Vico Magistretti Maralunga Leather Sofa by Cassina 1975

GF for Cassina ... yes! Sleek lined sofa delivers the best of Italian 1950s design. Have a seat.

The Hydra Castor sofa is a piece of furniture designed by Luca Scacchetti for Poltrona Frau, an Italian furniture company. It features a striking combination of red leather and chrom...

This is a Roche Bobois three-seater sofa upholstered in rich brown leather, exuding a vintage charm with a touch of modern elegance. The sofa features generously sized, plush seat cu...

Beautiful Italian 20th century vintage curved four-seat sofa composed of six splayed polished legs, large wing shaped arms and a statement high back in the style of Ico Parisi. Rare...

"675 MARALUNGA" sofa based on the design by Vico Magistretti for Cassina from the early 1970s. Original cognac-colored leather upholstery with a wonderful patina. The backrests of th...

"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...

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...

Iconic Mid-Century Modern "Maralunga" 3-seater sofas / armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This example features green-grey velvet with colored pattern. While the fabric holds strong, re-covering in new fabric is recommended. Head / backrests are adjustable for a cheeky look that never fails to turn heads in the living room. They are also extremely comfortable. The height of the sofa with fully extended headrest is 40 in (100 cm) and 30 in (71 cm) when fully compressed. It has been professionally laundered and is clean, however, the fabric remains discolored. Structurally sound in every respect and an excellent candidates for re-covering according to decorator's desire. While origin stories behind the world’s timeless designs vary widely, the story of the Maralunga sofa is one of the best in design lore: As legend has it, when Cassina founder Cesare Cassina first saw the prototype for the piece in the mid-1970s by Italian furniture designer Vico Magistretti (1920–2006), he was so disgusted by it that he punched it, breaking the back of the sofa, which crumbled over itself . . . into the shape the piece would eventually take. (“Right, great, it looks perfect to me like that,” Magistretti allegedly responded.) Whether it was his accidental adjustment or further consideration of the design, Cassina clearly came around: His company debuted Magistretti’s design in 1973. The Maralunga is characterized by what looks like a slumped backrest but is really an adjustable-height headrest, moved by way of a bicycle chain...