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03. 02. 2021
Following the launch of Patricia Urquiola's love-bed Trampoline for Cassina’s first complete outdoor collection, the range has expanded with a new armchair, a two-seater sofa and three combinable modules - a small and a large terminal and a central element - to create welcoming and extremely...
10. 11. 2020
Seoul, 23rd October 2020 – 13th December 2020
Cultural DNA
Cassina, the only company authorised to manufacture furniture designed by Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), is delighted to be part of the exhibition ‘Charlotte Perriand, photographer and...
23. 10. 2020
Since 1921, Venini has been making authentic hand-made blown glass masterpieces in its...
‘The Cassina Perspective’ is a holistic approach that offers a unique and complete approach to the home. Considering this, Cassina has developed a first tableware collection by Le Corbusier in collaboration with...
28. 09. 2020
Cassina presents its autumn novelties designed by Patricia Urquiola and Bethan Laura Wood, together with its 2020 Collection, with a conscious approach to the home.
1st July, 2020. ...
12. 06. 2020
Cassina extends its vision of the home to the bedroom
12. 06. 2020
Mex takes a step up towards...
The project at the centre of research
...12. 06. 2020
Exploration of Modern design
...Ico Parisi returns to Cassina with a collection of furniture reissued from both the company's historical archive as well as from private...
Tradition and modernity unite
...Care for ourselves and our spaces
...Place humankind at the centre of the project
...12. 06. 2020
For the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vico Magistretti, Cassina pays...
12. 06. 2020
Giacomo Balla, exponent of the Futurist movement
...imm cologne, a launchpad for Cassina’s 2020 novelties
...Paris, 2nd October 2019 – 24...
19. 09. 2019
London Design Festival: 14th – 22nd...
09. 07. 2019
Cultural DNA
Cassina has always had a special interest in the cultural diffusion of the works of the ...
10. 04. 2019
From innovation to icons, Cassina’s values in the home
...17. 01. 2019
The apple, a symbol of knowledge
...14. 12. 2018
Cassina expands at imm cologne 2019
...London Design Festival 2018
...12. 06. 2018
Paris, 18th January 2018. The book ‘...
Cassina presents the past, present and future at imm cologne 2018. The stand, characterised by the In Store Philosophy 3 concept, the coordinated image...
Presented in Shanghai and Beijing during a series of design talks with architect Zhao Yang.
A pioneering book for Cassina’s anniversary.
For its 90th...
Presented in Shanghai and Beijing during a series of design talks with architect Zhao Yang.
A pioneering book for Cassina’s anniversary.
...
Investment in the local territory to improve and develop the brand’s headquarters.
Cassina celebrates its 90th anniversary with its employees with a renovation project of the historical headquarters in Meda by architect Patricia Urquiola.
The...
18. 09. 2017
Presented in London with products from the 2017 Collection....
A 90-year legacy of researching contemporary living...
Modernity, at the heart of Cassina’s research.
From the 2nd to the 14th of May, the new Cassina Rive Droite showroom presents the experimental project “D’un casier à l’autre … un nouveau standard” by curator, designer...
Curator:
Felix Burrichter, editor, creative director, and founder of PIN–UP magazine in New York.
Featuring interviews with:
- ...
03. 04. 2017
Cassina 9.0: an installation to mark the brand's 90th anniversary.
Ninety years. A landmark anniversary celebrated as part of the 2017 Fuorisalone...
14 March 2017. To mark its 90th anniversary, Cassina has strengthened its presence in France with the opening of a second showroom in Paris.
The Rive-...
21. 02. 2017
An authentic masterpiece by Cassina and Ponti.
Gio Ponti regarded the Superleggera chair as one of his three masterpieces (together with the Pirelli Tower in ...
19. 01. 2017
On show works designed by the Milanese architect for Cassina, sponsor of the exhibit.
C90: 2017 marks Cassina’s 90th ...
18. 01. 2017
C90: 2017 marks Cassina’s 90th anniversary.
