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Veranda

Sofa
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cassina S.p.A. (manufacturer)
Magistretti, Vico (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Sofa with black tubular steel frame and red wool and nylon upholstery

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Sofa
TitleVeranda (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Tubular steel frame, wool and nylon upholstery
Steel
Wool
Nylon
Upholstery
Brief description
Sofa, model Veranda, designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Cassina. Italian, 1983.
Physical description
Sofa with black tubular steel frame and red wool and nylon upholstery
Dimensions
  • Height: 110cm
  • Width: 17cm
  • Foot rest extended, approx depth: 127cm
  • Foot rest put away depth: 87cm
CW / LW 28.1.10
Gallery label
(1984)
NEW ACQUISITION

This sofa-bed designed by Vico Magistretti has just been presented to this Museum by Mr. Walter Collins of Oscar Woollen - Interiors International.

Entitled "Veranda" and designed for Cassina/Italy in 1983, this is the first production model. It has just arrived in this country from the manufacturers.

The donor is director of Oscar Woollens in the Finchley Road, an establishment that has long been in the forefront in bringing to the English public some of the best examples of ultra-modern design in furniture and furnishings. Walter Collins has thereby exerted a powerful and beneficial influence on taste in this country since the War.

Museum No. W.43-1984
Credit line
Given by Walter Collins, Oscar Woollens - Interiors International
Object history
This is the first production model to arrive in Britain. The prototype did not have the handle mechanism to raise the back. The seat is adjustable to 11 positions.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.43-1984

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144139/veranda-sofa-magistretti-vico/
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