Vico Magistretti
Hailing from Milan, that hub of superb design and style, Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was a furniture designer who sought to create pieces that were both sleek and wholly useable, in innovative materials and striking colours. There was for Magistretti ‘no excuse for bad design’.
Following the war, which Magistretti had spent in neutral Switzerland, he returned to his home city where his career began and flourished. His early work focus on architectural and urban planning projects. However, by the 1960s, Magristretti was working on the design teams of some of the great Italian furniture manufacturers including Cassina and Oluce. Some of his most iconic designs have never ceased production.
The Selene chair has always been produced in a myriad of colours. Its fibreglass frame was designed to be lightweight and stackable; a space-saving solution indeed – but they’re far too cool to be stacked away!
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Vico MagistrettiGreen Vicario Lounge ChairFor Artemide£ 1,800.00
Italy, c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 x SH39 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGreen Vicario Lounge ChairFor Artemide£ 1,800.00
c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 x SH39 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGaudi Chair in WhiteFor Artemide£ 1,100.00
Italy, 1970
Fibreglass reinforced resin
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGaudi Chair in WhiteFor Artemide£ 1,100.00
Italy, 1970
Fibreglass reinforced resin
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of White Vicario Lounge ChairsFor Artemide£ 3,600.00
Italy, c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 x SH39 cm -
Vico MagistrettiWhite and Green Demetrio 45 Stacking TablesFor Artemide£ 1,200.00
c.1970s
Plastic
H24 x W45 x D45 cm (each table) -
Vico MagistrettiSet of Five Omega Ceiling LampsItaly, 1963£ 4,400.00
Opal glass and painted metal
H25 x W40 x D40 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGaudi ChairItaly, 1970£ 1,680.00
Fibreglass reinforced resin
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPascal Floor Lampfor Oluce£ 3,400.00
1979
Enamelled metal and cast iron -
Vico MagistrettiStadio 80 TableFor Artemide£ 1,200.00
Italy, c.1970s
Fibreglass
H75 x W80 x D80 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of stoolsFor Cassina
c.1960s
Lacquered wood and upholstered moleskin
H48 x W48 x D48 cmSold -
Vico MagistrettiChimera Floor lampFor Artemide£ 1,400.00
1969
Enamelled aluminum, heat-bent opal methacrylate
H182 x W20 x D22 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of Carimate StoolsFor Cassina£ 1,500.00
Italy, c.1960s
Lacquered wood and upholstered in the Anni Albers Collection, Black Mountain Smoke Weave by Christopher Farr Cloth
H48 x W48 x D48 cm -
Vico MagistrettiRed Selene ChairFor Artemide£ 425.00
Italy, 1969
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 x SH45 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGreen Selene ChairDesigned 1969£ 425.00
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D38 x SH45 cm -
Vico MagistrettiOrange Selene ChairFor Artemide£ 425.00
Italy, Designed 1969
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 x SH45 cm -
Vico MagistrettiDark Brown Selene ChairItaly, 1969£ 425.00
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 x SH45 cm -
Vico MagistrettiWhite 'Selene' chairsc.1960s£ 425.00
H75.4 x W47.5 x D52 cm
Seat Height 45 cm
