Luisa
Category
Seats
Brands
Designers
Dimensions
L 55 cm - P 41 cm - H 45/77 cm
Finiture
Black stained ash, Natural Ash, Canaletto walnut, Coating on request
Year
1955 - 2008
The Luisa chair, designed by Franco Albini and produced by Cassina, is the result of a fifteen-year research path, aimed at creating an archetype that identifies the essential elements of a chair and its possible domestic uses. Presented in its definitive version in 1955, it earned Albini the prestigious Compasso d'Oro ADI. The minimalist and timeless design makes the Luisa chair a classic of Italian design.
Cassina
Cassina was founded in 1927 in Meda (Milan) by Cesare and Umberto Cassina, inaugurating industrial design in Italy in the 1950s. The brand's identity is found in an original union where technological aptitude is closely linked to traditional craftsmanship. Cassina maintains its ancient heart, the carpentry, the linchpin of all its workmanship. It is characterised by a transversal culture of absolute quality, which makes each Cassina piece unique.
Franco Albini
Franco Albini was an Italian architect, urban planner and designer, a member of the Italian rationalism movement. Born in Robbiate in 1905, in 1931 he opened his first professional associated studio in Milan where, in the early years, he mainly created furniture projects, before dedicating himself to public housing. During the course of his career he received numerous awards and recognitions including the Olivetti Award for Architecture, three Compasso d'Oro and the Royal Designer for Industry award from the Royal Society of London in 1971.
