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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Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories, Hand Woven Yarn, Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Yarn
Cassina Mboro Outdoor Basket, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Mid-Century
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Mboro Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Yarn
Mboro Outdoor Basket, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Mboro Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Yarn
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories, Hand Woven in Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Yarn
Cassina Matam Outdoor Basket, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Mid-Century
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Yarn
Cassina Podor Outdoor Accessories Set, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Yarn
Cassina Matam Outdoor Basket, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Mid-Century
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Yarn
Cassina Podor Outdoor Accessories Set, Hand Woven Polypropylene, Italy
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Yarn
Set of Two Gilt Japanese Paintings
Located in Westwood, NJ
A set of two Japanese paintings, each with a hand gilt background depicting a Japanese Magnolia painted sans traverse across the two panels. The originals Japanese, circa 1900. Dime...
Wood, Giltwood
$2,250 / set
H 9 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
19th Century Italian Hand-Painted Heraldic Crest Panels, Set of 7
Located in Dallas, TX
A distinctive collection of seven antique Italian heraldic panels, each individually hand-painted with a different coat of arms or emblematic device. Crafted in Italy circa 1870, the...
Wood
Mid-19th Century Hand Painted Asian Wallpaper Panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three mounted hand painted wallpaper panels in simple wood frames. Beautifully and elaborate painted scenes with birds, flowers,...
Paper
$462 / item
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
Wood, Paper
$462 / item
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
Wood, Paper
$515 / item
H 23.63 in W 16.74 in D 0.12 in
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Botanical Print, Set of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured botanical prints representing some different types of flowers Lilium Narcissus. Each print is an artisanal Florentine product, reproducing images of the...
Paper
$1,000
H 19.69 in W 13.39 in D 10.63 in
Antique Japanese woven wall hanging basket/20th century/Wabi-sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a rustic woven basket made of walnut bark, made in Japan around the 20th century. In Japan, tools made of natural materials have been used since ancient times as baskets for ...
Wood
Set Of Two Secession Brass Curtain Holder 1890s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of Two Secession Brass Curtain Holder Austria 1890s
Brass
$397 / item
H 27.56 in W 21.66 in D 0.2 in
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Botanical Green Print "Artichoke" Set of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Prints from the Collection Botanique Vegetables representinga group of three different types of artichokes enriched with green colors and nuances of watercolor. Another different ve...
Paper
Hand Woven Bauhaus Fringed Wall Panel Artwork
By Pamela Print
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Handwoven on a dobby loom in Pamela's studio using a complex double cloth weaving technique and a combination of weave structures, this unique, striking wall hanging draws inspiratio...
Wool
Hand Woven Reversible Bauhaus Wall Panel Artwork
By Pamela Print
Located in Chelmsford, GB
This striking contemporary piece of textile art can be displayed with either side facing, with or without the top fringe. Handwoven on a dobby loom in Pamela's studio using a complex double cloth weaving technique and a combination of weave structures, this unique wall hanging...
Wool
$622Sale Price|30% Off
H 19.69 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
Diaz Costa Mid Century Modern Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a colorful landscape by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservi...
Ceramic