Vico Magistretti Seating
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.
Find a range of vintage Vico Magistretti furniture and lighting on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Vico Magistretti
'Maralunga' 2-seater Sofa - Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A 'Maralunga' 2-seater in dark brown leather upholstery, designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in the 1970's.
It has an adjustable backrest, providing great comfort in both posit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Cassina - Vico Magistretti Maralunga 2 Seater Leather Sofa
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Bern, CH
Vico Magistretti Maralunga two seater leather sofa, produced by Cassina. Dark brown leather. With two adjustable backrests for variable sitt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
$5,242 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Bench for Cassina, Black, Rush
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Bench for Cassina, black lacquered wood, rush seat.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Model 892 Carimate Bench designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1962
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Model 892 Carimate Bench designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1962
This bench, finished in white lacquered wood with a woven straw seat, has been carefully restored to p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti For Cassina Italian Red Dining Chairs Carimate Ser, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design set of two dining chairs with armrests Carimate serie designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina from 1960s with an analine-stained beech w...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Three - Seater Sofa For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Three - Seater Sofa For Cassina
The encapsulation of design brilliance, business insight and made-in-Italy artisan craftsmanship, this sofa is an international bestseller steeped in timeless beauty and functionality.
Its enveloping contours accentuate the comfort of this design sofa, ensured by the chain mechanism (incorporated into the foam cushion) that controls adjustment of the backrest position.
The unpretentious innovation of the adjustable headrest and the reassuring appearance and simplicity of the soft padding sum up the singularity of this design by Vico Magistretti.
REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY
Maralunga 40...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
$29,626 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Two - Seater Sofa For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Two - Seater Sofa For Cassina
The encapsulation of design brilliance, business insight and made-in-Italy artisan craftsmanship, this sofa is an international bestseller steeped in timeless beauty and functionality.
Its enveloping contours accentuate the comfort of this design sofa, ensured by the chain mechanism (incorporated into the foam cushion) that controls adjustment of the backrest position.
The unpretentious innovation of the adjustable headrest and the reassuring appearance and simplicity of the soft padding sum up the singularity of this design by Vico Magistretti.
REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY
Maralunga 40...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
$22,260 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Set of Six '905' Armchairs in Cognac Leather
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Figli Di Amedeo Cassina, set of six armchairs, model '905', leather, lacquered wood, Italy, 1964
Designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Figli Di Amedeo Ca...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Maralunga 2-seater in gold/brown velvet by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Maralunga sofa, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1973.
The intention with Maralunga was to design an object that represented a whole range of interior architecture with a familiar feel....
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Set of 4 carimate armchairs by Vico Magistretti, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century armchairs model Carimate designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
Initially designed for a Golf club called 'Carimate Golf club' these chairs became very popular and a ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Black Leather Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Miami, FL
Maralunga lounge chair with the defining adjustable head rest designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Original black leather. The Maralunga was originally designed in the 1973 and this example was produced by Cassina circa 1980s.
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Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was born in Italy into a family of architects. Magistretti worked at his father’s firm and later expanded into industrial and furniture design, particularly seating and lighting. He has worked with Artemide, Cassina, De Padova and Kartell International, among others. Magistretti was awarded the ”Compasso d’Oro” for the Artemide Eclisse lamp in 1967, the Cassina Maralunga sofa and the Oluce Atollo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistrett...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,764 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 4 Selene Dining Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in München, DE
Stunning Italian plastic chairs from the 1970s.
Extremely successful design and an enrichment for every home.
The chairs are both comfortable an...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Maralunga Lounge Chairs, a pair
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, made in Italy. Both are in good vintage condition but do have minor scratches consistent with age and use, areas that have been rubbed, mino...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
$8,350 / set
Vintage Red 1970s Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Accent Armchair Chair for Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
For sale is a single sleek RED vintage Vico Magistretti beauty, the "Carimate" chair by Cassina. The chair model originated in the 1960s in Italy.
