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
c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 cm
Seat height 39 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGreen 'Vicario' Lounge ChairFor Artemide£ 1,800.00
c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 cm
Seat height 39 cm -
Vico Magistretti'Gaudi' Chair in WhiteFor Artemide£ 1,100.00
1970
Fibreglass reinforced resin
Made in Italy
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico Magistretti'Gaudi' Chair in WhiteFor Artemide£ 1,100.00
1970
Fibreglass reinforced resin
Made in Italy
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of White 'Vicario' Lounge ChairsFor Artemide£ 3,600.00
c.1970s
Moulded plastic and fibreglass
H68 x W60 x D67 cm
Seat height 39 cm -
Vico MagistrettiReclining 'Veranda' Lounge ChairFor Cassina£ 2,200.00
c.1980s
Moleskin fabric, black powder coated steel frame
Made in Italy
H110 x W92 x D153 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of Carimate chairsFor Habitat£ 1,250.00
c.1960/70s
Beech, rush seats
H76.5 x W46 x D46 cm
Sitting Height: 44 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 Lamps1963£ 4,400.00
Opal glass and painted metal
Made in Italy
H25 x W40 x D40 cm -
Vico MagistrettiGaudi Chair1970£ 1,680.00
Fibreglass reinforced resin
Made in Italy
H73.5 x W60 x D54 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPascal floor lamp1979£ 3,400.00
For Oluce
Enamelled metal and cast iron -
Vico Magistretti'Stadio 80' TableFor Artemide£ 1,200.00
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 Magistretti'Chimera' Floor lamp1969£ 1,400.00
For Artemide
Enamelled aluminum, heat-bent opal methacrylate
H182 x W20 x D22 cm -
Vico MagistrettiPair of stoolsFor Cassina£ 1,500.00
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' chairDesigned 1969£ 425.00
For Artemide
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 cm
Seat Height 45cm -
Vico MagistrettiGreen 'Selene' chairDesigned 1969£ 425.00
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D38 cm
Seat height 45 cm -
Vico MagistrettiOrange 'Selene' chairDesigned 1969£ 425.00
For Artemide
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 cm
Seat Height 45cm -
Vico MagistrettiDark brown 'Selene' chairDesigned 1969£ 425.00
Moulded fibreglass
H75 x W47 x D47 cm
Seat Height 45cm -
Vico MagistrettiWhite 'Selene' chairsc.1960s£ 425.00
H75.4 x W47.5 x D52 cm
Seat Height 45 cm
