Carimate Armchair 930 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, 1963

Model 930 armchair for the Carimate Golf Club-House, Cassina production design Vico Magistretti year 1963. Structure in brown beech wood, seat and back in white bouclè upholstery. Manufacturing label under the frame.
Cassina Spa is an Italian company operating in the contemporary furniture sector, founded in 1927 in Meda by Cesare and Umberto Cassina.
The main activity is woodworking, within the company, for the production of coffee tables. Over the years the company expands, especially after the war, also thanks to collaborations with external architects who bring their expertise and research.
In the 1950s, Cassina switched from artisanal to serial production, adopting the logic of industrial design. A change also induced by the commission for furnishings for the interiors of large cruise ships. In addition, some of the company’s best-known products took shape during this period: chair 646 and chair 699, known as the “Superleggera”, both designed by Gio Ponti.
In 1963 Vico Magistretti joins the company team of designers, creating the Carimate armchair.

Ludovico “Vico” Magistretti (Milan, 6 October 1920 – Milan, 19 September 2006) was one of the most important Italian designers, architect and urban planner. His clean and essential design has characterized and inspired the world of creating furniture for the home, office and company throughout the second part of the twentieth century.