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.
to
32
245
34
263
21
2
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
155
102
40
70
37
56
33
44
32
41
30
46
203
21
2
1
263
23
125
133
2
100
85
28
10
147
82
78
75
65
274
265
3
3
2
286
265
266
391
1,487
1,251
1,109
1,092
Creator: Vico Magistretti
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of four.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
1960s "896" Vico Magistretti Cassina Italian Design Armchair
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brescia, IT
Ice white leatherette and wood legs
Rare model
Excellent condiction.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chair for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house of 'Carimate...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous chai...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ch...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
2x Cassina Maralunga Sessel Vico Magistretti Stoff grün kord samt
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten zwei wunderschöne dunkelgrüne Maralunga Sessel in Samt/ Kordstoff von Cassina zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Vico Magistretti und gilt bis heute als wahrer Designkl...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
Set of 6 "122" Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
An authentic icon of Made in Italy and of the best applied design, the 122 chairs are the work of the famous architect and designer Vico Magistretti.
Comfortable and very elegant, i...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Dining Chair for Cassina, Red Lacquered, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
Vico Magistretti’s “Carimate 892/115” chair, crafted for Cassina in 1960, repr...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
“Maralunga” Lounge Chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Hilversum, NL
We are delighted to present a true gem: an original “Maralunga” lounge chair designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
This piece from the early 1980s is in pristine, original con...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Velvet
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
$2,862 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian modern brown fabric sofa Maralunga by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown fabric sofa Maralunga by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 1970s
Two-seater sofa model Maralunga padded and covered in brown striped fabric. It has an independent fol...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Pair Vico Magistretti 'Vicario' Lounge Chairs For Artemide , Indoor / Outdoor
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vico Magistretti
'Vicario' Lounge Chair
For Artemide
c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
: Height: 26.78 in (68 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 26.38 in (67 cm)Seat Height: 15....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Carimate 8-chair set, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 8 Carimate chairs, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Maralunga armchairs designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 2 armchairs designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973.
Tubular steel frame structure, polyurethane, leather.
Excellent condition, restored.
The project won the Compasso ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Gaudi Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Plastic frame, Made in Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
$2,900 / set
Vico Magistretti – Maralunga Sofa – Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Budapest, HU
Vico Magistretti – Maralunga Sofa for Cassina – 1 Piece
Designed by the renowned Vico Magistretti for Cassina, this Maralunga sofa is a celebrated example of 1970s Italian modernism...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Cognac Leather Maralunga Armchair by Magistretti for Cassina, Italy ca. 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Geneva, CH
Cognac leather armchair from the iconic collection "Maralunga" created by Vico Magistretti and Cassina in Italy ca. 1970s
High quality of materials and manufacture. In very good cond...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Cassina Maralunga Zweisitzer Sofa Vico Magistretti Stoff kord Couch
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes dunkelgrünes Maralunga Zweisitzer Sofa in Samt/ Kordstoff von Cassina zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Vico Magistretti und gilt bis heute als wahre...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
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 Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Mario Bellini, Vico Magistretti, Poggi, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Pair of stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post Modern chair plays on the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of Carlo, Afra and Tobia Scar...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
Modern 'Veranda' Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, in Original Fabric, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Almelo, NL
Modern 'Veranda' Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, in Original Fabric, Italy
Designed by acclaimed Italian architect Vico Magistretti for Cassina, the Veranda modular sofa is a ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 4
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of four.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous c...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Maralunga sofa and 2 armchairs designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 2 armchairs and 2 seater sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973.
The project won the Compasso d' Oro in 1979 and is one of the most widely sold pieces of Italian design.
"With Maralunga...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
$9,066 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vico Magistretti for Artemide Pair of Red Vicario Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Naples, IT
The Vicario armchair was designed by Vico Magistretti at the end of the 1960s for Artemide. Made of ABS plastic, this chair features flowing shapes and a perfect balance of design, f...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Vintage leather Maralunga sofa set by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage chocolate brown leather maralunga sofa set designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
Award winning design piece from 1973 with adjustable backrests.
The set consists of a ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather
Italian modern black wood leather chairs Golem Vico Magistretti Poggi, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood and leather chairs Golem by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1970s
Pair of chairs model Golem with rounded seat, covered in black leather. The structure is in bl...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
Vico Magistretti, Pair of stools
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
For Cassina
c.1960s
Lacquered wood and upholstered in the Anni Albers Collection, Black Mountain Smoke Weave by Christopher Farr Cloth
H48 x W48...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vico Magistretti for Artemide Sedie Bianche "Vicario," Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Naples, IT
The Vicario armchair was designed by Vico Magistretti at the end of the 1960s for Artemide. In production from 1970 until the mid-1970s.
