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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Italian Rocking Chair Model 572 By Cassina
By Cassina
Located in London, GB
An incredible and very rare rocking chair (has been attributed to Gio Ponti in the past and shows a strong and striking resemblance to his designs) in walnut, rubber and fabric for C...
Steel
Studio Tecnico Cassina Rocking chair Italy 1955
By Studio Tecnico, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The Model 572 rocking chair stands as a rare and refined example of Italian furniture design from the mid-1950s, embodying the quiet sophistication and technical mastery for which Ca...
Upholstery, Rubber, Walnut
$6,601 / item
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 30.32 in
Customizable ClassiCon Euvira Rocking Chair by Jader Almeida
By Jader Almeida
Located in New York, NY
The Euvira rocking chair by Jader Almeida is a masterful blend of yesterday and today, lightness and solidity. With its precisely orchestrated flowing li...
Oak
Caned Rocking Chair Made by Porino, Italy, 1930s
By Luigi Crassevig
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An extraordinary and very rare rocking chair originating from the 1930s, meticulously crafted and designed by Ditta Porino of Torino, Italy. The design of this piece evokes awe thro...
Cane, Beech
$4,500
H 32 in W 24.25 in D 27.25 in
Expertly Restored - Californian Studio Modern Teak Rocking Chair by Leon Meyer
By Leon Meyer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Teak Wood, Steel Hardware ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take...
Steel
Luigi Crassevig, Rocking Chair, Oak, Cane, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Crassevig
Located in High Point, NC
A bentwood oak and cane rocking lounge chair, model Dondolo, designed and produced by Luigi Crassevig, Italy, c. 1970s. Max Depth 54.0” Release to joinery as illustrated, can be ad...
Cane, Oak
Luigi Crassevig, Rocking Chair, Wood, Cane, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Crassevig
Located in High Point, NC
A bentwood and cane rocking lounge chair, model Dondolo, designed and produced by Luigi Crassevig, Italy, c. 1970s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 3...
Cane, Wood
American Twig Adirondack Rocking Chair
Located in Water Mill, NY
Vintage American twig Adirondack painted rocking chair.
Wood
Rocking Chair “Dondolo” by Luigi Crassevig, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Crassevig
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
The “Dondolo” rocking chair by Luigi Crassevig embodies the refined elegance of Italian modernism of the 1970s. Its flowing bentwood frame is a testament to Crassevig’s mastery of wo...
Fabric, Wood
$8,632 / item
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 30.32 in
Customizable ClassiCon Euvira Rocking Chair by Jader Almeida
By Jader Almeida
Located in New York, NY
The Euvira rocking chair by Jader Almeida is a masterful blend of yesterday and today, lightness and solidity. With its precisely orchestrated flowing li...
Oak
Swing Rocking Chair Nevada Teak Cognac by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Swing rocking chair nevada teak cognac by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D91 x W68 x H 103 cm Material: Wood, Foam, Rubber springs, French cane, Textile or leather upholstery, Teak Weigh...
Leather, Upholstery, Cane, Foam, Rubber, Wood, Teak
$5,600
H 38 in W 22 in D 39 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Studio Made Lounge Rocking Chair in Exotic Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This studio made rocking chair is a stunning work of art. It features laminated exotic hardwood construction in a breathtaking sculptural form. In well cared for condition.
Wood
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 25.5 in D 38 in
Studio Craft Sculpted Walnut Rocking Chair By Jeffrey Greene
By Jeffrey Greene
Located in Culver City, CA
Get ready to rock and roll in style with Jeffrey Greene's walnut rocking chair, straight from the heart of Bucks County, PA. This chair isn't your average seat – it's a wild ride of ...
Walnut
$2,450
H 24.02 in W 25.99 in D 35.44 in
'Caverna' contemporary wooden rocking chair by Brazilian Studio Knót Artesanal
By Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Cavernas are the arched structures that, when combined, form the skeleton of a vessel. These delicately sculpted pieces are the pure embodiment of design, blending the strength and...
Wood
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H 37.01 in W 38.19 in D 27.17 in
Mid-20th Century Gio Ponti Mod 572 Rocking Chair by Cassina, Hand-Carved Ash
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Cassina Rocking Chair - Mod 572 - Gio Ponti Rocking chair model 572, produced by ‘Figli di Amadeo Cassina’ Milan in 1955, solid ash wood, elastic straps Pirelli, completely original...
Ash, Rubber
Studio Tecnico Cassina Rocking chair made in Italy 1955
By Studio Tecnico, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The rare Model 572 rocking chair, designed by Ufficio Tecnico Cassina and produced by the esteemed Italian company Cassina in 1955. It stands as a prime example of high-quality Itali...
Suede, Wood
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H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 39.38 in
Italian mid-century modern green rocking chair 572 Studio Tecnico Cassina, 1950s
By Studio Tecnico, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern green rocking chair 572 Studio Tecnico Cassina, 1950s Rocking chair mod. 572 in wood with armrests. The structure follow...
Fabric, Rubber, Wood
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H 37 in W 25.25 in D 39.5 in
Cassina Walnut Rocking Lounge Chairs Model 572 in Ivory Kalgan Lambskin, 1950s
By Studio Tecnico, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Cassina, sculptural walnut rocking lounge chairs model 572 with ivory Kalgan lambskin channeled cushions on Pirelli webbing, Italy, 1955. These exquisite modernist rocking chairs ha...
Lambskin, Rubber, Walnut
Cassina "572" Rocking Armchair, Italy 1960
By Cassina
Located in Naples, IT
A very rare rocking chair in walnut, rubber and fabric for Cassina, Italy. The exquisite production techniques used are evidenced by the beautiful wooden details that characterise th...
Fabric, Wood
Rocking Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut Rocking Chair in the style of Gio Ponti, manufactured by Cassina. Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered with original channeled style cushion.
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 36.23 in W 23.23 in D 39.77 in
Studio Tecnica Cassina, Italy, circa 1950, Model 572 Rocking Chair
By Cassina
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Studio Tecnica Cassina, Italy. A model 572 rocking chair in ash timber (possibly Elm). Beautifully constructed timber frame supports Pirelli webbing which holds the powder blue seatp...
Leather, Ash
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H 37.41 in W 25.99 in D 38.59 in
Studio Tecnico Cassina, Rocking Lounge Chair, Model 572 in Walnut, Italy, 1955
By Cassina
Located in Paris, FR
A rocking lounge chair designed by Studio Tecnico Cassina. Produced in Italy, 1955. Executed in walnut, originals webbing but cushion has bee...
Walnut