Stouby A/S is a manufacturer of a line of conference and canteen furniture designed by Vico Magistretti and Erik Simonsen MDD. The collaboration between Vico Magistretti and Eric Simonsen started in connection with Fritz Hansen in 1997. The work concerning Vico Uno and the table line was performed in Milan, Allerød and Acer Design’s studios and workshops in Denmark. Vico Magistretti and Erik Simonsen became friends and spent many creative working hours together in Vico’s home in Milan and in Denmark. Shortly before his death Vico Magistretti signed over the manufacturing rights to Erik Simonsen. A line of classic furniture with Italian charm and Scandinavian lightness. Vico Magistretti has meant a lot to Erik Simonsen’s continuous work as a developer and designer. Vico Magistretti’s many original perceptions of life and ways to work have influenced Erik Simonsen’s teaching at ”Integrated Disign”, University of Southern Denmark. Vico Magistretti was born in Milan in 1920 and died in 2006. He was known for buildings, furniture, lamps and industrial designs.