905 Armchair
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964, the 905 Armchair is one of the most considered expressions of Italian rationalism. Its intelligence is not announced. It reveals itself gradually, through the precision of cylindrical legs, the restrained arc of the armrests, and the way every joint reflects Cassina's deep tradition in fine joinery.
The seat and back are formed from a single self-supporting cowhide shell, a construction that draws equally from the discipline of saddlery and the economy of modernist form. No excess, no ornament. The shell holds its shape through geometry alone.
- Solid wood frame with cylindrical legs and gently curved armrests
- Single self-supporting cowhide seat and back shell
- Rooted in Cassina's heritage of joinery and saddlery craft
- Original design by Vico Magistretti, 1964
Magistretti's sensibility was one of rigorous simplicity, never reductive, always purposeful. The 905 belongs to a lineage of Italian design that treats the chair as an argument about how people should sit, and how objects should age.
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905 Armchair
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964, the 905 Armchair is one of the most considered expressions of Italian rationalism. Its intelligence is not announced. It reveals itself gradually, through the precision of cylindrical legs, the restrained arc of the armrests, and the way every joint reflects Cassina's deep tradition in fine joinery.
The seat and back are formed from a single self-supporting cowhide shell, a construction that draws equally from the discipline of saddlery and the economy of modernist form. No excess, no ornament. The shell holds its shape through geometry alone.
- Solid wood frame with cylindrical legs and gently curved armrests
- Single self-supporting cowhide seat and back shell
- Rooted in Cassina's heritage of joinery and saddlery craft
- Original design by Vico Magistretti, 1964
Magistretti's sensibility was one of rigorous simplicity, never reductive, always purposeful. The 905 belongs to a lineage of Italian design that treats the chair as an argument about how people should sit, and how objects should age.
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Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964, the 905 Armchair is one of the most considered expressions of Italian rationalism. Its intelligence is not announced. It reveals itself gradually, through the precision of cylindrical legs, the restrained arc of the armrests, and the way every joint reflects Cassina's deep tradition in fine joinery.
The seat and back are formed from a single self-supporting cowhide shell, a construction that draws equally from the discipline of saddlery and the economy of modernist form. No excess, no ornament. The shell holds its shape through geometry alone.
- Solid wood frame with cylindrical legs and gently curved armrests
- Single self-supporting cowhide seat and back shell
- Rooted in Cassina's heritage of joinery and saddlery craft
- Original design by Vico Magistretti, 1964
Magistretti's sensibility was one of rigorous simplicity, never reductive, always purposeful. The 905 belongs to a lineage of Italian design that treats the chair as an argument about how people should sit, and how objects should age.