This here is an original 1960s Car...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Maralunga Leather Three-Seater Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Maralunga Leather Three-Seater Sofa realized by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in 1970s.
Original cognac leather upholstery, in excellent condition.
Adjustable backrests.
An...
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1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Carimate Chairs, Design by Vico Magistretti, Cassina Italy 60s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lucija, SI
Vico Magistretti designed the original red “Carimate” chair model in 1959 for the homonymous golf club in Italy. The chair received exposure in the ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Rush, Rope, Wood
Maralunga Armchair and Ottoman by Vico Magistretti for Cassina Matte Black
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Basel, BS
This black and white textile leather armchair and ottoman, the Maralunga model designed by Vico Magistretti in 1973, are iconic examples of mid-20th century Italian design.
Both pie...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$3,788 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vico Magistretti Black 2-Seater Loveseat Maralunga Sofa Cassina, Italy, 80s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Original Loveseat sofa "Maralunga," designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Cassina in Italy during the late circa late 1970s/1980s. This e...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
$2,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Cassina Maralunga 3seat Sofa in Darkbrown Leather
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Halle, DE
Vintage Maralunga 3-seat Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions that can be folded down, or folded up to provide the use...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti Maralunga 40 Maxi Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 204cm or 214cm width. The three-seater is available in 300cm or 310cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size.
The ic...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Vico Magistretti, Set of 4 "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Italian Modern, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 4 iconic "Carimate" armchairs in solid beech wood and straw.
Designed by Italian designer Vico Magistretti, made at Cassina in 1970s.
This model was designed for "Carimate G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
$3,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Athens, Attiki
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
In production from 1970 until the mid-70s.
Made of fiber glass, this armchair is characterized by fluid shape...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Veranda chaise longue by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Athens, Attiki
Burgundy leather Veranda chaise longue by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1983.
Folding backrest with variable inclination.
Vico Magistretti said about “Veranda”:
“To sit watching tele...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Black Leather Incisa Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, 1992
By ICF De Padova, Vico Magistretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1992 and designed by Vico Magistretti for De Padova.
This revolving office chair features a metal frame and its original high-quality leather upholstery.
This chair ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Maralunga 40S Sofa for Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size. The two-seater is available in 156cm oder 166cm width. The three-seater is available in 228 or 238cm width.
In 201...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Three - Seater Sofa For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Three - Seater Sofa For Cassina
The encapsulation of design brilliance, business insight and made-in-Italy artisan craftsmanship, this sofa is an international bestseller steeped in timeless beauty and functionality.
Its enveloping contours accentuate the comfort of this design sofa, ensured by the chain mechanism (incorporated into the foam cushion) that controls adjustment of the backrest position.
The unpretentious innovation of the adjustable headrest and the reassuring appearance and simplicity of the soft padding sum up the singularity of this design by Vico Magistretti.
REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY
Maralunga 40...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
$29,626 Sale Price / item
20% Off
"Maralunga" Two Seater Blue Leather Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage "Maralunga" Two Seater Blue Leather Sofa realized by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in 1970s.
Adjustable headrests.
Cassina label and mark on the internal upholstery.
An ico...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Cassina Maralunga Sofa brown Leather Vico Magistretti Lounge Chair MCM Italy
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Munster, NRW
“With Maralunga, I wanted to create an object that stands for a familiar interior design. A warm, comfortable and cozy place where you can feel at ease and rediscover the atmosphere ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Cassina Maralunga Sofa Lounge Chair Leather Vico Magistretti Mid Century
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Munster, NRW
“With Maralunga, I wanted to create an object that stands for a familiar interior design. A warm, comfortable and cozy place where you can feel at ease and rediscover the atmosphere ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Cassina Maralunga Two Seater Sofa In Black Leather By Vico Magistretti, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Nice two seater Maralunga sofa in original black leather, by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s.
