Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen's head of design Christian Andresen discusses the legacy of Italian designer Vico Magistretti in this talk filmed as part of the VDF x Fritz Hansen collaboration.
The talk was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late Italian designer and architect's birth, which Fritz Hansen is marking with the rerelease of the Vico Duo chair.
In the talk, Andresen talks to Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about Vico Magistretti's work and legacy.
The conversation took place over video chat, with Andresen appearing from the Fritz Hansen headquarters in Denmark and Fairs moderating from his home in London.
Andresen identifies Magistretti as part of an elite group of Italians who achieved success in both furniture design and architecture in the 20th century. "Magistretti, [Achille] Castiglioni and Gio Ponti were probably the three that were most successful in in switching between architecture, furniture and interior," he said in the video.