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 modern sideboard by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern sideboard by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s Double-compartment wooden sideboard with tambour doors. The doors feature varying shades of brown and a fine horizontal gr...
Wood
Italian modern cabinet by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern cabinet by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s Dark brown wooden highboard with two sections. The upper section features a drop-down door. Inside, there are two open compa...
Wood
Italian modern cabinet by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern cabinet by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1990s Dark brown wooden highboard with two sections. The upper section features a drop-down door. Inside, there are two open compa...
Wood
Brera Display Cabinets by Piero De Martini for Cassina, 1982
By Cassina, Piero De Martini
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This magnificent set of three center display cabinets, model "Brera," was designed by Piero De Martini for Cassina in 1982. Crafted from matte green-petrol lacquered oak with an open...
Steel
$18,276
H 49.22 in W 102.37 in D 16.93 in
Archimede Sideboard by Hirozi Fukuoh for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of freestanding rosewood units model "Archimede" realized by Hirozi Fukuoh for Gavina in 1960. Solid and veneered rosewood, lacquered metal supports. Two modular freestanding ...
Metal
Art Deco Walnut Sideboard with Glazed Display Cabinet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Sideboard A particularly stylish walnut sideboard combining rich timber, elegant brass inlay and an attractive central glazed display section. With its balanced three-door ...
Walnut
$25,701
H 39.38 in W 68.9 in D 20.48 in
Rare Transformable ‘Kaidan’ Cabinet by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy 1962
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Echt, NL
Very hard to find ‘Kaidan’ cabinet in very good condition. Designed by Kazuhide Takahama in 1962. Manufactured by Gavina SPA, Bologna. The kaidan (Which means stairs) is a transfo...
Plywood
Yoroi Cabinet in Brass by De Castelli
By DeCastelli
Located in Boston, MA
Designed by Alessandro Masturzo Like the hard metal sheets that identify the armor of a samurai, the scales on the skin of this piece define its appearance. A dynamic shape, taking on the evocative strength of Art Deco furnishings, plays with the essentialism of an ellipse and modular repetition, balanced between minimalism and marvel. With a natural oak frame covered in De Castelli...
Brass
"SE3" Sideboard by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wooden sideboard with black metal base and two sliding doors containing 6 shelves. Wear due to time and age. For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal
$17,134
H 56.3 in W 97.64 in D 18.9 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Tall Sideboard Cabinet Designed by Paolo Buffa, 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This magnificent sideboard, designed by Paolo Buffa and produced in Italy during the 1950s, perfectly embodies the refined elegance and exceptional cabinetmaking that established Buf...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950s
Wood
Italian Franco Albini for Poggi Sideboard
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Hudson, NY
An Italian model MB 51 sideboard designed by Franco Albini for Poggi. Made of solid teak with a minimalist design and sharp lines.
Teak
Osvaldo Borsani Italian Sideboard /Display Cabinet, circa 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani, Minagalli
Located in Westport, CT
Osvaldo Borsani Italian (1911-1985) unusual mahogany Burgundy red glass and decorative front Lighted mirrored interior, two hidden draws sideboard.
Bronze
$4,340
H 39.38 in W 114.18 in D 25.6 in
1970s Vintage Sideboard by Luciano Frigerio, Modern Wood Design, Italy
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage sideboard is an contemporary designer's furniture realized in Italy in the 1970s by Luciano Frigerio (1928–1999). A vintage sideboard entirely realized in wood. Side doors a...
Wood
Pine sideboard by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
This sideboard, designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs , is a beautiful example of functional mountain design from the 1960s–70s. The furniture is crafted from pine and possess...
Pine
$2,912Sale Price|25% Off
H 37.41 in W 79.93 in D 19.69 in
Walnut Sideboard by Silvio Coppola for Bernini, Italy, 1960s
By Silvio Coppola, Bernini
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This walnut veneered sideboard was designed by Silvio Coppola for Bernini in Italy in the 1960s. A nice detail is that the 2 outer drawers open in a rounding. Because of its shape it...
Walnut
Guglielmo Pecorini Oak Cabinet, Mid-Century Modern, 1930s Italy
By Guglielmo Pecorini
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid oak cabinet with four drawers and two doors covered in fabric with beautiful fantasy designs. From a private collection and made as a unique piece on commission for a childr...
Oak
$22,617
H 29.14 in W 87.6 in D 21.07 in
Rare Nuage 526 Bloc Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina i Maestri Italy
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Nuage Sideboard (Model 526), Charlotte Perriand, Cassina (iMaestri), 2012 re-edition of 1950s design Oak-veneered top and plinth; lacquered sheet-metal carcass with perforated sides;...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard, Italy
Wood
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H 51.97 in W 92.13 in D 17.33 in
Bramante 4 Sideboard by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina by Cassina, 1990s
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This striking Bramante 4 cabinet, designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, by Cassina is an outstanding example of Italian postwar design characterized by a rigorous architect...
Wood
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H 59.45 in W 64.18 in D 22.45 in
Italian modern wood highboard by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood highboard by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s Black ash wood highboard. The structure in the upper part is divided into four rooms, the central one ha...
Glass, Wood
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H 51.97 in W 66.34 in D 17.52 in
Sideboard mod. Bramante by Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina, Italy 1975
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury sideboard mod. Bramante designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina. Kazuhide Takahama's Bramante sideboard is an example of design characte...
Wood
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H 59.06 in W 44.49 in L 59.06 in
Rare Charlotte Perriand Sideboard Le Corbusier Mod. LC for Cassina, Label 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent and rare sideboard designed by Charlotte Perriand model LC for Cassina Italia 1978 production. The sideboard is the version of Perriand on a model designed in 1934 by Le ...
Metal
Bramante Cabinet by Kazuhide Takahama
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Dronten, NL
A highly modern piece of furniture inspired by classical criteria which make it perfectly at home in spaces with different features. Designed by Kazuhide Takahama...
Wood, Ash