$5,200 / set
Pair of Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” chairs Produced by Cassina in the 1960’s Black frames with natural woven seats Timeless classic, modern design Sold as a pair.
Wood, Rush
$9,399 / set
Set of 4 "Carimate" Chairs
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Forest, BE
An icon of Italian design, the Carimate chair combines a lacquered solid wood frame with a handwoven straw seat.
Straw, Wood, Lacquer
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chair for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chair for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960 The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chair for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Wood, Velvet
Vico Magistretti Set of Twelve Black Carimate Chairs by Cassina 1960s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
The Carimate chair was originally designed for the Carimate Club House in Como in 1959 by Vico Magistretti.
Straw, Beech
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs, 1960's, a pair
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Vico Magistretti “Carimate” chairs, designed in 1959 for the Carimate Golf Club north of Milan.
Linen, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 14
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 14
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 16
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of 2 The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 12
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Wood, Velvet
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Wood, Straw
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960, Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Cassina green Carimate Chair in rare birchwood by Vico Magistretti, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Cassina Model Carimate chair by Vico Magistretti. Comfortable dining chairs with with armrests.
Papercord, Lacquer, Birch
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Black, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
Straw, Wood
Pair of Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, around 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Designed by Vico Magistretti, the iconic Carimate Chair is one of the defining works of post-war Italian design.
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Lacquer
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool seat, Italy, 1960.
Straw, Wood
Set of 8 red Carimate chairs, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959 mid-century
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 8 Carimate chairs, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of four.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 12
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 twelve.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 2
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 two.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of ten.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of eight.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 6
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 six.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool seat, Italy, 1960, set of six Magistretti designed the "Carimate" in 1959 for the g...
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool seat, Italy, 1960, set of four Magistretti designed the "Carimate" in 1959 for the ...
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool seat, Italy, 1960, set of 2 Magistretti designed the "Carimate" in 1959 for the gol...
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti Midcentury “Carimate” Dining Chair for Cassina, 1963, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 10 “Carimate” chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1963.
Velvet, Beech
Vico Magistretti Midcentury “Carimate” Dining Chair for Cassina, 1963, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 4 “Carimate” chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1963.
Beech, Straw
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 14
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960 Set of 12
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' Dining Chairs in White Upholstery
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, ‘Carimate’ dining chairs, model '892', stained beech, fabric, Italy, design 1963 The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Fabric, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 18.9 in D 22.84 in
Nine Green Laquered Wood Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Montecatini Terme, Toscana
Vico Magistretti Nine carimate chairs (7 with armrest, 2 without) Woven straw seat, green laquered wood, restored - perfect condition Manufactured by Cassina, Meda, 1960s Measure...
Straw, Wood, Lacquer
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 20.08 in D 18.9 in
Set of x6 Glossy Green Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Set of x6 Glossy Green Carimate Carver Chairs by Vico Magistretti The Carimate chair was born when Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was conceiving designs for seating at the Carimate go...
Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of 14 'Carimate' dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Mario Luigi Comi/Italy in the 60s!
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of 12 'Carimate' dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Mario Luigi Comi/Italy in the 60s!
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of two 'Carimate' dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Mario Luigi Comi/Italy in the 60s!
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of four 'Carimate' dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Mario Luigi Comi/Italy in the 60s!
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of six 'Carimate' dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Mario Luigi Comi/Italy in the 60s!
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 18.51 in D 17.33 in
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' dining chairs produced by Mario Luigi Comi 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Köln, NRW
He always used the latest techniques and thus produced timeless classics. Carimate Chair In 1959, Vico Magistretti designed the Carimate Chair for the Golf Club in Carimate, Lombar...
Cane, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 29.93 in
Vico Magistretti Midcentury "Carimate" Dining Chair for Cassina, 1963, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Padova, IT
Set of 4 "Carimate" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1963.
Reed, Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 29.93 in
Vico Magistretti Midcentury "Carimate" Dining Chair for Cassina, 1963, Set of 5
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Padova, IT
Set of 6 "Carimate" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1963.
