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.
Find a collection of new and vintage Cassina furniture on 1stDibs.
1980s Brown Leather "Wink" Lounge Chair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Sagaponack, NY
This multi-use chaise or low lounge chair has adjustable positions for the back and headrest. By tilting the base forward the armchair becomes a chaise lou...
Metal
Toshiyuki Kita "Dodo" Reclining Lounge Chair by Cassina
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Highland, IN
Winner of the 1999 Good Design Award, the "Dodo" chair by Toshiyuki Kita is a dynamic chair with swivel & recline features as well as a retractable footrest. This allows versatile f...
Aluminum
$2,016Sale Price|30% Off
H 40 in W 33 in D 40 in
Toshiyuki Kita Wink Charcoal Gray Leather Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Miami, FL
Charcoal gray leather Wink lounge chair designed by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s. Wink rises out of the complex interweaving of Western ways and Asian influences, a versatile...
Leather
Wink Fabric Lounge Chaise, by Toshiyuki Kita from Cassina
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Vancouver, BC
A versatile chaise longue, a cross between an ergonomic car seat, adjustable with a knob, and the playful silhouette of Mickey Mouse. Designed in 1980 by Kita, the internationally famous Japanese designer, Wink is a timeless model, a break away from the banal due to its transformability and range of interchangeable upholstery. Additional information: - Dimensions: D.90 x W.83 x H.102 cm. Wink fabric lounge chaise...
Fabric
$3,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.5 in W 35.5 in D 31.5 in
V.Cool Purple Suede Cassina 111 Wink Chaise Lounge by Toshiyuki Kita Japan Italy
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Fantastic chaise longue 111 Wink by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, Italy 80s in the most perfect purple suede textile. This is a majorly cool version of the C...
Metal
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 57 in D 33 in
Toshiyuki Kita ‘Wink’—Articulating Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1981
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exciting and ambition postmodern seating deign, ‘Wink’ chair by Toshiyuki Kita is a completely novel approach to chair design. Exploring anatomic...
Steel
$4,792Sale Price|25% Off
H 40.56 in W 82.68 in D 33.47 in
Armchair Mod. Wink Designed by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Armchair - Chaise longue mod. Wink 111 designed by Toshiyuki Kita in the 80's and edited by Cassina. Structure made in steel and upholstered in cotton fabric with striped pattern in ...
Steel
$3,090Sale Price|30% Off
H 41.34 in W 32.68 in D 29.53 in
Bouclè Wink Lounge Chair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Chaise longue 111 Wink by Toshiyuki Kita For Cassina, Italy 1980s. Wonderful chaise longue designed by Toshiyuki Kita for the prestigious Italian manufacture ...
Metal
$1,161
H 32.29 in W 64.97 in D 33.08 in
Italian modern armchair or chaise longue Wink Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern armchair or chaise longue Wink Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s Armchair or chaise longue mod. Wink reclining and extendable. The struct...
Fabric, Plastic
$5,750
H 40.56 in W 82.68 in D 33.47 in
Wink White Armchair Designed by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair – Chaise longue mod. Wink 111 designed by Toshiyuki Kita in the 80's and edited by Cassina. Structure made of steel and upholstered in white wool bouclé. Adjustable earmuffs/headrest and footrest. Italy 80...
Steel
$3,740 / item
H 10 in W 83 in D 90 in
Armchair or chaise longue Wink by Cassina, Design Toshiyuki Kita, Italy, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita, Cassina
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Armchair or chaise longue Wink by Cassina, Design Toshiyuki Kita, Italy, 1980s The Wink armchair by Cassina, designed by the famous designer Toshiyuki Kita in the 1980s, is a design ...
Fabric, Upholstery
Wink lounge chair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Taranto, IT
Extraordinary design by Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita. Convertible from armchair to relaxation chair. Equipped with adorable foldable Mickey Mouse ears. Composed of a tubular stee...
Fabric
$1,940
H 39.38 in W 33.47 in D 39.38 in
Original Cassina Wink Chair Sessel Toshiyuki Kita schwarz Stoff
By Cassina, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Cassina Wink Chair in schwarzem Stoff zum Verkauf an. Der Sessel gilt als wahrer Designklassiker und besticht durch seine außergewöhnlich vielseitige A...
Fabric
Ico Parisi for Cassina 856 Lounge Chair
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
856 lounge chair by Ico Parisi for Cassina. This iconic design features a sculptural form of a lightweight black-painted steel frame with solid ...
Steel
Sold
H 28 in W 37 in L 28 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Soriana Lounge Chairs and Ottoman for Cassina, circa 1975
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Soriana lounge chairs and ottoman for Cassina, circa 1975. Original black leather.
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 25.99 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Pair of Black Leather Soriana Scarpa Cassina Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1970s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Iconic Soriana armchairs or lounge chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Original black leather, great patina, original Cassina tag under the chairs. The full living room is available,...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Mario Bellini Pianura Lounge Chairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1960s Mario Bellini "Pianura" low lounge chairs for Cassina. The leather is a medium brown with a wonderful warm patina. LITERATURE: Repertorio 1950-1980, Gramigna, pg. 341
Leather, Walnut