Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa

Italian Leather Sofa Black

Cassina Maralunga 3 Seater

Mid Century Couch Purple

Maralunga 40

Mid Century Modern Window Seat

Foldable Sofa

Materials

Velvet

Vico Magistretti. 2-seater sofa, “Maralunga” model. 1970s.

$5,444

H 28.35 in W 64.57 in D 24.41 in

Vico Magistretti. 2-seater sofa, “Maralunga” model. 1970s.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Vico Magistretti. “Maralunga” model sofa, made of velvet and textured fabric, in khaki color.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Velvet

Maralunga divano 3 posti e 2 poltrone in velluto blu notte di vico magistretti

$17,162 / set

$4,320 / item

H 28.35 in W 65.75 in D 34.26 in

Two Cassina Maralunga two-seat sofas in blue leather by Vico Magistretti, Italy

By Vico Magistretti, Cassina

Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE

Iconic set of two Maralunga two-seat sofas designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, one of the most celebrated Italian seating designs of the late 20th century.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Materials

Materials

Leather, Wood

$867 / item

H 18.9 in W 7.09 in D 3.94 in

Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

$1,250 / item

H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the vico magistretti maralunga sofa you’re looking for. A vico magistretti maralunga sofa — often made from animal skin, leather and fabric — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a vico magistretti maralunga sofa, we have 81 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a vico magistretti maralunga sofa — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A vico magistretti maralunga sofa, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa?

A vico magistretti maralunga sofa can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,111, while the lowest priced sells for $981 and the highest can go for as much as $28,249.

Vico Magistretti for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Sofas for You

Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique or vintage sofas, today’s couch connoisseurs have much to choose from in terms of style and shape. But it wasn’t always thus.

The sofa is typically defined as a long upholstered seat that features a back and arms and is intended for two or more people. While the term “couch” comes from the Old French couche, meaning to lie down, and sofa has Eastern origins, both are forms of divan, a Turkish word that means an elongated cushioned seat. Bench-like seating in Ancient Greece, which was padded with soft blankets, was called klinai. No matter how you spell it, sofa just means comfort, at least it does today.

In the early days of sofa design, upholstery consisted of horsehair or dried moss. Sofas that originated in countries such as France during the 17th century were more integral to decor than they were to comfort. Like most Baroque furnishings from the region, they frequently comprised heavy, gilded mahogany frames and were upholstered in floral Beauvais tapestry. Today, options abound when it comes to style and material, with authentic leather offerings and classy steel settees. Plush, velvet chesterfields represent the platonic ideal of coziness.

Vladimir Kagan’s iconic sofa designs, such as the Crescent and the Serpentine — which, like the sectional sofas of the 1960s created by furniture makers such as Harvey Probber, are quite popular among mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts — showcase the spectrum of style available to modern consumers. Those looking to make a statement can turn to Studio 65’s lip-shaped Bocca sofa, which was inspired by the work of Salvador Dalí. Elsewhere, the furniture of the 1970s evokes an era when experimentation ruled, or at least provided a reason to break the rules. Just about every area of society felt a sudden urge to be wayward, to push boundaries — and buttons. Vintage leather sofas of that decade are characterized by a rare blending of the showy and organic.

With so many options, it’s important to explore and find the perfect furniture for your space. Paying attention to the lines of the cushions as well as the flow from the backrest into the arms is crucial to identifying a cohesive new piece for your home or office.

Fortunately, with styles from every era — and even round sofas — there’s a luxurious piece for every space. Deck out your living room with an Art Deco lounge or go retro with a nostalgic '80s design. No matter your sitting vision, the right piece is waiting for you in the expansive collection of unique sofas on 1stDibs.