This design is known for its high comfort and adjustable backrests. The Maralunga s...
Category
1960s Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
White Plastic Vicario Armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1971, Set of 2
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of vintage white plastic Vicario armchairs designed in 1970 by Vico Magistretti and produced in Italy by Artemide. The armchairs remain in quite good condition: one chair show ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Cassina Maralunga Sofa Lounge Chair Leather Vico Magistretti, Mid Century Modern
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Munster, NRW
“With Maralunga, I wanted to create an object that stands for a familiar interior design. A warm, comfortable and cozy place where you can feel at ease and rediscover the atmosphere ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
"675 MARALUNGA" Sofa, Vico Magistretti, Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Neuss, NW
"675 MARALUNGA" Sofa based on the design by Vico Magistretti for Cassina from the early 1970s. Original cover made of high-quality black-grey striped fabric. The backrests of the two...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Textile
Vico Magistretti for Cassina "Maralunga" Sofa in Blue Fabric
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for the Cassina factory in the 1970s. The two-seater sofa is entirely upholstered in original fabric of the time in perfect condition, no rips or da...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Plastic
$2,099 Sale Price
20% Off
Vico Magistretti, sofa mod. Sinbad for Cassina, 1980
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The sofa mod. Sinbad by Vico Magistretti has a throw blanket in leather that extends far over the backrest .
Base in black lacquered wood.
In all the sofa is in excellent condition.
This was one of the sofas that Vico Magistretti appreciated the most and that he also had privately in his Milan apartment.
His idea was to design a piece of seating furniture in which the fabric did not conform to the given shape.
When he designed it, he was thinking more of an English horse blanket that you throw over...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Pair of Maralunga Sofas by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Maralunga sofas is an original and iconic design item designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
Yellow leather sofa.
Dimensions:
Seatback...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti for Depadova Three-Seat Sofa Model Raffles
By Vico Magistretti, DePadova 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Vico Magistretti's tribute to be famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Dark-stained adjustable beech legs, frame in steel and wood with elastic straps, vari...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Leather Maralunga Vico Magistretti sofa for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful puffy vintage maralunga sofa in black leather by Vico Magistretti, produced in the late 1980s and designed in the 1970s and produced by Cassina.
These versions are to be re...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti Carimate Midcentury Italian Black Armchair Cassina 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian armchair model '930 Carimate' designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina with painted wood frame and fabric cushions, Cassina adhesive l...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Maralunga" 3-seater re-upholstered sofa For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in The Hague, NL
If it's classic Italian style you're after, look no further!
Maralunga 3-seat Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions tha...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Vico Magistretti "Maralunga" 3-seater and footstool re-upholstered For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in The Hague, NL
If it's classic Italian style you're after, look no further!
Maralunga 3-seat Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions tha...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Maralunga Sofa + Ottoman by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Italy. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. New Maharam Memory by Patricia Urquiola upholstery with articulating backrests. Tagged.
O...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Vico Magistretti "Maralunga" 3-seater re-upholstered sofa For Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in The Hague, NL
If it's classic Italian style you're after, look no further!
Maralunga 3-seater Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Maralunga Vico Magistretti easy chair with ottoman for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Zevenaar, NL
675 MARALUNGA armchair with footstool designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in the 1970s.
Orignial cover in grey soft striped fabric, little signs of wear, fully cleaned.
The back...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” chairs
Produced by Cassina in the 1960’s
Black frames with natural woven seats
Timeless classic, modern...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood, Rush
$5,200 / set
Cassina Veranda Longue Chair By Vico Magistretti Italy 1980s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Čelinac, BA
CASSINA Veranda Longue Chair By Vico Magistretti Italy 1980s
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 166cm or 190cm width. The three-seater is available in 238cm or 274cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size.
Cassin...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Athens, Attiki
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
In production from 1970 until the mid-70s.
