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A petrol-teal Maralunga sofa with three seats and one raised headrest in a softly lit interior.

Vico Magistretti

Vico Magistretti (1920–2006) moved between Milan architecture and industrial design. Buildings, the Carimate chair, Eclisse, Maralunga and Atollo show how his practice connected rooms and objects with the work of manufacturers.

Vico Magistretti (1920–2006) moved between Milan architecture and industrial design. Buildings, the Carimate chair, Eclisse, Maralunga and Atollo show how his practice connected rooms and objects with the work of manufacturers.

Architecture in Milan

Vico Magistretti (1920–2006) was an Italian architect and designer. Born Ludovico Magistretti, he graduated in architecture from Milan Polytechnic in 1945 and joined his father’s practice. Franco Montella later became a close and enduring collaborator in the studio.1,2

Housing and the postwar city

Magistretti’s architecture took shape in the rebuilding years. With Franco Longoni he designed the tower in Via Revere (1953–56); the office building in Corso Europa followed in 1955–57. Housing, workplaces and interiors remained central to his Milan practice.2

A chair born from a building

Carimate began with a golf-club restaurant Magistretti designed with Guido Veneziani in 1960. He created a chair for the dining room; Cassina later put it into production, carrying a piece of the architectural project into furniture design.2

Sources and citations (3)
  1. Vico Magistretti
  2. Biography
  3. Eclisse

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