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Acerbis Florian Multilevel Table in Glossy Lacquered Brick Red Frame

About the Item

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 folding table, with a load-bearing structure in solid wood, and a particular folding system which allows a quick storage while taking up little space or to hang it like an artwork with a simple movement of the central foot. Available in semi-gloss laquered finishes in dark green, mustard yellow, brick red or in the particular open-pore brushed veneer in black ash. Contrasting natural brushed brass hinges and pins highlight the care and refinement of details. Born in Milan in 1920, Magistretti enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico of Milan in 1939. Between 1943 and 1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he met Ernesto Nathan Rogers, a key influence on his education. He returned to Milan in 1945 where he graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico and immediately began his professional career. The 1950s were a fruitful period for Magistretti, who emerged as one of the most brilliant exponents of the “third generation”. Over the next few years he began working a lot more as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects which will always be “classics” of modern-day production. Additional Information: Material: Solid wood Frame finish: Glossy lacquered brick red LL24 Dimensions: 39.2 W x 39.2 D x 84.2 H cm Available in other frame finish options: Black ash ES58, Glossy lacquered dark green LL22, Glossy lacquered mustard yellow LL23 Available in other various options

Creator:

Acerbis (Manufacturer),Vico Magistretti (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 33.15 in (84.2 cm)Width: 15.44 in (39.2 cm)Depth: 15.44 in (39.2 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

2022

Production Type:

New & Custom(Current Production)

Estimated Production Time:

10-11 weeks

Condition:

Seller Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: F0429251stDibs: LU1639231459022

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Vico Magistretti

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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