Cassina has been designing the future of interiors for 90 years. Founded in 1927, the company launched industrial design in...
16. 01. 2017
C90: 2017 marks Cassina’s 90th anniversary.
Cassina has been designing the future of interiors for 90 years. Founded in 1927, the company launched industrial design in...
06. 12. 2016
The artist Bertjan Pot has designed a bespoke textile in three jacquard versions for the Utrecht armchair giving a contemporary twist to this icon by Gerrit T. Rietveld.
The architecture of the armchair is reflected in the...
06. 12. 2016
Cassina presents new red lacquered versions of two icons that will celebrate their anniversaries in 2017: the Nuvola Rossa bookshelf (40 years) and the 699 ...
24. 11. 2016
During the opening event a live reconstruction
of the legendary Veliero bookcase by Franco Albini.
...
24th November 2016. Cassina has opened a 360m2 showroom in Barrio Salamanca, an area of Madrid that hosts a number of high-end brands from the luxury market. The project for the two floor store with three windows...
08. 11. 2016
Both the hotel and furniture have been designed by New Yorker Adam D. Tihany,
specialist in the hospitality sector.
...
The Pompidou Centre welcomes a new model by Cassina.
The Ico chair, designed by Ora-Ito, has been...
07. 10. 2016
5th October, 2016. The project-installation “Elle Decor Grand Hotel”, on show at Palazzo Morando in Milan from 5th to 22nd of October, has been interpreted by two leading architects: Piero Lissoni, author of the...
03. 10. 2016
Exactitudes®: apparent contradiction between individuality and uniformity.
Cassina explores the concept of identity with a special installation featuring “Exactitudes®”, a photography exhibition by the Dutch artists Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek.
...
20. 09. 2016
Cassina explores the concept of identity with a special installation featuring the newly launched Gender armchair by Patricia Urquiola, Art Director of the brand, alongside a photography...
A tribute to Cassina’s carpentry workmanship heritage
The Ico chair is representative of the values that Cassina still maintains today. A combination of wood craftsmanship and technological innovation.
...12. 04. 2016
A reflection on the future of Cassina, without losing sight of its past
Cassina has always represented the future, right from its origins. This is particularly evident in the relations developed with internationally renowned...
A window to the contemporary world of Cassina
Origins of the Future is a reflection on the future of Cassina. In the lead up to its 90th anniversary which will be celebrated in 2017, the company is looking ahead to...
12. 04. 2016
The artist Bertjan Pot has designed a bespoke textile in three jacquard versions for the Utrecht armchair giving a contemporary twist to this icon by Gerrit T. Rietveld.
The...
For more than twenty years, Philippe Starck has undertaken with Cassina the task of rethinking the classic sofa. ...
12. 04. 2016
Cassina offers a preview of a project developed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid during the Fuorisalone 2016.
In accordance with Zaha Hadid Architects, the ZH One armchair is...
12. 04. 2016
An articulated sofa system which develops along a beam
The Beam Sofa System is made up of soft cushions supported by a beam, a sharp line, that ‘raises’ the flexible and lightweight back and armrest cushions which meet...
First launched in 2007, the Boboli tables have been developed with the technical know-how typical of the Cassina Research and Development Centre. The project is a bold...
Work or pleasure, a chair for all occasions
The work and pleasure balance in life has always been important for Philippe Starck who has dedicated his career to breaking rigid...
12. 04. 2016
“In the very beginning of life, we first become aware of our existence by being mirrored in the eyes and faces of those around us. The foundation of the sense of who we are in the world begins here.
As our awareness grows, the mirror as...
The name of the Gender armchair derives from its changing identity based on chromatic and material combinations in an encounter between two formally independent...
12. 04. 2016
A functional object inspired by Japanese hospitality traditions
Inspired by the traditional Japanese low tables, Charlotte Perriand designed this small stackable table in 1953 for the house in Tokyo of her husband Jacques Martin (J.M.), manager...
