Furniture manufacturer Cassina is a prolific design house for more reasons than one: It not only owns the licenses to an exquisite collection of iconic chairs, sofas, tables and other pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries but also produces original works that are characterized by innovation and the finest Italian craftsmanship.
Cassina’s illustrious legacy includes being one of the first companies to bring industrial design to Italy in the 1950s. Founded in 1927 in Meda, Italy, by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina, the Italian manufacturing giant originally specialized in bespoke woodworking. In nearly a century since its founding, the company has shown incredible foresight about design trends and the evolution of technology.
In 1964, Cassina signed an exclusive licensing agreement to manufacture furniture by Le Corbusier and his collaborators — such as the LC4 chaise longue made with trailblazing French modernist Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret — a move that would shape the future of the company. Cassina’s I Maestri collection is an ongoing initiative to restyle landmark designs from the 20th century, such as pieces by Gerrit Rietveld (the Red and Blue armchair from 1918), Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Erik Gunnar Asplund, Franco Albini and Frank Lloyd Wright. The company preserves the intentions and original styles of their designs but adds updated techniques, materials and processes — rendering them the best possible combination of past, present and future. The brand has also worked with contemporary icons like Zaha Hadid, Gio Ponti and Philippe Starck.
Cassina’s original designs are cutting-edge as well. They include pieces for everyday use, the development of which is guided by comfort and the marriage of Italian craftsmanship with industrial technology.
Some of Cassina’s pieces, both from its contemporary and I Maestri collections, can be found in the collections of museums like the Museum of Modern Art and the Vitra Design Museum. In 2014, the company became part of Haworth in its acquisition of Italian furniture group Poltrona Frau, and in 2015, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola joined Cassina as its art director, leading the brand into its next century of inventive style.
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A Pair Of Stylish Italian Mid-Century Wing Back Armchairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of stylish Italian Mid-Century wing back armchairs,with black lacquered arms and legs. Newly upholstered in sage green boucle fabric.
Beech
Pair Of Mid-Century Gio Ponti Style Armchairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Italian armchairs in the style of Gio Ponti, newly upholstered in a light silver/grey velvet, with studs in their original position. With iron and brass legs.
Brass, Iron
Pair Of Midcentury Armchairs By Nino Zoncada
By Nino Zoncada
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Italian Mid-Century armchairs by Nino Zoncada. On tapering legs and newly upholstered in blue & cream velvet.
Brass, Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Armchairs by Melchiore BEGA
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of stylish Italian armchairs by Melchiore Bega. With French polished tapering walnut legs and newly upholstered in pink wool.
Wool, Beech
Midcentury French Two Seat Curved Sofa
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Mid-Century, curved two-seat sofa of comfortable design, with carved cherrywood legs with a brass design.
Brass
Pair Of Italian Midcentury Bedroom Chairs In Velvet
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Italian Mid-Century bedroom chairs of elegant proportions, with ebonised cabriole legs and newly upholstered in silver velvet.
Beech
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina, Modern Italian Design
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed Tre Pezzi...
Metal
Patrick Norguet P22 Armchair for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design
By Patrick Norguet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patrick Norguet P22 Armchair For Cassina A design armchair with timeless appeal that puts a contemporary twist on the traditional wingback chair; a tribute to the taste-making hist...
Wood
Marco Zanuso Lady Armchair by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Cassina, Marco Zanuso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Marco Zanuso in 1951, relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An icon of 1950s Italian design, the armchair-sofa lady stands out for its extrao...
Metal
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina, Modern Italian Design
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini design...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Armchair 877 by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Armchair 877 by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, New Beige Upholstery
Fabric, Wood
Patrick Norguet P22 Armchair for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern Design
By Patrick Norguet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patrick Norguet P22 Armchair For Cassina A design armchair with timeless appeal that puts a contemporary twist on the traditional wingback chair; a tribute to the taste-making hist...
Wood
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