production
1994
manufacturer
Fritz Hansen
description
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"My big dream comes true. I have always wanted to come work for FH and stay in Denmark, a country that I love and admire. My fascination for this country started when I was a young architect and studied about Danish modernism and saw the furniture designed by architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner, Bøorge Mogensen and Poul Kjaerholm. The Danish furniture of the 1950s have always inspired Italian architects." Vico Magistretti

In 1994, Vico Magistretti was contacted by Fritz Hansen, a company determined to consolidate its position as producer of furniture for the contract sector by putting its stakes on objects with a high conceptual content, quality and functionality. This marked the birth of Vico, a series destined for conference halls that included chairs and tables. The chair looks open and inviting and is presented as a "flower" which opens thanks to the slightly outward- curving sides in moulded laminate, detached from the backrest but all connected through special junctures to the structure. Vico, a flexible and comfortable chair, can be complemented with two large pillows (on the seat and backrest) in two new fabrics developed for the occasion by Kvadrat: in Trevira fabric, called Veneto and Primus, in addition to Tara (wool), in leather or customizable. As is always the case in Vico Magistretti's designs, the structure is concealed and a small flat and round steel joint on each one of the sides is the only visible element.

The Vico, have the characteristic organic form and consist of a structure with chromed steel legs and round metal-reinforced porcelain feet and the table top is in MDF (25 mm) with a rounded profile that is curved on the long sides. They are available in five basic dimensions to accommodate from 2 to 10 persons but the seating can progressively grow by using a four-person connecting table. Suitable for conference rooms but more generally for contract environments, the tables feature the same finishing as the Vico chairs.

technical data

Curved plywood. Essence of beech, maple veneer, American cherry and painted black (chair)

MDF. Maple, American cherry, black veneer (table top)

Steel. Chromed (legs)

MEASUREMENTS
cm. 78 x 64 x 56
OTHER MEASUREMENT=

VM61 90x90 cm table for 2-4 persons

VM64 100x100 table for 4 persons

VM65 115x165 table for 6 persons

VM66 120x225 table for 8 persons

VM67 150x300 table for 10 persons

VM69 150x430 table for 14 persons

VM70 150x600 table for 18 persons

bibliography

V. Pasca, Vico Magistretti: la ricostruzione della razionalità, in Interni 445, novembre 1994

M. Romanelli, Vico Magistretti opere tra il 1992 e il 1995, in Domus 767, gennaio 1995

Depliant Fritz Hansen, Vico, agosto 1994

Ottagono 1994, 110, pp./nn. 63

F. Irace, V. Pasca, Vico Magistretti architetto e designer, Milano, Electa 1999, pp./nn. 160-161

M. T. Feraboli, Vico Magistretti, I maestri del Design, Milano, Il Sole 24 Ore 2011, pp./nn. 96-99

project profile by Rosa Chiesa