Maralunga sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina Italy 1973

The maralunga sofa 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 publishers of those years while following to the letter the red thread he imposed on himself. The collaboration with cassina began in 1959 with the carimate chair which met with great success however it is nothing compared to that of the maralunga which became a true icon of italian design winning the compaso d'oro in 1979. For his creation, the milanese architect and designer had as his main directive extreme comfort, the story goes that it was cesare cassina who during a visit to the workshop punched the back of a prototype, breaking it. This broken prototype, enlightened the designer in his idea of offering exceptional comfort to his user. And that's how the design of the maralunga would be 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 the 40 maxi an enlarged version of the original model. The structure consists of a steel tube frame combined with elastic straps. The seat is composed of cfc-free polyurethane foam with differentiated density and polyester, the whole is covered with a pink velvet. The backrest has two independent and removable head restraints by an internal chain system patented by the italian firm. In very good condition, completely reupholstered in our workshop.

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