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.
Mobili Sintetici bench, in veneered plywood, by Cara \ Davide for Medulum
By Cara e Davide
Located in Meolo, Venezia
The basics of carpentry involve the mechanical and manual processing of wood, commonly in board-format where the most simple and fundamental processes are straight and inclined s...
Plywood
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina B2.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina B2.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: D 62.5 x W 40 x H 45 cm Materials: Solid Nut wood, Lacquered MDF. Also available in colors: B...
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina B3.1 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina B3.1 Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: D 85 x W 40 x H 45 cm Materials: Solid Nut wood, Lacquered MDF. Also available in colors: Bo...
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Handcrafted Caramel Solid Wood Seating Spina B5.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Caramel Solid Wood Seating Spina B5.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: D 130 x W 40 x H 45 cm Materials: MDF lacquered gloss or solid European Walnut. Also avail...
Walnut, Lacquer
Rustic Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina B5.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Rustic Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Seating Spina B5.1 Wooden Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: D 130 x W 40 x H 45 cm Materials: Solid nut wood, lacquered MDF. Also available in colors:...
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Handcrafted Brown Solid Wood Seating Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Brown Solid Wood Seating Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: W 115 x D 28.5 x H 43 cm. Materials: Pine logs. Segmento perceives ordinary objects in an ab...
Pine
Handcrafted Brown Solid Wood Seating Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Brown Solid Wood Seating Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide Dimensions: W 115 x D 28.5 x H 43 cm. Materials: Pine logs. Color: Light brown. Also available in dark br...
Pine
$8,300 / item
H 16.93 in W 82.68 in D 19.69 in
Horizon Bench by RAIN, Contemporary Bench, Solid Wood and Plywood, Limited
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This contemporary bench shows that perspective is a visual illusion that gives the notion of depth to an image. The Horizon bench has its shape drawn fro...
Wood, Plywood
$2,487 / set
H 16.34 in W 28.75 in D 20.87 in
Saber Legs Wood and Brown Woven Leather Stools Customizable Upholstery and Wood
By Pescetta
Located in IT
Saber legs shiny wood and woven leather stools. Other wood colors and upholstery are available. Italian artisanal production by Pescetta Home Decoration. Walnut wood stools or otto...
Leather, Wood
Rustic Painted Hoop Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Windsor style rustic painted hoop back bench with a triple arched back with turned slats and arms and turned uprights, the shaped seat above turned s...
Wood
$1,776
H 16.93 in W 48.04 in D 11.82 in
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Antique Wooden Bench Side Table
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic primitive country wooden bench, with trestle style legs in original aged natural color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in e...
Wood
Handcrafted Solid Oak Wood Bench – Rustic Farmhouse Style, Heavy Duty
Located in İnegöl, TR
Dimensions: Length: 160 cm (approx. 63 in) Width: 40 cm (approx. 15.75 in) Height: 45 cm (approx. 17.7 in) Materials: Solid Oak Wood Embrace the beauty of organic minimalism wit...
Wood, Oak
$2,960
H 17.33 in W 36.23 in D 14.57 in
Louis XIII Style Turned Wood Long Bench / Stool by Valenti, Spain 1940s
By Valenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful mid-20th century Louis XIII style walnut bench or footstool with finely turned legs, stretcher and upholstered seat. Manufactured by Valentí, Spain, 1940s. This original V...
Brass
$4,550 / item
H 16.15 in W 61.03 in D 13 in
Contemporary Bench in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
Tropical Brazilian hardwood bench, hand crafted in a contemporary style made with angled dovetail and spindle joints. The beauty of tropica...
Hardwood
$4,788 / item
H 17.72 in W 63 in D 15.75 in
Contemporary Modern 111 Bench in Brown Oak Wood by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Contemporary Modern 111 Bench in Brown Oak Wood by Federico Perry for Collector Studio. DIMENSIONS W 160cm 63″ D 40cm 16″ H 45cm 17.7″ PRODUCT FEATURES Structure in Oak wood. Up...
Oak, Walnut
$2,540Sale Price / item|35% Off
H 18.9 in W 23.6 in D 15.7 in
Contemporary Rosewood and Leather Piano Bench, Handcrafted, Fixed Height
By KAUNUS
Located in CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, VC
Mitsuko bench is the ideal piece to accompany your piano and also to use in any interior design. Design your own Stool by choosing between leather or e...
Leather, Rosewood
Branda Leather Bench by Enrico Tonucci
By Manifestodesign
Located in Milan, IT
The origins of this product are as old as time, and most likely this was once a travel bed. This bench is made of solid black hickory, with a seat in full-g...
Leather, Hickory
Italian Bench in Plywood and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bench, plywood, metal, Italy, 1960s This bent plywood bench represents characteristic Italian design elements such as the playful lines of the bent...
Metal
$1,776
H 15.75 in W 59.06 in D 11.82 in
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Antique Farm Country Wooden Bench Side Table
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic primitive country wooden bench, with trestle style legs in original aged green painted color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderfu...
Wood