Beech, Reed
Black Carimate Carver Chair by Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
The ‘Carimate’ chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chairs.
Rush, Beech
Unavailable
H 76.4 in W 58 in D 52.3 in
Magistretti Carimate Full Gloss Dining Chair Hand Finished with Custom Seatpads
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Cheltenham, GB
The much-adored Carimate Chair, coveted amongst Magistretti collectors, is a sophisticated addition to any dining table setting.
Cotton, Linen, Oak
Unavailable
H 76.4 in W 58 in D 52.3 in
Magistretti Carimate Dining Chair by CINNY Hand Finished with Custom Seatpads
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Cheltenham, GB
The much-adored Carimate Chair, coveted amongst Magistretti collectors, is a sophisticated addition to any dining table setting.
Linen, Cotton, Oak
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 20.08 in D 18.9 in
Set of x2 Glossy Black Carimate Carver Chairs By Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Set of x2 Glossy Black Carimate Carver Chairs by Vico Magistretti The Carimate chair was born when Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was conceiving designs for seating at the Carimate go...
Beech
Unavailable
H 32.29 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Mid Century Vico Magistretti Style white lacquered and rush seat Dining Chair I
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
High quality made solid chairs. In the style of the Carimate chairs by Vico Magistretti.
Rush, Beech
Unavailable
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Set of Four Italian Red Glazed Dining Chairs with Rush Seat, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A set of four very elegant Italian dining chairs which do strongly have a match with the 'Carimate' chairs designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
Rush, Wood
Unavailable
H 30.12 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Carimate Dining Chair by Vico Magistretti for Habitat/Conran, Red
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
Carimate 115 chair (single) The Carimate or “Red Chair” is one of the most iconic of Magistretti’s designs if not the most popular here in Britain.
Rush, Beech
Unavailable
H 28.35 in W 103.94 in D 37.41 in
3-seater Maralunga sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina Italy 1973
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in PARIS, FR
The collaboration with Cassina began in 1959 with the Carimate chair, which was quite successful, but it pales in comparison to the success of the Maralunga, which has become a true ...
Faux Fur
Cassina Carimate Chair by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Cassina model Carimate chair by Vico Magistretti. Comfortable dining chair.
Papercord, Beech
set of 10 "Carimate" chairs
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Forest, BE
An icon of Italian design, the Carimate chair combines a lacquered solid wood frame with a handwoven straw seat.
Straw, Wood, Lacquer
Set of Three Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, London
Three Carimate chairs By Vico Magistretti Beech frame Rush seat The finish on the frames is unrestored Seats are good and frames are strong Italy 1960s.
Rush, Beech
Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti, 1960s
By Mario Luigi Comi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Renens, CH
Please note only one chair left: Original Carimate chairs designed by Vico Magistretti, produced by F.li Mario Luigi Comi during the 1960s.
Rush, Beech
Early Carimate Chair by Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Early green/brownish wash Carimate chair by Vico Magistretti in great condition
Red Carimate Chair by Vico Magistretti, Italy 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Red Carimate Chair by Vico Magistretti, Italy 1960s Behold the captivating Carimate chair, a masterpiece carved from rich, red-stained solid beech and brought to life by the visiona...
Rush, Wood, Beech
Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1959 Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Originally created for a golf club in Carimate, Italy, the chairs feature a striking combination of clean lines and natural materials.
Rush, Beech
Set of Four Vico Magistretti for Cassina "Carimate" Chairs
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Masculine, dark stained wood-framed arm chairs with woven rush seating by Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina.
Rush, Wood
Sold
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 22.05 in
Vico Magistretti Set of Six Black Carimate Chairs by Cassina 1960s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
The Carimate chair was originally designed for the Carimate Club House in Como in 1959 by Vico Magistretti.
Straw, Beech
Vico Magistretti Set of Six 'Carimate' chairs, c 1959
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
The Carimate chair was born when Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was conceiving designs for seating at the Carimate golf club in Italy in 1959.
Seagrass, Wood
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.