Cassina launches a new advertising campaign which once again uniquely brings the product to the centre stage. The Other Conversation ...
In the centre of Milan, this 85-room hotel was designed by Patricia Urquiola,
Art Director at Cassina
...
08. 03. 2016
Shanghai, 9-12 March 2016. Cassina participates for the first time at Design Shanghai, strengthening the brand’s presence in China where, over the past two years, it has opened two mono-brand stores ...
18. 12. 2015
December 2015: After his first visit in 2014, the Italian architect Mario Bellini returns to China with Cassina and debuts in Beijing and Chengdu to speak about his...
C90: looking towards the future without losing sight of the company’s origins
MutAzioni (Mutations), the first step of...
Radical renovation for Cassina midtown
New York, NY, October 2015: The leading Italian design brand Cassina announces the ...
This Holiday Season Cassina presents the Baby Utrecht armchair for the smaller family members.
The iconic Utrecht ...
08. 06. 2015
08. 06. 2015
12. 05. 2015
19. 01. 2015
04. 09. 2014
Cassina celebrates the 40th anniversary of Maralunga, the iconic sofa by Vico Magistretti with a project that narrates the past, the present and the future....
June 2014. The Italian architect Mario Bellini tours Singapore, Taipei and Shanghai to talk about his strong relationship with Cassina and the international architectural projects which have made him one of the most influential architects of our times.
...
Convegno 6 giugno, ore 18 a Le Murate. Progetti Arte Contemporanea
Con Pernette Perriand-Barsac (figlia e assistente di Charlotte Perriand), Jacques Barsac (esperto delle opere di Charlotte Perriand e curatore dell’archivio), Barbara Lehmann (Responsabile dell’Archivio Storico Cassina) e...
20. 05. 2014
D’Days 2014
OP ! by Patrick Norguet
The Cassina Paris Showroom hosts a project installation inspired by kinetic art and Op art from the 1960s, which takes the form of large, translucent screen-printed panels fitted within 5 beams/bases which...
15. 05. 2014
LC4 CP chaise-longue by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand
an homage by Cassina to Charlotte Perriand for the occasion of the 2014 Louis Vuitton Icônes Collection
Saddlery craftsmanship developed with Louis Vuitton
now on show in Los Angeles...
23. 04. 2014
D’Days 2014
OP ! by Patrick Norguet
The Cassina Paris Showroom hosts a project installation inspired by kinetic art and Op art from the 1960s, which takes the form of large, translucent screen-printed panels fitted within 5 beams/bases...
08. 04. 2014
Cassina presents the limited edition LC4 CP chaise-longue, an homage to Charlotte Perriand for the occasion of the 2014 Louis Vuitton Icônes Collection in the exhibition “Charlotte Perriand un'icona della modernità”
Cassina shares its passion with Louis Vuitton for Charlotte Perriand...
08. 04. 2014
Cassina acquiert la marque historique Simon, réaffirmant sa vocation de porte-parole de l’excellence du design Made in Italy
Cassina acquiert la marque Simon, entreprise du groupe Estel : un geste important pour cette manufacture italienne, qui reste un patrimoine nationale....
08. 04. 2014
Cool Since 1974
Cassina celebrates the 40th anniversary of Maralunga, the iconic sofa by Vico Magistretti with a project that narrates the past, the present and the future.
The Cassina showroom in Milan pays tribute to one of the most famous sofas of our times: the Maralunga. A...
08. 04. 2014
An exchange of letters that created a friendship and led to an outstanding project Pecs desk by Marcel Breuer, Cassina SimonCollezione
"We can say that, just like James Joyce is above all a writer for writers, Marcel Breuer can be considered a designer for designers." Dino Gavina...
08. 04. 2014
Constant research and development of the cornerstones of furniture design
Cassina has launched a research and development programme for a selection of products that, following the recent acquisition of the historic brand Simon, have become part of the Cassina SimonCollezione...
08. 04. 2014
LC5 sofa, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand - Cassina I Maestri Collection
An authentic project for today’s home, directly from Le Corbusier’s apartment
Le Corbusier designed this large sofa with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand...
