Cassina
832 LUISA
The small armchair, dubbed Luisa, is the fruit of a fifteen-year process of exploration, focused on creating an archetype of the basic elements of a chair, and its potential uses within the home. A idea-based design, where Franco Albini expressed the concept of “substance in form”, increasing the volume of the wooden parts where they join with others. Following various enhancements, the definitive version of the chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize by the Italian Industrial Design Association (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale/ADI). The frame represents a synthesis where the seat and the back are two geometric planes suspended on an understated wood structure, the sides reminiscent of trestles. Luisa is a timeless piece, the outcome of skill, both in terms of technique and of materials. This world exclusive Cassina re-issue, has been made possible thanks to the company’s extraordinary wood-working capabilities.
Structure
· Massive ash or walnut wood.
Finishing
· Black stained ash: paint and matt finishing.
· Natural ash: paint and matt finishing.
· American walnut: paint and matt finishing.
Seat and backrest
· Steel inner structure with elastic bands.
· Cold moulded polyurethane foam padding.
· Cover in black light velvet along with polyurethane foam.
Quilted upholstery
· Quilted fabric or quilted leather.
Badge
ADI Compasso d'Oro - Winner
Videos
CASSINA | Piero Lissoni | Archiproducts Design Selection - Salone del Mobile Milano 2015
Fuorisalone 2017 | CASSINA - Erwan Bouroullec talks about 086 Baleno and 140 Cotone, shelf and chair
The Cassina Milan Showroom Virtual Tour: Integral
The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor
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This is Cassina. 90 Anni di Cultura del Design
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New furniture collection 2018_Cotone collection by Bouroullec brothers'
New furniture collection 2018_Ordinal by Micheal Anastassiades
New furniture collection 2019_Back-Wing by Patricia Urquiola
New furniture collection 2019_Dress-Up! by Rodolfo Dordoni
New furniture collection 2019_Cotone by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
New furniture collection 2019_CAB by Mario Bellini
New furniture collection 2019
The Cassina Perspective: Freeflow
The story behind the story: "Le monde nouveau de Charlotte Perriand" (ENG)
The Cassina Perspective: A Liberty City Apartment
The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor: Metropolitan Terrace
The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor: Little Private Paradise
The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor: Contemporary Outdoors
Le Corbusier 50: stories of encounters that have revolutionised design, English Subtitles
Cassina: Excellence & Quality
The Cassina Perspective Goes Outdoor
The Cassina Perspective 2021: Trailer
The Cassina Perspective 2021 - English Subtitles
