Vico Magistretti Furniture
Italian, 1920-2006
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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Creator: Vico Magistretti
“Telegono” Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1969 Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
“Telegono” Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1969 Italy
A design icon of Italian Space Age lighting, the “Telegono” table lamp was designed in 1969 by Vico Magistretti fo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Opaline Glass, Brass Omega ceiling Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large "Omega" ceiling lamp was designed in the 1960s by Vico Magistretti for Artemide.
It is made from a white painted metal structure, 3 brass stops with 2 white opaline glass ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 493 Opaline by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp, giving direct and diffused light in blown PMMA. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story of Sonora ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Lampade Italiane Modello Eclisse Design Vico Magistretti per Artemide, 1965
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Coppia lampade modello Eclisse disegnata da Vico Magistretti nel 1965 e prodotta da Artemide, produzione Italia anni 70
Ha vinto il Compasso d’Oro nel 1967 ed è diventata la rappres...
Category
1760s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$561 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Vintage Red Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s. The lamp is made of red plastic. Dalù is one of the best designs to reflect the strict style of the great artist, who placed beauty and everyday use on the same level.
Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$879 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare Floor Lamp Snow by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern floor lamp Snow. Designed by the Italian designer Vico Magistretti, 1973 for O-Luce, Italy.
This elegant and extremely rare floor lamp is executed in ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Vico Magistretti Outdoor Lamp 'Lyndon 350 M' by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor lamp 'Lyndon 350 M' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Outside floor lamp. Zinc-plated black lacquered metal structure, globes in transparent polycarbonate. Manufactured b...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century 'Carimate' Carver Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
SOLD SEPARATELY
A set of six iconic ‘Carimate’ carver dining chairs designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Featuring carved and turned timber frames lacquered in a matt black fin...
Category
20th Century Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
Wall Lamp "Linz" Model Design Vico Magistretti for Oluce, 1978
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in taranto, IT
"linz" model wall lamp, oluce production from 1978 to a design by vico magistretti murano cased lattimo on metal frame
measuring 20 cm in diameter, protruding from the wall 9 cm, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Eptaclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Eptaclinio by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
Chandelier or ceiling lamp model Eptaclinio with seven opaline glass diffusers. Each cylindri...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 490 Black by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp, giving direct and diffused light in blown PMMA. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story of Sonora is ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Large chrome Piazza San Marco Chandelier design vico magistretti for Oluce Italy
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Vorst, BE
Piazza San Marco has been designed by Vico Magistretti a year before his death and is probably his last masterpiece.
The suspension Lamp produced by Oluce is a modern Italian chand...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
$1,806 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, 1967, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, dark brown wood and red leather, Italy, 1967, set of four.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Large Gold by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
“Triteti” wall lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide , 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Padova, IT
Ludovico "Vico" Magistretti (Milan, 6 October 1920 - Milan, 19 September 2006) was one of the most important Italian designers, architect and urban planner. His clean and essential d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Nemo Kuta Wall Lamp in Chrome/White-Black by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp with an aluminum circular reflector which shields the lighting distribution, giving the effect of a solar eclipse. The circular screen is painted in white and black, the st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Nemo Claritas Floor Lamp in Black Aluminium & Steel by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Claritas is the first lamp designed by Vico Magistretti, produced with Mario Tedeschi in 1946. The lamp is made of bent metal tubes, painted in black. Parts of the structure are in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Chimera Floor Lamp By Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Charmes, FR
Very good condition for this 1st edition with neon of the iconic Chimera floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide and produced in Italy in the 1960s. Metal base with obvi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
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, 1960, set of twelve.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp, large and small, "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Vintage Modern Black Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two table lamps was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacturer Artemide during the 1960s. The lamps are made of molded black thermoplastic material. Dalù i...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti Black Leather Golem Dining Chairs for Pozzi, 1968, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 8 Golem chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by the Italian brand Poggi in 1968.
