
Designed by Mauro Lipparini
Mauro Lipparini earned a degree in Architecture in 1980 from Università degli Studi of Florence, where he also worked as a professor. He won the international design contests Young & Designer Milan (1987) and International Du Pont Award Köln (Germany, 1988 and 1989). Lipparini's intense activity in the field of industrial design covers office and home furniture, the textile industry and other products created for many companies in Europe and Japan. In architecture and interior design, Lipparini has concentrated mainly on private and public housing, on showrooms, retail sales outlets and exposition installations. Furthermore, Lipparini also designs and realizes advanced corporate identity image systems that range from graphics to editorial services to production. Lipparini's style is based on the essential shapes and the clear and decisive lines that are characteristic of natural minimalism. His creations are imbued with a joyful spirit and with an elating sense of aesthetic pleasure and creativity. Thanks to his free use of color, organic weave patterns and original visual ideas, Lipparini amplifies the palette of minimalism, conveying the spontaneity and power of this aesthetic style and projecting it towards a new era of great maturity and well-being.
Cassia boasts an essential shell with a fresh take. The smoked oak frame supports the navy blue leather shell and is complete with an added twist of the dark blue velvet seat cushion, for a chair that is both luxurious and comfortable.
Made in Italy
Fabric Information:
Article Venus is a velvet made of 100% polyester with high mechanical performance. Compared to classic cotton velvets, this velvet is more resistant to pressure thanks to its weave structure. Very soft to the touch with bright and shiny colors, Venus velvet is very well suited for everyday use as it is highly resistant to abrasion and maintains the same appearance over the years.
Fabric is non-allergic and it is manufactured under the strict European anti-pollution standards using non-harmful substances to humans nor for the environment.
Leather Information:
Le Mans Full grain leather with protective coating.
This leather has natural grain with light buffed process and a very light translucent finish for color. Being a natural grain article, differences in grain are acceptable. The thickness is from 1.1 - 1.3 mm. Its main characteristics are the extremely soft hand and the touch are slightly fat, but appreciable. Other natural characteristics such as scars, vein, insect bites, etc. are also visible on this article.