Vintage Maralunga armchair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy 1973

The Maralunga model was created in 1973 by Vico Magistretti for the Italian firm Cassina. Known for his creations using simple, essential forms and the use of innovative materials for the time, he undertook many partnerships with the new editors of those years, while following to the letter the red thread that he imposed to himself. The collaboration with Cassina began in 1959 with the Carimate chair, which met with great success, but this is nothing compared to the Maralunga, which became a true icon of Italian design, winning the Compaso d'oro in 1979. For its creation, the Milanese architect and designer had for main directive an extreme comfort, the story tells that it is Cesare Cassina who during a visit to the workshop gave a punch in the file of a prototype, breaking it. This broken prototype, enlightened the designer in his idea of offering an exceptional comfort to its user. And that's how the Maralunga design was born. Still published today, it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014 for the occasion Cassina redesigned its range in agreement with the Vico Magistretti Foundation with the addition of a new finish on the seams of the structure or with the 40s model the creation of a removable fabric cover. And last but not least the 40 Maxi, an enlarged version of the original model. The structure is composed of a steel tube frame associated with elastic straps. The seat is made of polyurethane foam without CFC with differentiated density and polyester, the whole is covered with a blue velvet. The backrest has a removable headrest thanks to an internal chain system patented by the Italian firm. In very good condition, completely reupholstered in our workshop. Reference : 276672