Excellent vintage condition.
This design creation speaks for itself. It fea...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair features a solid wood structure with cylindrical legs and curved armrests, joined to a self-supporting cowhide seat, the quintessential expression of the time-tested experience of the Cassina joinery and saddlery.
A masterpiece of complexity, this cowhide chair symbolizes the company’s talent at perfectly blending traditional artisan craftsmanship and the cutting-edge technology of latest-generation 5-axis CNC machines.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
In 1920 Magistretti was born in Milan, the city in which he graduated in architecture in 1945, and where his professional career has spun its story ever since, chiefly in the fields of architecture, town planning and industrial design. The first recognition of his work came in 1948, when he won the Gran Premio at the 8th Triennale. After that came almost forty years of activity with other prizes and awards in recognition of Magistretti’s work in various sectors in different countries. Giving lessons and lectures in various faculties of architecture and schools of design in Italy and abroad, from Milan to New York, from Paris to London, a city to which he is particularly devoted, he has been an “Honorary Fellow” of the Royal College of Art since 1983. Furniture, lamps and other objects that he designed may be found all over the world and the most important design museums have given exhibitions in his honour and kept examples of his work in their permanent collections. Magistretti’s research has been continuous - into design, the culture of the project and innovative experimentation with materials and space solutions, not to mention shapes and functions far from the rigours of fashion that they have passed through during the years. He started designing for Cassina in 1960, and from that date on his signature is to be found on very many products. We recall in particular the Maralunga sofa of 1973 and the Nuvola Rossa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,423 / item
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Black Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp, large and medium, "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' Black Outside and Gold Inside by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp, giving direct and diffused light in blown PMMA. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story of Sonora ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Acerbis Florian Multilevel Table in Glossy Lacquered Mustard Yellow Frame
By Acerbis, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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 foldi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,741 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Vico Magistretti #Floor Lamp Brass Glass, 1960, Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Floor Lamp Vico Magistretti.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -large and medium- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Vico Magistretti 905 Armchairs by Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two Armchairs model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti Set of Twelve Black Carimate Chairs by Cassina 1960s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of twelve Carimate chairs with structure in black lacquered beech wood and woven straw seat, designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in the 1960s.
The Carimate cha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Beech
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Black Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern table lamp Erse Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern table lamp Erse Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Table lamp mod. Erse with a round base. The structure is composed of the base and a central stem, whic...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Atollo 238 Satin Black Nickel by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Archetype of the table lamp and icon of Italian style. Atollo, designed in 1977 and winner of the Compasso d’Oro Award, completely revolutionised the way of imagining the classic bedside table lamp. Composed of essential geometric shapes, Atollo is a timeless decorative lamp that restores value by way of its very simplicity. Already available in three sizes and various finishes, it is now enriched with a new satin black nickel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,828 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp-medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Medium Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Vico Magistretti 905 Armchairs by Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two armchairs model 905 designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistretti who designed it in 1964. 905 is an elegant chair made of solid wood and cowhide, where design translates to practical simplicity.
Produced by Cassina until 2000, this chair has now been relaunched, the finishes and details having been updated from the original archive model. The sophisticated elegance of the frame, which features cylindrical legs and curved arm-rests, has been rejuvenated thanks to Cassina’s extensive experience in handling leather, not to mention the company’s high quality carpentry skills. The complex nature of this piece is expressed in a design that looks simple but fully reflects the genius quality of the original concept, a veritable masterpiece of the crafts tradition proper to Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, the trademark registered by Cassina and a guarantee of utmost quality. The frame, in finest quality wood, bespeaks the perfect combination of the artisanal tradition and premier CNC technology, while the overall design stands out for the self-supporting seat crafted from one single piece of saddle leather, curved and slotted into the frame. The decorative stitching has been discontinued, while the rear of the chair still features the leather belt that lends support to the back and enhances its comfort quotient.
