Archinect - News 2024-11-24T10:16:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150129946/introducing-the-magister-sofa-a-timeless-design-by-flexform Introducing the Magister sofa, a timeless design by Flexform Sponsor 2019-04-15T09:06:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea5a3cca3011bf51473c8cd6cae9a01.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><figure></figure><p><strong>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://www.flexform.it/en/brand-identity?utm_source=Archinect&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=Magister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flexform</a></strong></p> <p>Influenced in part by the work of some of the Rationalist masters, Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava developed the concept of a sofa with a very uncluttered, sleek appearance, yet dense with artisanal details. Details designed to highlight the company&rsquo;s ability to craft products that portray the perfect marriage between its talent for innovation and its vast experience in classic upholstering.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6986554b09de4b2538d2431755a9793e.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6986554b09de4b2538d2431755a9793e.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Magister Sofa. Image courtesy of Flexform</figcaption></figure><p>When <a href="https://www.flexform.it/en/company/designers?utm_source=Archinect&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=Magister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava</a>, who designed <a href="https://www.flexform.it/en/products/sofas-sectional-sofas/magister?utm_source=Archinect&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=Magister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magister</a>, chose this name in 1982, they may not have imagined they had created a product that would become an icon.&nbsp;Since 1982 the Magister sofa has continued to be one of the sofas that best expresses the company&rsquo;s commitment to make products that transcend the bounds of time and fashion, authentic distillations of form and function.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/2636173c3b75eb8e7cf225475cbe4d16.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/2636173c3b75eb8e7cf225475cbe4d16.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Flexform Magister (1983). Image &copy; Gabriele Basilico</figcaption></figure><p>The Magister sofa grew out of a desire to create a seating element in stark cont...</p>