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Pair of armchairs mod. Torso by Paolo Deganello for Cassina

About the Item

Pair of armchairs model Torso designed by architect Paolo Degannello and produced by Cassina in the 1980s This is how Architect Degannello describes the design of the Torso armchairs: "The theme of this project is the dialogue between an inanimate, industrially produced body and the animate body of the person sitting on it, where the latter, through movement dominates, bends, to the point of imposing form on the inanimate body. It is not a plastic shell but an interlocking set of two soft, coated, warm, enveloping shapes, each endowed with possible variations. More than the single object, the model, a compositional logic is designed, a type of interlocking of two forms endowed with possible formal variations. Each of these two forms can be differently cropped to give symmetrical and asymmetrical backs, high and low, and seats with armrests or without or, again, with a deformation of these to support legs. It is a set of found forms, not rigidly defined, at least conceptually further modifiable, it does not have the authority, rigidity and dryness of patterns imposed by a defined technology, they are shapes differently cut out following with the design the movement of a body that finds different supports in different sitting positions. You want a landscape of forms that are not aseptic, white, geometric, objective, acceptable to a multiplicity of consumers, but strongly characterized, whose choice by the consumer is a strong statement of identity; sensual, warm, variously colored and decorated forms, where the body is enticed to move to find its position, to crawl around feeling enveloped."

Creator:

Paolo Deganello (Designer),Cassina (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 45.67 in (116 cm)Width: 40.16 in (102 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)Seat Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Fabric,Metal

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1982

Condition:

Item in perfect condition.

Seller Location:

Rivoli, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7863234871402

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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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