08. 04. 2014
Torei, small architectures in new finishes
The Torei collection of graphic tables, designed by Luca Nichetto for Cassina in 2012, has been extended with new finishes and shapes offering a wider choice of pieces to play with like a colourful jigsaw puzzle. The tables are now available...
08. 04. 2014
Cassina presents for the first time new re-editions by Charlotte Perriand in wood, typical of the company’s high quality carpentry workmanship and testimony to the pioneering architect’s inspiring travels through the Orient
Indochine: noble materials for Charlotte Perriand’s...
08. 04. 2014
1=2 and 2=1: colour combinations for the versatile tables designed by Jean Nouvel
A new name for Cassina
Architect Jean Nouvel is a new name for the Cassina collection with the introduction of the 1=2 tables, acquired in 2013 from the Zeritalia...
08. 04. 2014
The M10 chair, suspended between innovation and tradition
A constructive challenge
The light and balanced design of the M10 chair is seemingly simple and inviting. However, behind this refined chair there is an important project challenge that...
08. 04. 2014
8, a sign of infinite perfection by Piero Lissoni
8: perfect proportions and comfort
Following on from the symmetrical design of the Toot sofa designed by Piero Lissoni for Cassina in 2009, 8 (in Italian otto) is the perfect conclusion to this...
08. 04. 2014
Vico: Jaime Hayon’s metamorphosis of the sofa by Cassina
A new young talent for the Cassina Collection
Spanish designer and artist Jaime Hayon is a fresh and talented figure in today’s contemporary design world. Influenced at a young age by...
08. 04. 2014
Floating Forest A sensorial natural habitat designed by the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto
On entering Cassina’s stand at the Salone del Mobile in Rho Fiera, a sense of wellbeing immediately overcomes the visitor creating an intrinsic balance between man, nature, comfort and the...
03. 04. 2014
Featuring the Integrated Cassina Worldwide Store Concept
Los Angeles, December 2013 - Cassina, the leading design and lifestyle brand that represents Italian excellence throughout the world, reopens its doors to unveil a new design. The 2,500 square foot...
A new name for Cassina
Architect Jean Nouvel is a new name for the Cassina collection with the introduction of the 1=2 tables, acquired in 2013 from the Zeritalia brand at the same time as the acquisition of the historic Italian brand Simon. Now this range of tables,...
30. 03. 2014
To celebrate the Barrel Taliesin model, a larger version of the iconic original Barrel chair, will be presented during ICFF.
May 2014. The Italian contemporary furniture design brand Cassina returns to represent the legendary American architect Frank Lloyd...
28. 03. 2014
An authentic project for today’s home, directly from Le Corbusier’s apartment
Le Corbusier designed this large sofa with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for the living room of his apartment on rue Nungesser-et-Coli 24 in Paris where...
Boston, March 26, 2014 - Cassina shares its passion with Louis Vuitton for Charlotte Perriand, one of the most pioneering architects from the 20th Century, with a comprehensive project: an encounter which combines furnishings, fashion and photography to honour...
New York, March 25, 2014 - Cassina shares its passion with Louis Vuitton for Charlotte Perriand, one of the most pioneering architects from the 20th Century, with a comprehensive project: an encounter which combines furnishings, fashion and photography to honour this magnificent...
Cassina shares its passion with Louis Vuitton for Charlotte Perriand and launches a limited edition (1000 pieces) of the evocative LC4 chaise-longue designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand to honour this pioneering architect.
...
For the first time, Cassina Contract and Daniel Libeskind present their fruitful partnership for the furnishing of the lobbies of the new residential buildings designed by Libeskind for CityLife to a public of architects and journalists.
In fact, Daniel Libeskind is the prestigious architect...
13. 01. 2014
Cassina returns to the immcologne fair with projects by Philippe Starck, Luca Nichetto and Patrick Norguet and introduces architect Jean Nouvel as part of its collection.
