$5,200 / set
Pair of Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” chairs Produced by Cassina in the 1960’s Black frames with natural
Wood, Rush
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Black, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
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
Fabric, Beech
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Dining Chair for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Arm Chairs for Cassina, Italy 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Almelo, NL
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Arm Chairs for Cassina, Italy 1960s Vico Magistretti's "Carimate
Rush, Beech
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining room chairs for Cassina Italy 1960s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Almelo, NL
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining room chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1960, set of six. Vico
Straw, Beech
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 8
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
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
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black, 1960, Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
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
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti 'Carimate' Dining Chair in Stained Wood with Rush Seat
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, ‘Carimate’ armchair, model '892', stained beech, rush, Italy, design 1963 The
Rush, Beech
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chair for Cassina, Green Lacquered, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chair for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Wood, Velvet
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
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Green Stained Oak Dining Chairs with Matching Table
By Vico Magistretti, Hank Loewenstein, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This dining set consists of four Vico Magistretti, 'Carimate' green stained oak dining chairs and a
Rush, Oak
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chair for Cassina, Laquered Green, 1960
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 14
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 16
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 14
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 14
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chair for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960 Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 12
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Green Laquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, green lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 12
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Velvet, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Wood, Velvet
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet
Wood, Straw
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Taupe Alpaca Wool, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and taupe alpaca wool
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Armchairs, Italy 1960's
By Vico Magistretti
Located in New York, NY
Classic Carimate amrchairs in original lacquer and rush.
Rush, Wood
Vintage Red 1970s Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Accent Armchair Chair for Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Basel, BS
For sale is a single sleek RED vintage Vico Magistretti beauty, the "Carimate" chair by Cassina
Upholstery, Hardwood
Vico Magistretti Red Carimate Bench for Cassina, Italy 1958
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Vico Magistretti Carimate Bench with beautifully aged, original red patina and original
Straw, 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.