The 905 chair features a solid wood structure with cylindrical legs and curved armrests, joined to a self-supporting cowhide seat, the quintessential expression of the time-tested experience of the Cassina joinery and saddlery.
A masterpiece of complexity, this cowhide chair symbolizes the company’s talent at perfectly blending traditional artisan craftsmanship and the cutting-edge technology of latest-generation 5-axis CNC machines.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
In 1920 Magistretti was born in Milan, the city in which he graduated in architecture in 1945, and where his professional career has spun its story ever since, chiefly in the fields of architecture, town planning and industrial design. The first recognition of his work came in 1948, when he won the Gran Premio at the 8th Triennale. After that came almost forty years of activity with other prizes and awards in recognition of Magistretti’s work in various sectors in different countries. Giving lessons and lectures in various faculties of architecture and schools of design in Italy and abroad, from Milan to New York, from Paris to London, a city to which he is particularly devoted, he has been an “Honorary Fellow” of the Royal College of Art since 1983. Furniture, lamps and other objects that he designed may be found all over the world and the most important design museums have given exhibitions in his honour and kept examples of his work in their permanent collections. Magistretti’s research has been continuous - into design, the culture of the project and innovative experimentation with materials and space solutions, not to mention shapes and functions far from the rigours of fashion that they have passed through during the years. He started designing for Cassina in 1960, and from that date on his signature is to be found on very many products. We recall in particular the Maralunga sofa of 1973 and the Nuvola Rossa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 'Atollo' Large Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' Black Outside and Gold Inside by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp, giving direct and diffused light in blown PMMA. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The story of Sonora ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -large and medium- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, 1967, Cognac Leather, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, black structure cognac leather, Italy, 1967 set of four.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design, c...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cassina Veranda Sessel 1980 Vico Magistretti leder hell Design
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Cassina "Veranda" Sessel in hellem Leder zum Verkauf an. Das Möbel wurde von Vico Magistretti entworfen und gilt als wahrer Designklassiker. In unseren...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Medium Gold by Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Black Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Black Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp large and small "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has be...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Vico Magistretti Lounge Chairs for Cassina Model 896, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this set of Model 896 lounge chairs designed by the celebrated Italian architect and designer Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Created in the 1960s, these chairs reflect ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Faux Leather
Italian Opaline Glass and Metal Omega Chandelier by Magisretti for Artemide 1962
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern white opaline glass and metal Omega chandelier by Vico Magistetti for Artemide, 1962.
Omega chandelier characterized by an internally frosted glass diffus...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Black Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 'Atollo' Large, Medium and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Magistretti
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table lamps -large, medium and small model- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti three-seater sofa in lacquered wood
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2421
Vico Magistretti (1920-2006)
Three-seater sofa in lacquered wood with wavy backrest.
Perfect original condition, cushions in progress.
Model Carimate, Italy, 1959.
190 x...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cassina Maralunga Hocker Vico Magistretti Ottoman Leder schwarz
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Cassina Maralunga Fußhocker in schwarzem Leder zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Vico Magistretti und gilt als wahrer Designklassiker. In unseren ...
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1980s Andorran Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, Red Leather, 1967, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "122" chairs for Cassina, dark brown wood and red leather, Italy, 1967, set of four.
The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a sculptural design,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech, Plywood
Acerbis Florian Multilevel Table in Glossy Lacquered Brick Red Frame
By Vico Magistretti, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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 foldi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vico Magistretti Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Vico Magistretti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Vico Magistretti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 434 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 156 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Vico Magistretti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Joe Colombo, Carlo Nason, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Vico Magistretti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125 and can go as high as $33,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,860.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Carimate chair for Cassina is one of the most celebrated pieces of Vico Magistretti but this designer is also well known for the Eclipse Table Lamp, Selene Stacking Chair, Chimera Lamp and more. He is seen as one of Italy’s most influential industrial designers, furniture designers and architects. Shop a collection of Magistretti furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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