Crystal Table, Waddel for Cassina, 1973

About the Item

This crystal table is a design furniture designed by Theodore Waddel and produced by the Italian Company Cassina in 1973. Table model 713 made of chromed metal and cut crystal. The table has six legs, three of which are suspended - supporting the circular crystal top - while the other three resting on the ground but separated from the top. The result is a spectacular balance, of great elegance and impact. Published on: G. Bosoni, Made in Cassina, Milano 2008, pp. 246-247. Dimensions: cm 135 x 72 x 135. In very good conditions, except for a minor chip on crystal edge. Theodore Waddell (1930-) is an American architect and Industrial designer also appreciated as a photographer. He worked in Italy for over 15 years, and then he returned to the USA where today lives and works. Five of his lamps were exhibited at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and two are in the permanent collection at the MoMA in New York, which dedicated a special exhibition to him in 1969. This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any object in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist, designer or craftsman who has died requires a license for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the license according to the final destination of the object.

Creator:

Theodore Waddell (Designer),Cassina (Workshop/Studio)

Dimensions:

Height: 53.15 in (135 cm)Width: 53.15 in (135 cm)Depth: 28.35 in (72 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Crystal,Metal

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1973

Condition:

Minor losses. Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.

Seller Location:

Roma, IT

Reference Number:

Seller: M-1059801stDibs: LU2698318544842

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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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