
Cassina on Classicdesign.it
The world of Cassina is the story of a farsighted and intuitive company: the first to usher into Italy the era of industrial design in the 1950s, marking the shift from handcraftsmanship to serial production. Driven by a pioneering vision, the company has always been ahead of its time, successfully attracting talented designers and architects in the making of new shapes, spurred by many inspirations and influences of contemporary design.
Research, artisanal expertise and technological development come together in the wide range of offerings for the home and large-scale architecture. A philosophy of passion and perfection unveils its excellence in the production of upholstered furniture, enhanced by high-comfort, essential, versatile and strikingly innovative designs.
Continuing its connection between past, present and future, Cassina presents to the world the great classics of the most important architects of the twentieth century, relaunching the icons of modernity in the collection I Maestri, based upon accuracy and full respect of the original projects. The expressions that have traced the history of design from the fifties to the present day live on in the Contemporary collection, where iconic Made in Italy pieces find new interpretations and variations within different anvironments.