Vico Magistretti Lighting
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
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,821 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,910 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,505 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Large 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 reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$877 Sale Price / item
30% Off
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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
$2,181 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Italian modern Table lamp Dalù Sparkling by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 2013
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Table lamp Dalù Sparkling by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 2013
Table lamp mod. Dalù, Sparkling limited edition, composed of a monocoque in transparent thermoplastic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Plastic
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 has...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,490 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,505 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamp 'Sonora' 493 Opaline 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 Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
$4,754 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source and allows the user to control the light issued as desired.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Sonora Suspension Lamp Black by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The story of Sonora is one of a pure geometrical shape, pursued by Magistretti throughout his entire life. The creative path followed by the architect and designer in his projects is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Atollo Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, 1977, 1st edition
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in bruxelles, BE
First edition of the Atollo 233 lamp by Vico Magistretti, produced in 1977. Dimmer to adjust light intensity. Wear due to time and age
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in High Point, NC
A white acrylic table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy, c. 1960s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 16.0"H x 7.0"W x 4....
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Atollo Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lyndon 160 Outdoor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lyndon-160 outdoor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. This wall-mounted outdoor fixture has one globe of transparent polycarbonate. The metal body is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Zinc
Table lamp Mezzachimera by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Padova, IT
Good condition with some inevitable signs of time and use see photos.
A PART OF THE PLASTIC DEFORMED BY THE HEAT OF THE INCANDESCENT BULBS INCREASES ITS CHARM AND UNIQUENESS.
Its si...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sonora Suspension Lamp in Black Gold by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The story of Sonora is one of a pure geometrical shape, pursued by Magistretti throughout his entire life. The creative path followed by the architect and designer in his projects is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large White Hanging Lamp "Omega" by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1962
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1962.
The Omega lamp is made in opaline glass and nickel-plated brass.
Its height is adjustable.
It is a ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall lamps "Linz" by Vico Magistretti for O-luce Anni 70-80
By O-Luce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of wall/ceiling lamps, with enameled aluminum frame and white glass.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Table / wall lamp, model Eclisse by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006) was an Italian industrial designer, furniture designer, light designer and architect.
The Eclisse lamp is designed in 1965 while travelling in the Mi...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Atollo 239 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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Slalom" Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1980s
By O-Luce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, IT
Slalom table lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce.
No-stop drawing for this pure shaped lamp with adjustable shade and structure.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Idomeneo" Floor Lamp by Vico Magistreti for OLuce, Italy, 1980s
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, IT
"Idomeneo" Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for OLuce.
"Idomeneo is a floor lamp specifically conceived as a reading lamp and consists of a glossy black anodised aluminium stem support...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 'Atollo' Glass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti by Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern 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 th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
$2,715 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-Century Floor Lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for Oluce Italy 1970
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Rare floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Oluce, Italy, 1973.
The Snow floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Italian mid-century Chandelier Omega by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chandelier Omega by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Chandelier mod. Omega with round base lampshade and internal sphere diffuser of smaller diameter, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Telegono Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti Design for Artemide Italy 1969
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Biella, IT
Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti design for Artemide Italy year ’69
all is in original condition and working,
the pl...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Clitunno Floor Lamp in Bronze Edition by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1963
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
Clitunno floor lamp designed in 1963 by Vico Magistretti for the Italian company Artemide. Rare edition in bronze finished and opal glass.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Steel
Clitunno floor lamp by Vico Magistretti, for Artemide, 1964
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Vigevano, PV
Clitunno floor lamp by Vico Magistretti, for Artemide, 1964
beautiful floor lamp icon of Italian design. first edition
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$1,528 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, Italy, 1970.
Large white plexiglas shade and a circular Carrara marble base.
Condition :
Good condition
Des...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Marble
Red Telegono Lamp for Artemide by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A colorful vintage telegono table lamp, designed by renowned Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1969. Base is red while the shade is white. Shade.adjusts up and down.
Category
1960s Futurist Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti Idomeneo Bed Light Oluce, Italy, 1985
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare Idomeneo 120 bed reading light designed by Vico Magistretti, manufactured by Oluce Italy 1985. This is a fantastic wall lamp great as a bed reading light because of the two full...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Vico Magistretti lighting 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 lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 150 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 120 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting 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 lighting by Joe Colombo, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, and Astep. Prices for Vico Magistretti lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125 and can go as high as $19,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,107.
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