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Mid-Century Italian Space Age Demetrio Coffee Lounge Table by Vico, 1960s

Name: Mid-Century Italian Space Age Demetrio Coffee Lounge Table by Vico, 1960s
Brand: Vico Magistretti
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

About the Item

Simple coffee table by the renowned manufacturer Artemide after a design by Vico Magistretti from the 60s. A simple design with elegant curves. The flat table has a square design. The shape dissolves towards the bottom and forms four legs. The edge is curved downwards with a wide radius. This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Plastic Styles: Mid-Century Modern Brand: Artemide Designer: Vico Magistretti Country of Origin: Italy Color: Cream Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dimensions: 27.95ʺW × 27.95ʺD × 11.81ʺH Condition: Unknown, Some Imperfections Condition Notes: Patina Consistent with Age and Use

Creator:
Vico Magistretti (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.81 in (30 cm)Width: 27.95 in (71 cm)Depth: 27.95 in (71 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Plastic
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Some Imperfections, Patina Consistent with Age and Use.
Seller Location:
Hamburg, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU10114244265662

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Vico Magistretti

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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