C1960s Vico Magistretti “Carimate” carver chairs professionally refurbished in classic RAL 3000 red with the original rush seats.
The rush seats are in good structural condition with some cosmetic signs of age and occasional loose rushes.
A classic, highly collectible vintage piece that works in any room of the house.
“It was in the 1950s that Magistretti's skill as a designer was unleashed. Working with the craftsmen and entrepreneurs who had long produced furniture in an area to the north of Milan, Magistretti saw possibilities for a new series of well-designed, mass-produced goods. His first great success came with the world famous Carimate chair produced by the Cassina company, headed by Cesare Cassina. The chair was a bestseller for years and mixed rural simplicity (the straw of the seat) with urban sophistication. There were the smooth lines of the wooden supports and legs, the colour and elements of Scandinavian design.
Magistretti had a close relationship with Cassina and had designed his luxurious villa (1964-65) in the town of Carimate, near Como. The series of beautiful, sleek villas in the Brianza hills around Milan built by Magistretti were later described as "Palladio in Brianza".