Made of ABS plastic, this chair features flow...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1959 Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
A modern classic, the set of six ‘Carimate’ chairs, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1959, epitomizes midcentury Italian design with its elegant simplicity and functional beauty. Orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chair for Cassina, Black Wood, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
Vico Magistretti’s “Carimate 892/115” chair, crafted for Cassina in 1960, re...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Divano Maralunga di Vico Magistretti per Cassina 2 posti velluto azzurro
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Ghedi, IT
Divano a 2 Posti: Dimensioni 168 cm (lunghezza) x 95 cm (profondità) x 72/100 cm (altezza), con altezza della seduta di circa 43 cm. La struttura è in acciaio tubolare con cinghie el...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Velvet
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 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 Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Vico Magistretti for Cassina Model 896 Full Grain Leather Armchairs
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Vico Magistretti for Cassina Model 896 Full Grain brown Leather lounger chairs. Model 896 very rare to come by. Iconic design 1963-1969
Measures 25" in width, 25" in depth ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Vico Magistretti Navy / 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
Divano Fiandra Vico Magistretti per Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Ghedi, IT
Magnifico divano Fiandra a due posti, disegnato da Vico Magistretti per Cassina negli anni '70, in eccellenti condizioni vintage. Rivestito in tessuto bianco panna, emana eleganza e ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Textile
Gaudi Charis by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in toronto, CA
Designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Italy in the 1970's. - Off-white fiberglass. In great vintage condition
Vico was an Italian architect who was also active as an industrial...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Vigo Magistretti for Cassina Sofa in Dark Grey Upholstery
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Cassina, two-seater sofa, model 'Veranda', fabric, aluminum, Italy, 1983.
Beautiful esthetically balanced two-seater sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassi...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of maui sofas by Vico Magistretti for Kartell
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of maui sofas by vico magistretti for kartell circa 1980.
Designed by well known italian architect and furniture designer vico magistretti (1920 - 2006)
Moulded plastic seats ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Sofa MARALUNGA 2 seaters for Cassina by Vico Magistretti, Circa 1970
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Renens, CH
Modern Italian sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Circa 1970.
This is a 2-seater sofa with independent folding headrests. The two armrests curve towards the seat.
Cream...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
'Maralunga' sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, IT
Sofa with foam padding and fabric upholstery. Backrest equipped with fold-down headrest "suitable for use in low or high version, with instant convertibility" (from the volume Cassin...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric
Vico Magistretti Pair of Red Carimate Armchairs for Cassina, Italy, 1961
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, IT
Vico Magistrett pair of red carimate armchairs for Cassina, Italy, 1961
Original red lacquer.
Original straw seats.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
$2,385 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Vintage 'Selene' Dining Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Zagreb, HR
Set of four vintage 'Selene' chairs designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy.
Single piece construction chair that comes from a pressure mold of polyester resin ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Vico Magistretti “Carimate” Chairs for Cassina, Black Wood, 1960, set of 6
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, black lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of six.
Vico Magistretti’s “Carimate 892/115” chair, crafted for Cassina...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
1 of 4 Dark Brown 'Gaudi' Chairs, Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Early Model
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Zagreb, HR
Iconic 'Gaudi' chair designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy. Named after Antonio Gaudi.
Single piece construction chair that comes from a pressure mold of poly...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
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 Magi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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 Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,748 Sale Price / item
34% Off
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Four SD51 "Golem" Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid-Century Modern black Lacquered wooden dining chairs Golem by Vico Magistretti, Italy 1969.
Nice set of 4 dining chairs „Golem SD51“ designed by Vico Magistretti for Poggi in 1969...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vico Magistretti ““Regina D’ Africa” Chair with Stool for Alias, Italy 1970
By Vico Magistretti, Alias
Located in Wilnis, UT
An iconic “Regina D’ Africa” (Queen of Africa) chair with matching stool designed by Vico Magistretti, manufactured by Alias in Italy around 1970.
The set contains one lounge chair ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Carimate bench, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1958
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bench from the Carimate series designed by Vico Magistretti for the Club House of the Golf Club of Carimate (Como). The design blends references to the Scandinavian tradition with el...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 8
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, red lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of eight.
The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s most famous ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
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...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vico Magistretti White Cotton Hovercraft Two-Seater Sofa for De Padova, 1996
By ICF De Padova, Vico Magistretti
Located in Vicenza, IT
Hovercraft is a two-seater sofa with a wooden frame and internal padding made of polyurethane foam. The down cushions are reinforced with polyurethane foam, and the upholstery is ful...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Cotton, Foam
Italian modern brown Maralunga sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown sofas Maralunga by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973
Pair of sofas two-seater mod. Maralunga. They are equipped wit...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Metal
Maralunga Armchair with Pouf by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Torino, IT
Maralunga armchair and pouf by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
Elegant and timeless Maralunga is perhaps one of Cassina's best-known series in the world.
Now an icon of Italian desig...
Category
1970s European Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Set di due divani Maralunga di Vico Magistretti per Cassina in velluto marrone
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Ghedi, IT
La coppia di divani Maralunga, disegnata da Vico Magistretti per Cassina nel 1973, rappresenta un’icona del design italiano, premiata con il Compasso d’Oro nel 1979. Questi divani a ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Velvet
"Cardigan" Settee by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, IT
"Cardigan" settee by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
"This sofa and armchair, like its predecessor Fiandra, are designed in close connection with the idea of comfort and as the result ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Steel
Vicario Chair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Indoor/outdoor use, has two holes as pictured for water draining.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Plastic
Italian modern black wood chairs Carimate by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood chairs Carimate by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
Set of four chairs mod. Carimate in black lacquered wood with glossy ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vico Magistretti Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
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.
Creators Similar to Vico Magistretti
Questions About Vico Magistretti Seating
- 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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Vico Magistretti Furniture
Vico Magistretti Lighting
Vico Magistretti Tables
Vico Magistretti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Vico Magistretti Table Lamps
Vico Magistretti Chandeliers and Pendants
Vico Magistretti Wall Lights and Sconces
Vico Magistretti Floor Lamps
Vico Magistretti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vico Magistretti Side Tables
Vico Magistretti Flush Mount
Vico Magistretti Dining Room Tables
Vico Magistretti Tables