Made of fiber glass, this armchair is characterized by fluid shape...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Vico Magistretti Set of Two Red Selene Chairs by Artemide 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A set of two Selene stackable chairs in red resin reinforced with fiberglass, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 and produced by Artemide Milano in the 1970s.
The Selene chair was designed in 1967 by Magistretti to be produced in a plastic material, as he affirmed: "The seat and the back are simple curved surfaces. For me, the legs represented the real image of the piece, with as small a volume as that of any common wooden chair. I solved it by exploiting the molding of a plastic material formed by a simple 3-millimeter-thick sheet with a simple but very resistant "S" cross-section which inter-related the object with ordinary chairs without however the elephant legs so untypical of chairs. It was fun working with the model maker on the wood model." When produced in series, "a unit comes out of the machine every five minutes": Selene is the fruit of a single compression molding process on a pre-impregnated sheet (Ottagono 15 / 1969). Magistretti solves the problem of leg resistance by adopting an "S-shaped" configuration that confers resistance to a sheet only 3 millimeters thick. The formal and structural solution had already been previously adopted for the Chimera lamp (a self-supporting methacrylate sheet) and in developing the legs of the Demetrio table...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
'Veranda' 3-Seater Fabric Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Almelo, NL
This multicolored and adjustable sofa was designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, circa 1980s. This smart and highly desirable Italian design features seats that are upholstered wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Maralunga leather lounge chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Maralunga Leather Armchair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
Designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in 1973, the Maralunga armchair is an icon of Italian design, renowned for ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Customizable Tacchini Paola Chair by Vico Magistretti
By Tacchini, Vico Magistretti
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for leather.
Fabric is less expensive.
Solidity and lightness go together. Rigidity and sweetness meet. Paola is a chair that speaks of tradition and modernity, it is ...
Category
2010s Italian Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Ash
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Armchair For Cassina
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Armchair For Cassina
The encapsulation of design brilliance, business insight and made-in-Italy artisan craftsmanship, the Maralunga armchair is an international bestseller steeped in timeless beauty and functionality.
Its enveloping contours accentuate the comfort of this design armchair, ensured by the chain mechanism (incorporated into the foam cushion) that controls adjustment of the backrest position.
The unpretentious innovation of the adjustable headrest and the reassuring appearance and simplicity of the soft padding sum up the singularity of this design by Vico Magistretti.
REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY
Maralunga 40...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
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Vico Magistretti for Cassina Carimate Dining Chairs in Leather & Dark Wood
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Casina, 'Carimate' dining chairs, model '115' leather, stained beech, Italy, 1963
This large set of dining chairs belongs to the 'Carimate' line, one of Vico M...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Veranda Sofa and Armchair Set by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Austin, TX
Sofa and armchair set by Vico Magistretti for Cassina from Italy. This adjustable sofa and armchair was designed in the 1980s by Italian designer Magistretti and is known as the “Ver...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of 12 Gaudi dining chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 12 'Gaudi' armchairs/dining chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide in the 1970s.
These italian space age design chairs...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Carimate Dining Chairs in Leather & Dark Wood
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Casina, 'Carimate' dining chairs, model '115' leather, stained beech, Italy, 1963
This large set of dining chairs belongs to the 'Carimate' line, one of Vico M...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vico Magistretti Reclining 'Veranda' Lounge Chair For Cassina in Pink
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Reclining 'Veranda' Lounge Chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy in the 1980s. Pink moleskin fabric for the upholstery and the frame is bl...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti for Cassina 'Fiandra' Modular Sofa in Brown Leather
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, ‘Fiandra’ sectional sofa, leather, plastic, Italy, 1975
This elegant and understated sofa was designed by renowned Italian designer Vico Magistretti (...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Vico Magistretti seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Vico Magistretti seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Vico Magistretti seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 241 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 29 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating 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 seating by Arflex, Joe Colombo, and Gio Ponti. Prices for Vico Magistretti seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $257 and can go as high as $33,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,525.
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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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