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Missoni Home

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Missoni Home is an offshoot of the celebrated Italian fashion label Missoni. The company's home collection was introduced in the early 1980s. 

In 1953, Ottavio “Tai” Missoni (1921–2013) and Rosita Missoni (b. 1931) opened a small knitwear shop in Gallarate, Italy, paving the way for what would become an iconic style of colorful chevron knit.

Missoni began with a tracksuit, which featured zippers down the legs because, as Rosita recalls it, “Tai was too lazy to take off his shoes when putting them on.” The couple’s fashion really took off, though, once they discovered the Raschel knitting machine on a trip to a shawl factory. The machine enabled the Missonis to knit multiple colors in a zigzag pattern, a motif that would go on to become synonymous with the Missoni brand across everything from its alluring vintage day dresses and sweaters to its purses, seating and rugs.

Missoni held its first fashion show in Florence in 1967 and caused a bit of a sensation when the models’ Lurex dresses proved translucent under the lights at the Pitti Palace. Scandal aside, the show went down in history as a hit, and the Missonis soon made their debut in the United States with the help of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who gave the variegated Missoni stripe the Vogue seal of approval, saying, “Who says a rainbow has seven colors? It has many shades.” (It was also Vreeland who reportedly introduced the Missonis to Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, effectively shepherding the brand to the American market.)

Missoni’s many-shaded rainbow would soon become an emblem of the 1970s fashion scene, earning the brand a permanent place in the fashion canon. In 1973, the New York Times proclaimed: “Missoni’s weaved garments have ended up universal materialistic trifles, as Vuitton sacks and Gucci shoes.” By then, Ottavio had been creating tapestries, and some of his knitted fabrics were shown in an exhibition at Galleria Il Naviglio in Venice in 1975.

The brand branched into the home market in 1983, with Rosita overseeing this new venture, Missoni Home, which included furniture, textiles and accessories. 

For its popular seating and other furniture, Missoni's partners have included Paolo Stella, Piero Lissoni, Kartell and Roche Bobois. One of the latter's best-selling furniture designs has been the modular Mah Jong sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer in 1971, and editions upholstered with Missoni fabric are dazzling in any interior.

Daughter Angela succeeded her mother at the helm of the brand, where she still serves as president and creative director today; her brother Luca is CEO, while her daughter Margherita is creative director of offshoot M Missoni.

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Average Sold Price
$552
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Agadir Cylindrical Chevron Pattern Pouf by Missoni Home Collection
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1980s wool Missoni rug, Italy
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An amazing colorful postmodern Missoni table or side lamp from the 1980s, designed by Massimo Valloto, executed by Ceramiche Viba, Bassano, Italy. This light has a conical unusual ce...
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Missoni Post-Modern Striped Rug, circa 1980, Italy, Signed
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Ottavio Missoni, Chandelier with Incalmo and Calcedonia Murano Glass, 1980s
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This intriguing and lovely chandelier that represents the quintessential of the 1980s. That was the roaring decade of fashion houses, in particular Italians, and the Expansion beyon...
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Miss Atacama Chair
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Missoni Diamante Pouf Ottoman or Footstool, Italy 2018
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Missoni Home Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMaterialCreation Year
2025$850Ottomans and PoufsUpholstery2020s
2024$247Pillows and ThrowsTextile, Velvet2023
2024$560Patio and Garden Furniture, Pillows and ThrowsTextile2020
$552
Average sold price of items in the past 12 months
$247-$850
Sold price range of items in the past 12 months

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MissoniHome furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of MissoniHome furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 8 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by MissoniHome were created in the modern style in italy during the late 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Mariano Fortuny, Porada Arredi, and Matthew Williamson. Prices for MissoniHome furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $336 and can go as high as $3,894, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,463.

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