Vico Magistretti
Olivari Designers
Vico Magistretti
Olivari Designers
MILANO, 1921-2006
A student of Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Magistretti learns his job in his father’s studio. He constructs numerous buildings in his hometown of Milan, such as the church of the QT8 neighborhood (1953), the Torre al Parco (1956), and the houses in Piazza San Marco (1965) and Piazza Aquileia (1961).
Club
1998
Sibilla
1992
Torre del Parco
- Out of production
— Eclissi lampada, Artemide 1967
— Vico Magistretti
A student of Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Magistretti learns his job in his father’s studio. He constructs numerous buildings in his hometown of Milan, such as the church of the QT8 neighborhood (1953), the Tower in the Park (1956), and the houses in Piazza San Marco (1965) and Piazza Aquileia (1961).
— Selene sedia, Artemide 1968
— Maralunga divano, Cassina 1973
Nonetheless, Magistretti is mainly remembered as a furniture designer; some pieces are celebrated as icons of Made in Italy: his Carimate chair, (1960) his Maralunga sofa (1973) and the Nuvola Rossa bookshelf (1977) for Cassina; his Eclisse lamp (Golden Compass Award 1967) and Selene chair (1969) for Artemide.
— Atollo lampada/light, O-luce 1977
— Nuvola Rossa libreria, Cassina 1977