13th January 2014. Cassina returns to the immcologne fair with some of the most important names from the...
Miami, December 2013. Cassina shares its passion with Louis Vuitton for Charlotte Perriand, one of the most pioneering architects from the 20th Century, with a comprehensive project which debuts with a special exhibition in Miami: an encounter which combines furnishings,...
11. 10. 2013
A new look for Cassina’s showroom in Meda
Meda 10th October 2013. Cassina has inaugurated a new showroom in Meda as part of a project to invest in its surrounding territory with the aim of improving and developing its production area.
Cassina’s...
26. 09. 2013
Meda, 26th September 2013. Cassina has acquired the Simon brand from the Estel group, an encouraging sign for the Italian manufacturing industry, which remains one of the country’s most important assets. Cassina’s decision was inspired by the iconic collection which brings together and represents the key moments in...
15 mln Euro of incremental revenues expected in next 5 years
Milan, 20 June 2013. The Poltrona Frau Group, through Cassina S.p.a., has acquired from Estel S.p.a. the Simon brand. An encouraging signal in this particular historical moment for the Italian design industry, which...
Lancé à Milan en avril 2013, l’univers du sofa MyWorld créé pour Cassina par Philippe Starck appartient déjà à demain. Car il relève le défi de s’adapter aux besoins et aux habitudes d’un monde en perpétuelle mutation, autant qu’à l’individualité de chacun.
Pour les D-DAYS 2013, Philippe Starck le confie à l’...
Karl Lagerfeld unveils the scenography
Oversized prints of his exclusive photography on show at the Cassina showroom
The Cassina showroom in Milan opens its doors to the creativity of the fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld during the Salone del Mobile and hosts a special installation...
08. 04. 2013
The impact of new technologies on furniture Cassina and carlorattiassociati for the Our Universe project.
The first floor of the Cassina showroom in Milan transforms into an experimental laboratory during the Salone del Mobile thanks to the brand’s collaboration with the...
08. 04. 2013
The revolution of the lounge system
“We live in a schizophrenic society. Let's assume that. My World is a cocoon, a nest, a world where we can be egocentric and comfortably commune with our own shadow or collect some snatches of news from the world, that is said to be real.”...
08. 04. 2013
Technology from the car industry results in an innovative chair that recalls the elegance of Japanese origami
“The inspiration behind the Motek chair is a sheet of paper, which is flexible and lightweight by nature.
In theory, a sheet of paper cannot bear weight, but the...
08. 04. 2013
Three re-editions of tables by the great masters: the visible lightness in the work of Franco Albini and the constructive rigour of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand
Cassina expands its collection with signature tables suitable for all homes thanks to their compact...
08. 04. 2013
P22 - Patrick Norguet
Cassina challenges a new designer: Patrick Norguet reveals P22, a contemporary interpretation of the classic bergère armchair
“My intention was to design a relaxing armchair, respecting classic traditions but at the same time mixing modern influences.”
Patrick...
21. 02. 2013
Cassina at Neue Werkstätten
Japan, a great source of inspiration for creativity. This is the starting point of Cassina’s presentation that will take place during the Munich Creative Business Week at Neue Werkstätten. A journey to the Orient that brings together authentic projects by the...
15. 02. 2013
Delve into The Secret Archive of Cassina and discover the Refuge Tonneau, a futuristic space shuttle-mountain shelter on show for the first time at the Die Neue Sammlung International Design Museum
16 - 24 February, 2013
During the Munich...
06. 02. 2013
Karl Lagerfeld photographie Cassina
In an international premier, the Cassina showroom in Paris transforms into an art gallery and presents the authentic photographic tableaux by Karl Lagerfeld “gigantic portraits” of the Cassina furniture.
Paris, 31 January 2013. In a completely empty space...
Piero Lissoni, Luca Nichetto and Philippe Starck
14th January 2013. At the newly opened Cassina showroom in Cologne sensorial sensations are emphasised through the use of fabric, leather and wood. The modular Miloe and welcoming La Mise sofas, the new Moov bed part of the Sleeping...
