Reclaiming spaces with Cassina
Cassina Pro delivers one of the largest collections of iconic designs specified for public use: from lobbies, lounges and restaurants to waiting rooms and the workplace.
By Cassina and Claire Brodka for
Cassina
October 17, 2022 | 10:00 pm CUT
Charlotte Perriand's iconic Bureau Boomerang desk is adapted for Cassina Pro with integrated cable storage
Crafted with industry professionals in mind, the adaptation of a range of Cassina's residential icons and two items from its 2022 collection for the contract market as well as the introduction of five brand new designs that speak to the current moment presents an opportunity to reclaim historic forms while bringing notoriety to long neglected public spaces.
Focused around the principles of safety, quality, durability and performance, all Cassina Pro collection items have undergone stringent, independent tests in order to obtain certain qualifications for public use. These include British Standard and California fire resistance certifications, BIFMA certification for resistance and stability standards and Greenguard certification which guarantees that the products contain no harmful substances that could compromise the air quality of their surrounding spaces.
Another icon of office design is Le Corbusier's LC16 wood desk (top) – now available for the contract market alongside Charlotte Perriand's 7 fauteuil tournant (bottom)
The designs’ material selection, too, shows careful consideration and a look towards the future: through the use of high resistant leather and fabrics suitable to repeated stresses as well as fire-hazards, Cassina has endured its Pro pieces with a longevity that befits their high footfall surroundings and primes them for sustainable planning concepts across hospitality and work spaces across the globe.
Through the use of high resistant leather and fabrics suitable to repeated stresses as well as fire-hazards, Cassina has endured its Pro pieces with a longevity that befits their high footfall surroundings
By increasing its manufacturing capacity to cater to the commercial sector, the Italian heavyweight shows that it does anything but rest on its past laurels. Though the product count may have increased, each piece is endowed with the same sophistication and integrity that the Meda-based company has been known for since its inception in 1927.
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