Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
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.
Find a range of vintage Vico Magistretti furniture and lighting on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Vico Magistretti
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970.
Large white plexiglas shade and a circular Carrara marble base.
Condition :
Good condition
Des...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pascal Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pascal floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Vico Magistretti was an icon of mid-20th century design. During his career, he won the prestigious Compasso d'Oro numerous times. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Alida Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alida floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. This rare model consists of an acrylic dome shade which has an illusion of floati...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Snow Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, Italy, 1973
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, ES
Floor lamp model Snow designed in 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, Italy. Black metal stem with Carrara marble base and white acrylic shade. Early edition with the conical marble ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vico Magistretti, Chimera Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1960s (Old Edition)
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Argelato, BO
Iconic and unusual lamp designed by the great Italian architect and designer Vico Magistretti.
This is one of the first versions, coming from an important hotel in Romagna (Italy) ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Clitunno floor lamp by Vico Magistretti, for Artemide, 1964
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Vigevano, PV
Clitunno floor lamp by Vico Magistretti, for Artemide, 1964
beautiful floor lamp icon of Italian design. first edition
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti 'Snow' Floor Lamp in Metal and Marble, Oluce, Italy, 1973
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking floor lamp was designed by the iconic Vico Magistretti in 1973 and produced by the manufacturer O-Luce in Italy.
The floor lamp is from the ‘Snow’ series and was only ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Early Edition Chimera Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Milano
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Early chimera floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Milano. This is an early edition based on the metal base. Good working condition. 72" H x about 10" W.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Chimera Floor Lamp By Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in charmes, FR
Very good condition for this 1st edition with neon of the iconic Chimera floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide and produced in Italy in the 1960s. Metal base with obvi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Vico Magistretti, Monumental Floor Lamp, Metal, Methacrylate, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in High Point, NC
A monumental black-lacquered metal and methacrylate floor lamp or outdoor light designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 197...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
GIUNONE Floor Lamp designed by Vico MAGISTRETTI for Artemide, 1970
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Large floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti. Italy, Artemide, 1970.
GIUNONE floor lamp with four adjustable semi-spherical 360° rotatable reflect...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Idomeneo Lamp for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in London, GB
Floor lamp by Vico Magistretti. Designed for Oluce as part of the Idomeneo series. The modular lamp breaks down and features a floating black disk as a shade concealing a bulb holder...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Cut Steel
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Large and Rare 'Lyndon' Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Knoll
By Knoll, Vico Magistretti
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...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Clitunno Floor Lamp in Bronze Edition by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1963
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
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.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Pascal Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Originally designed in Italy, 1983. Oluce's newest offering of this model comes ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vico Magistretti, 1st Edition Chimera Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition for this 1st edition with neon of the iconic Chimera floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide and produced in It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Claritas' Floor Lamp for Nemo
By Vico Magistretti, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Claritas' floor lamp for Nemo.
'Claritas' is the first lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and produced with Mario Tedeschi in 1946. Cleverly executed in a series ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vico Magistretti Italian Clitunnio Brass Glass Floor Lamp for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design floor lamp model “Clitunno” large version, designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1964,
stem and structure in brass and diffuser in white opal...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chrome Plated & Tobacco Metal 333 DIM Floor Lamp by Magistretti for Oluce, 1975
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This halogen 333 "DIM" floor lamp was dasigned by Vico Magistretti in the 1975 for Oluce. This is a pretty rare version in a light brown finishing. The chrome plated stem hold an adj...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vico Magistretti #Floor Lamp Brass Glass, 1960, Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Floor Lamp Vico Magistretti.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Snow Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Snow 301/C floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by O-luce in 1973.
This floor lamp is part of the Snow series, consisting of a pendant, table lamp and this floor...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Italian Chimera Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide First Edition, 1969
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This is a super rare first edition of the chimera floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Milano 1970s
The first edition has a different base c...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Chimera Lamp by Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Roma, IT
Chimera lamp is an original lamp realized in the 1970s by Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006).
Steel and art glass.
Mint conditions.
Floor Lamp.
T...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Snow' Floor Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1973
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very rare floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for O'luce, 1973. This floor lamp is type ‘Snow’ and was only in production for a very short period because this was a very expensiv...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Snow Floor Lamp Vico Magistretti by Oluce Italian Design 1970s Marble Perspex
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Snow"
Vico Magistretti, by Oluce
1970s
Table lamp
Marble base, white perspex.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
Rare Floor Lamp Snow by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970s
By O-Luce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern floor lamp Snow. Designed by the Italian designer Vico Magistretti, 1973 for O-Luce, Italy.
This elegant and extremely rare floor lamp is executed in ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Pascal Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pascal floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Vico Magistretti was an icon of mid-20th century design. During his career, he w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rare Snow Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-luce
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare snow floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-luce designed in Italy in 1973. Rare and limited production. Translucent acrylic sha...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Model 321 'Idomedue' Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 321 'Idomedue' Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1980s. A dual spotlight floor lamp comprising a minimalistic tubular base...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Model 345 Pascal Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pascal 345 floor lamp was originally designed by Vico Magistretti for Oluce in 1983. This re-edition utilizes reflected uplight. The solid base is made of Pietra Serena stone. Sh...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Materials
Stone, Aluminum
Vico Magistretti floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Vico Magistretti floor lamps 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 floor lamps, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 27 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original floor lamps 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 floor lamps by Gaetano Sciolari, Gianfranco Frattini, and Achille Castiglioni. Prices for Vico Magistretti floor lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,084 and can go as high as $19,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,331.
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