My cabinet: Cassina / Meda
All in perspective
The century-old Italian furniture firm thoughtfully combines old and new – and encourages disagreement.
“If you want to do this job properly, then you really need to love the product,” says Luca Fuso. “Otherwise, there are so many other roles you can do.” Fuso, the ceo of Italian furniture giant Cassina, welcomes monocle to the company’s headquarters in Meda, a 30-minute drive from Milan, where the firm has been based since 1927. Some of the oldest buildings here date back to the 1940s and received a makeover from Cassina’s art director Patricia Urquiola in 2017.
Seemingly in constant motion, Fuso glides around the near century-old campus. He meets…
