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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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 Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
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 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 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 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
$719
H 5.91 in Dm 8.67 in
Blue Ceramic Vase Pique Fleur Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit France, 1960s
By Dieulefit, Jacques Pouchain
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
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
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Blown Glass Vases, Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of striking hand-blown glass vases flecked with 22 karat gold vases.
Gold
$587
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
$314Sale Price|63% Off
H 9.5 in W 6.65 in D 3.3 in
Signed Italian Murano Art Glass Vase, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Murano Italian art glass vase. This charming blue and purple vase has been hand blown with a colorful stripped pattern. This piece can be decorative as well as functional hol...
Glass, Art Glass
$115Sale 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 Charlotte Perriand, Lumax, Le Corbusier
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
Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
By Charlotte Perriand, Lumax
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product: Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. Manufactured in France, circa 1970. The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
Art Glass
$157Sale Price|35% 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
$3,600 / set
H 23 in W 12 in D 12 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Vases, Ecru Floral Design, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian tall pair of glazed ecru colored ceramic décor in the shape of a vase with overspilling floral ornaments, in good condition. Wear consiste...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Glass Vase, Blue, Scandinavian Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Scandinavian Glass Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Glass Style: Mid-Century Modern Color: Blue Item Type:...
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase, Dark Yellow, Hand Blown, Italy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-yellow, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian single vase made of hand blown colored Murano glass, in good condition. The décor piece is enhanced by detailed bubbles. Wear consis...
Murano Glass
$265
H 7 in Dm 4.5 in
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Signed Glass Vase W/ Spiral Smoked & Flame Orange Details
Located in New York, NY
A striking Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown signed glass vase, featuring dramatic spiral smoked and flame orange textural detailing, originates from France, circa 1960. This exceptio...
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