Cara e Davide Sculptures
Italian design studio Cara e Davide is known internationally for its well-made tables, chairs and storage cabinets. The brand’s sculptural furnishings, which feature sleek curving forms and architectural columns that are attention-grabbing in any space, owe to ongoing research in regional materials, processes and experimentation with various techniques.
Cara e Davide comes from the names of the studio's founding designers, South African artist Cara Judd and Italian artist Davide Gramatica. They met while they were attending IED Milano, studying product design.
After graduating in 2011, Judd and Gramatica began their professional design careers separately — they explored various areas that included apprenticeships at ateliers and workshops and working with both small studios as well as large-scale companies. Five years later, the two decided to merge their talents and established the Cara e Davide studio in Milan. That same year, they exhibited their first furniture collection at the Salone del Mobile, garnering acclaim among critics and private clients. The studio unveiled a second collection at the London Design Fair.
Cara e Davide specializes in designing contemporary furniture — they’ve created bold pieces by working with wood-based filament printing technologies, Rosso Levanto marble, aluminum and more. The studio’s offerings are frequently produced in collaboration with artisans from South Africa and Italy. The brand has partnered with a range of manufacturers, art spaces and retailers to create these works, including Rinascente, Medulum, Portego, Uniqka, Aybar Gallery and Galerie Philia. When Judd and Gramatica are not in their studio, they’re teaching product design at IED Milan.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Cara e Davide tables, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets.
2010s Italian Modern Cara e Davide Sculptures
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Cara e Davide Sculptures
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cara e Davide Sculptures
Shagreen Stingray
1990s Italian Post-Modern Cara e Davide Sculptures
Marble
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cara e Davide Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cara e Davide Sculptures
Shagreen Stingray
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cara e Davide Sculptures
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Cara e Davide Sculptures
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
2010s Turkish Cara e Davide Sculptures
Copper, Steel
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Cara e Davide Sculptures
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cara e Davide Sculptures
Shell
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Cara e Davide Sculptures
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Cara e Davide Sculptures
Wood
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Cara e Davide Sculptures
Acrylic