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Padova, IT
Model 930 armchair for the Carimate Golf Club-House, Cassina production design Vico Magistretti year 1963. Structure in brown beech wood, seat and back in white bouclè upholstery. Manufacturing label under the frame.
Cassina Spa is an Italian company operating in the contemporary furniture sector, founded in 1927 in Meda (Milan) by Cesare and Umberto Cassina.
The main activity is woodworking, within the company, for the production of coffee tables. Over the years the company expands, especially after the war, also thanks to collaborations with external architects who bring their expertise and research.
In the 1950s, Cassina switched from artisanal to serial production, adopting the logic of industrial design. A change also induced by the commission for furnishings for the interiors of large cruise ships. In addition, some of the company's best-known products took shape during this period: chair 646 and chair 699, known as the "Superleggera", both designed by Gio Ponti.
In 1963 Vico Magistretti joins the company team of designers, creating the Carimate armchair...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Set of Red Villabianca Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1985
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern set of red and black Villabianca chairs by V. Magistretti for Cassina, 1985
Set of 4 Villabianca chairs, with round section beech frame and graphic line o...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vico Magistretti Black CS49 Samarcanda Black Chest of Drawers by Poggi 1970s
By Poggi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Chest of drawers model CS49 with four frontal drawers and four doors revealing inner shelves with structure in black lacquered wood and top upholstered with black skai or faux leather.
Designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Poggi in 1970s
Ludovico Magistretti was born in Milan on 6 October 1920. He went to Parini High School and in autumn 1939 enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the Royal Polytechnic in Milan.
After 8 September 1943, to avoid being deported to Germany, he left Italy during his military service and moved to Switzerland, where he took some academic courses at the Champ Universitaire Italien in Lausanne, taught at the local university.
During his stay in the Swiss city he met Ernesto Nathan Rogers, the founder of the BBPR firm who had taken refuge in Switzerland after racist laws were passed in Italy. This was a key encounter in Magistretti’s intellectual and professional development, since the architect from Trieste turned out to be his maestro.
He returned to Milan in 1945, where he graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic on 2 August. He then immediately began his career working with the architect Paolo Chessa at the firm owned and run by his father, who died prematurely that same year.
Here, in his father’s small firm, he spent his entire career in partnership with Franco Montella.
During reconstruction operations in Milan from 1949-59, Magistretti designed and constructed about 14 projects for INA-Casa in conjunction with other architects.
He was involved with Mario Tedeschi in the joint project for the QT8 neighbourhood, designing houses for veterans from the African campaign and also Santa Maria Nascente Church.
In 1946 he participated in the R.I.M.A. exhibition (Italian Assembly for Furniture Exhibitions), held at the Palazzo dell’Arte, designing some small almost self-made pieces of furniture and then, in 1947 and 1948, he took part together with Castiglioni, Zanuso, Gardella, Albini and others in the exhibitions organized by Fede Cheti, a furniture fabric maker, held at her own workshop.
The young architect was involved in plenty of activities and came up with lots of new ideas and proposals in the 1950s.
Over the following years he also designed a number of other important projects, including the Towers in piazzale Aquileia (1961-64), Bassetti House in Azzate (1960-62), Cassina House in Carimate (1964-65), and the house in via Conservatorio in Milan (1963-66).
In 1956 he was one of the founding members of the ADI, Industrial Design Association, and during the same year he was a member of the panel of judges for the Golden Compass Award for the first time.
His work as an architect was almost totally focused on the issue of housing and living from the 1960s onwards, as he developed his own extremely expressive idiom, which, even though it was heavily criticised at times, made a real impression on the architectural scene in Lombardy during that period, making him one of its leading figures.
This is the context in which he took part in the CIAM Congress (International Modern Architecture Congress) held in Otterlo in the Netherlands in 1959, during which the Italians presented Velasca Tower designed by the BBPR, the Olivetti canteen designed by Ignazio Gardella, Arosio house designed by Vico Magistretti (1956-59), and the houses in Matera designed by Giancarlo De Carli...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' White Outside and Gold Inside 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
Stackable Tables Modello Demetrio 45 by Vico Magistretti for Artimide, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Artimide
Located in Delft, NL
Stackable tables Modello Demetrio 45 by Vico Magistretti for Artimide, Italy
3 Stackable tables, 2 tables in orange and 1 off white
...
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20th Century Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester
Vico Magistretti Artemide 1960s adjustable Telegono table lamp
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Ferndale, MI
Mood lighting for any room .
Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968. In very good condition. The Italian classic with a bro...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Vintage Telegono Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti Design for Artemide Italy 1969
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Biella, IT
Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti design for Artemide Italy year ’69
all is in original condition and working,
the pl...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 'Atollo' Glass Table Lamp Designed 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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 493 Painted White 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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
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, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of ten.
The "Carimate" chair is...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, 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 lamp...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 493 Opaline 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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Leather "Palmaria" Lounge Chiar by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1980
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Leather "Palmaria" lounge chair by Vico Magistretti for cassina, Italy, 1970s
The "Palmaria" Lounge Chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy in 1980, is a true masterpi...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather
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, red 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
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Glass Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of fourteen.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Lyndon' Satin Gold 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
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, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of fourteen.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
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
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Italian 'Carimate' Wooden Dining Armchair
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century 'Carimate' dining armchair with a solid blonde wood frame, scooped arms, an open back, and a black woven fabric upholstered seat. (VICO MAGISTRETTI FOR CASSINA).
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
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, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of sixteen.
The "carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famou...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Mid-Century Floor Lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for Oluce Italy 1970
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Rare floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Oluce, Italy, 1973.
The Snow floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Artemide “Vico Magistretti “N 8 Ceilling Light Metal 1970 Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
N 5 white and N 3 black ceilling light Vico Magistretti mo.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage 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, black 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 "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 16
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 sixteen.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famou...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
'Veranda' 3-Seater Fabric Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Almelo, NL
This multicolored and adjustable sofa was designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, circa 1980s. This smart and highly desirable Italian design features seats that are upholstered wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Carimate chair for Cassina is one of the most celebrated pieces of Vico Magistretti but this designer is also well known for the Eclipse Table Lamp, Selene Stacking Chair, Chimera Lamp and more. He is seen as one of Italy’s most influential industrial designers, furniture designers and architects. Shop a collection of Magistretti furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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