Le Corbusier 1952 - Cassina Reconstruction 2006
December 6, 2012 – January 12, 2013
Cassina is a Proud Sponsor of Design Miami 2012. An Official Design Miami Satellite Exhibition
Cassina, in collaboration with the Le Corbusier Foundation, is proud...
For the first time a furniture brand interpreted in his photography
Paris, 27th November 2012. Cassina is proud to announce the extraordinary collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld. The fashion and creative icon has chosen to create an original photographic project for the Italian brand...
PRESS RELEASE: 8th November 2012 Cassina launches a new showroom designed by Piero Lissoni in London
The leading Italian design and lifestyle brand confirms its authentic soul for pioneering design and opens its first UK showroom...
21. 09. 2012
SLEEPING AUTHENTIC
Rodolfo Dordoni, Piero Lissoni, Philippe Starck - a new collection of signature beds enriching Cassina’s sleeping culture.
Milan, 20th September 2012. Sleeping Authentic is the original interpretation of the sleeping area....
Another limited edition for the iconic armchair designed by Franco Albini together with his collaborator Franca Helg. Today Cassina proposes a very particular reinterpretation of the Tre Pezzi Wool armchair, this time in black Mongolian goat hair. The high quality upholstery of the black Tre Pezzi Wool armchair has...
29. 05. 2012
MARCO PIVA CHOOSES CASSINA CONTRACT FOR THE NEW HOTEL GALLIA IN MILAN
An important renovation project that unites both the past and the future, at the very heart of the
capital of design.
Cassina Contract and the renowned Italian architect and designer Marco Piva collaborate on a...
16. 04. 2012
Design Village, via Solari 35
The gesture of the designer, their hand, a sketch, an idea. The authenticity of a project is an ever
innovative process of thought, insight and research, which Cassina identifies and values starting from the
original creative heart, combining its...
16. 04. 2012
State-of-the-art modularity: Nuage, a family of bookshelves and cupboards by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Renowned for her groundbreaking furnishing designs, Charlotte Perriand never stopped studying and thinking about cupboards and bookshelves throughout her long career as an architect....
16. 04. 2012
Miloe. Harmony and comfort for all homes Piero Lissoni, Cassina I Contemporanei Collection
More than a sofa, Miloe is a landscape in which to recognise and rediscover yourself - a skyline to be modelled into the most comfortable configurations each time, making you feel...
16. 04. 2012
Luca Nichetto, a new designer interprets Cassina with La Mise, a decorative haute couture sofa
La Mise wears its upholstery in a casual manner, like an informal dress - soft, rich and slightly padded. The sofa, the result of a new collaboration with the Italian...
Enter the Refuge Tonneau, a futuristic space shuttle-mountain shelter that can be visited for the first time thanks to Cassina’s authentic reconstruction
Cassina has developed the first full reconstruction of the Refuge Tonneau...
16. 04. 2012
Pantheon table. Far Eastern Conviviality
Mario Bellini - Cassina I Contemporanei Collection
A reinterpretation of the iconic La Rotonda table
Mario Bellini revisits the iconic La Rotonda table which he designed for Cassina in 1976 and gives it a new...
16. 04. 2012
To complete the sofa La Mise, Nichetto has also designed Torei, a collection of graphic and essential side tables that have a strong Japanese influence. The solid wood table top, laminated in black or natural ash, has been hollowed out like a tray and rests on light metal supports. The tables of...
16. 01. 2012
An authentic and exciting array of projects, including two 2012 Interior Innovation Award winners
Cassina presents its new collections to the German market
The first Cassina Outdoor Collection, a highly technological revival of some of the most...
13. 01. 2012
Cassina awarded the Wallpaper Design Award 2012 for the LC1 Outdoor armchair by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand
11th January 2012. The LC1 Outdoor armchair, the icon of modern rationalism adapted for outdoor use, has...