Cassina Seating
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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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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Early 2000s Italian Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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Mid-20th Century Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1990s Italian Modern Cassina Seating
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cassina Seating
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1990s Italian De Stijl Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cassina Seating
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- What is Cassina?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Cassina is a furniture manufacturer based in Italy. It owns the licenses to an exquisite collection of iconic chairs, sofas, tables and other pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries and also produces original works that are characterized by innovation and the finest Italian craftsmanship. Founded in 1927 in Meda, Italy, by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina, the manufacturing giant originally specialized in bespoke woodworking. Throughout its history, the company has demonstrated incredible foresight about design trends and the evolution of technology. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Cassina furniture.