Vico Magistretti

Overview

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!

Works
  • Vico Magistretti, Green 'Vicario' Lounge Chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Green 'Vicario' Lounge Chair
    For Artemide
    c.1970s
    Moulded plastic and fibreglass
    H68 x W60 x D67 cm
    Seat height 39 cm
    £ 1,800.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Green 'Vicario' Lounge Chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Green 'Vicario' Lounge Chair
    For Artemide
    c.1970s
    Moulded plastic and fibreglass
    H68 x W60 x D67 cm
    Seat height 39 cm
    £ 1,800.00
  • Vico Magistretti, 'Gaudi' Chair in White
    Vico Magistretti
    'Gaudi' Chair in White
    For Artemide
    1970
    Fibreglass reinforced resin
    Made in Italy
    H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm
    £ 1,100.00
  • Vico Magistretti, 'Gaudi' Chair in White
    Vico Magistretti
    'Gaudi' Chair in White
    For Artemide
    1970
    Fibreglass reinforced resin
    Made in Italy
    H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm
    £ 1,100.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Pair of White 'Vicario' Lounge Chairs
    Vico Magistretti
    Pair of White 'Vicario' Lounge Chairs
    For Artemide
    c.1970s
    Moulded plastic and fibreglass
    H68 x W60 x D67 cm
    Seat height 39 cm
    £ 3,600.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Reclining 'Veranda' Lounge Chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Reclining 'Veranda' Lounge Chair
    For Cassina
    c.1980s
    Moleskin fabric, black powder coated steel frame
    Made in Italy
    H110 x W92 x D153 cm
    £ 2,200.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Pair of Carimate chairs
    Vico Magistretti
    Pair of Carimate chairs
    For Habitat
    c.1960/70s
    Beech, rush seats
    H76.5 x W46 x D46 cm
    Sitting Height: 44 cm
    £ 1,250.00
  • Vico Magistretti, White and Green 'Demetrio 45' Stacking Tables
    Vico Magistretti
    White and Green 'Demetrio 45' Stacking Tables
    For Artemide
    c.1970s
    Plastic
    H24 x W45 x D45 cm (each table)
    £ 1,200.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Five Omega Ceiling Lamps
    Vico Magistretti
    Five Omega Ceiling Lamps
    1963
    Opal glass and painted metal
    Made in Italy
    H25 x W40 x D40 cm
    £ 4,400.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Gaudi Chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Gaudi Chair
    1970
    Fibreglass reinforced resin
    Made in Italy
    H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm
    £ 1,680.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Pascal floor lamp
    Vico Magistretti
    Pascal floor lamp
    1979
    For Oluce
    Enamelled metal and cast iron
    £ 3,400.00
  • Vico Magistretti, 'Stadio 80' Table
    Vico Magistretti
    'Stadio 80' Table
    For Artemide
    c.1970s
    Fibreglass
    H75 x W80 x D80 cm
    £ 1,200.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Pair of stools
    Vico Magistretti
    Pair of stools
    For Cassina
    c.1960s
    Lacquered wood and upholstered moleskin
    H48 x W48 x D48 cm
    Sold
  • Vico Magistretti, 'Chimera' Floor lamp
    Vico Magistretti
    'Chimera' Floor lamp
    1969
    For Artemide
    Enamelled aluminum, heat-bent opal methacrylate
    H182 x W20 x D22 cm
    £ 1,400.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Pair of stools
    Vico Magistretti
    Pair of stools
    For Cassina
    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
    £ 1,500.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Red 'Selene' chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Red 'Selene' chair
    Designed 1969
    For Artemide
    Moulded fibreglass
    H75 x W47 x D47 cm
    Seat Height 45cm
    £ 425.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Green 'Selene' chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Green 'Selene' chair
    Designed 1969
    Moulded fibreglass
    H75 x W47 x D38 cm
    Seat height 45 cm
    £ 425.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Orange 'Selene' chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Orange 'Selene' chair
    Designed 1969
    For Artemide
    Moulded fibreglass
    H75 x W47 x D47 cm
    Seat Height 45cm
    £ 425.00
  • Vico Magistretti, Dark brown 'Selene' chair
    Vico Magistretti
    Dark brown 'Selene' chair
    Designed 1969
    Moulded fibreglass
    H75 x W47 x D47 cm
    Seat Height 45cm
    £ 425.00
  • Vico Magistretti, White 'Selene' chairs
    Vico Magistretti
    White 'Selene' chairs
    c.1960s
    H75.4 x W47.5 x D52 cm
    Seat Height 45 cm
    £ 425.00