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Maralunga 40 Sofa

c. 1973/2014

by Vico Magistretti

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Vico Magistretti’s Maralunga 40 Sofa, produced by Cassina, is defined by a versa­tile back­rest mech­a­nism inte­grated into its uphol­stered form. This sofa is uphol­stered in a deep green mohair from the Kvadrat Raf Simons collec­tion, a mate­r­ial chosen for its density and tactile depth. 

Orig­i­nally designed in 1973, the struc­ture utilizes a steel frame and polyurethane padding to house an inter­nal pivot­ing system. This mech­a­nism allows the back cush­ions to fold down for a low profile or extend upward to provide head support. This anniver­sary edition, marking forty years of produc­tion, features refined profile stitch­ing along the arms and seat, and rests on a solid walnut base. By main­tain­ing the orig­i­nal propor­tions while updat­ing the mate­r­ial spec­i­fi­ca­tions, the design contin­ues to address the ergonom­ics of loung­ing through a mechan­i­cal rather than purely static form. 

Artist Vico Magistretti
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Vico Magistretti

Italy

Born in Milan in 1920, Vico Magistretti was an architect and designer whose work defined the industrial rigor of postwar Italian modernism. After graduating from the Politecnico di Milano in 1945, he participated in the city’s reconstruction, a period that informed his preference for rational planning and serial production over decorative experimentation.

His practice was characterized by a pragmatic approach to form, developed through long-standing collaborations with manufacturers such as Artemide and Cassina. Rather than following the theoretical shifts of the Radical Design movement, Magistretti focused on the technical constraints of manufacturing, deriving aesthetic clarity from construction logic. His output, which includes the Eclisse lamp and the Carimate chair, utilizes simple geometries and industrial materials to achieve a typological permanence. Magistretti’s career remains a primary record of the consolidation of Italian design into a precise, global industry.

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