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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Jaime Hayon Réaction Poétique 1 of 7 decor objects for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Jaime Hayon
Located in Berlin, DE
1 of 7 Jamie Hayon decorative objects for Cassina. Hayon crafts a collection of minimalist, functional objects for the modern home, envisioned as a scrupulous dedication to the use o...
Wood
$806 / item
Jelly Vase Color Ametista
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Jelly Vases Color Ametista Like a jellyfish with its vivid iridescent colors, Jelly is a modern vase that makes transparency and the interplay of light its trademark. A va...
Glass
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré Manufactured by Cassina ASIAN TRANSPARENCIES A blown glass vase designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1940s. Made of mould-blown glass, t...
Glass
Cassina Jelly Vase in Amethyst Glass, Mid-Century Modern Design, Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Jelly Vases Color Ametista Like a jellyfish with its vivid iridescent colors, Jelly is a modern vase that makes transparency and the interplay of light its trademark. A va...
Glass
Cassina Silvan Ametista Sfumato Vase, Hand-Blown Glass, Modern Design
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Silvan Ametista Sfumato Vase Taking inspiration from the Calla lily and its sinuous, water collecting shape, Silvan is a designer vase in gradient blown glass. Available i...
Glass
Cassina Coral Vases Set in Hand-Blown Venetian Glass, Mid-Century
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Coral Vases Inspired by coral and its typical twisted branches, the organic shapes of the Coral design vase seem shaped by the currents of the sea. Inspired by ...
Glass
Cassina Silvan Rosa Sfumato Vase, Hand-Blown Glass, Mid-Century Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Silvan Rosa Sfumato Vase Taking inspiration from the Calla lily and its sinuous, water collecting shape, Silvan is a designer vase in gradient blown glass. Available in a ...
Glass
Reaction Poetique Centerpiece with Handle by Jaime Hayon for Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Réaction Poétique Centrepiece with Handle by Jaime Hayon for Cassina is a refined statement piece that elevates any interior. Crafted with the signature artistry of the celebrate...
Wood
Sculpture by Gaetano Pesce for The Museum of Modern Art New York
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in Milan, Italy
Polyurethane sculpture created by Gaetano Pesce for The Museum of Modern Art New York, 1972, published by Centro Cassina, Italy. Biography Gaetano Pesce (1939 - 2024) was born in La...
Rubber
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Cerulean Blue Murano Glass Vase w/ Battuto Texturing
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass vase, featuring intricate battuto texturing and stylized organic detailing, rendered in a stunning cerulean blue hue, Italy...
Murano Glass
$652
H 13.39 in W 9.45 in D 3.94 in
Jaime Hayon Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Vase Decorative Object Blue
By BD Barcelona Design, Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Jaime Hayon designed Happy Susto collection in 2017. Charming piece of ceramic that converts a funny Yeti into a vase. "You can put plants in the head so that it looks like it has h...
Ceramic
$113Sale Price|72% Off
H 3.15 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Le Corbusier & charlotte perriand bowl vide poche, 1950s, set of 2
By Le Corbusier, Lumax, Charlotte Perriand
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Rare authentic and iconic modern glass storage compartment or ashtray designed by the famous French architects of the 20th century Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand for Lumax. Le...
Glass
Large Mid-Century Modern Mouthblown Italian Murano Flowery Glass Vase
By Murano 5, Fazzeletto
Located in Lisse, NL
A playful and organically beautiful, mouthblown, glass vase. This large and elegant Murano vase from the 1970s is a truly exquisite vase and she is in very good, original conditio...
Glass
$711
H 5.91 in Dm 8.67 in
Blue Ceramic Vase Pique Fleur Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit France, 1960s
By Jacques Pouchain, Dieulefit
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Midcentury blue ceramic vase pique fleur by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit. About the Artist: Jacques Pouchain (1925 - 2015) left Paris and gave up his architectural traini...
Ceramic
$580
H 10.24 in Dm 3.75 in
Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Modern Tall Art Glass Oggetti Vase
By Oggetti
Located in Miami, FL
Tall cut-glass vase Mid-Century Modern made by Oggetti in Italy. Makers Mark is underneath. A-761-344
Murano Glass
$327Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in Dm 7.09 in
Charlotte Rhead Art Deco Vase for Crown Ducal, England, c.1930s
By Crown Ducal England, Charlotte Rhead
Located in Glasgow, GB
An original Art Deco ceramic vase by Charlotte Rhead for Crown Ducal, crafted in Staffordshire, England circa 1930s. This collectible British vase presents a distinctive urn-shaped f...
Ceramic
Lladró The Lover I Figurine by Jaime Hayon
By Lladro, Marco Antonio Noguerón, Jaime Hayon
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine designed by Jaime Hayon with a modern design and a red heart. Like all the pieces in Jaime Hayon's The Fantasy Collection, this creation arises from the fus...
Porcelain
Lladró The Lover II Figurine by Jaime Hayon
By Marco Antonio Noguerón, Lladro, Jaime Hayon
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine designed by Jaime Hayon with modern design and touches of gilded sheen highlighting the red color of the heart and shoes. Like all the pieces in Jaime Hayon...
Porcelain
$654 / item
H 9.06 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury A striking pair of silver-plated peacock sculptures, masterfully handcrafted in the classic Hollywood ...
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$181Sale Price|25% Off
H 10 in Dm 4 in
Mid-Century Italian Tortoiseshell Art Glass Vase, “White Cristal” Hand-Blown
Located in Toronto, CA
A striking example of mid-century Italian art glass, this tall hand-blown vase features a rich tortoiseshell pattern in deep espresso and amber tones over a warm, buttery yellow base...
Murano Glass
Post Scriptum Cassina Vase Designed by Formafantasma and Ginori 1735
By Cassina
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic vase designed by Formafantasma and Ginori 1735 for Cassina. The vase is hand drawn on white biscuit porcelain and decorated with specific ceramic chalk pastels. Each piece is...
Ceramic
Scultura di Gaetano Pesce per Cassina 1963
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in Rivoli, IT
Original art sculpture designed by Gaetano Pesce; signed and dated 1963, Per Cassina 1968-1963. Red frame with lamented wood on metal feet.
Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa' Soriana' Lounge Chair in, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 'Soriana' Lounge chair, fabric, metal, Italy, 1969 Iconic Design.. The 'Soriana' proposes a model that institutionalizes the image of the informal si...
Steel
Afra & Tobia Scarpa' Soriana' Lounge Chair in, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 'Soriana' Lounge chair, fabric, metal, Italy, 1969 Iconic Design.. The 'Soriana' proposes a model that institutionalizes the image of the informal si...
Steel
Charles Rennie MacKintosh 312 Willow Trone, Armchair Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Buffalo, NY
Trone -armchair designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh in 1904, Relaunched in 1973 , manufactured by Cassina in Italy.. This throne-like armc...
Fabric, Wood