It is a design that dates back to 1959. Today, half a century later, as Cassina presents a tasteful re-release of the piece for the Cassina I Maestri collection, it continues to express an incisive modernity. Designed by Franco Albini with Franca Helg, his regular collaborator since 1952, the Tre Pezzi armchair offers an extremely modern re-interpretation of the classic bergère from which it takes its shape. Franco Albini proves his focus on analytical rigour and progressive formal simplification through an intensely expressive design. Compositional elements are highlighted with extreme clarity, in an explosive and striking vision: a deep seat, a ring-shaped backrest creating a perfect semicircle and half-moon headrest, with sharp geometry clearly defining each element. Spacious, padded and cosy, these components blend formal minimalism with a sensation of absolute comfort. Its shape is characterized by deliberately detached components, embodying a sculpture that unites aesthetics and functionality. The metal tubular frame traces a striking visual symbol of lateral curvature: a reference to the handrails designed for the Milan Subway as part of the installation, graphic and signage project that Franco Albini lead in 1962, along with Franca Helg and Antonio Piva and in collaboration with Bob Noorda. From a work of analytical decomposition comes Tre Pezzi, an armchair of great visual presence. Cassina offers Tre Pezzi in the original version with red fabric upholstery and a black tubular frame and also in new variations upholstered in leather or woven fabric with chromium-plated tubular frames. Dimensions: cm 74 x cm 75 x h. cm 93

Cassina作为当今世界顶级家具品牌，有着悠久历史。早在十七世纪，Cassina就开始从事教堂木器家具的制作，精湛的工艺与对细节的专注使其在那个时期就赢得人们的尊敬，以致今天的人们仍能在美丽的科莫湖畔的教堂中找到Cassina当年产品的身影。

1927年，以Cassina兄弟（Cesare & Umberto Cassina）在意大利米兰成立Cassina公司为标志，Cassina开始了现代家具的生产历程。二次世界大战后，Cassina公司接受了一系列来自海军军舰、以及宾馆、饭店和社交活动场所的大型家具定单，这些特殊环境下对家具质量和功能的苛刻要求让Cassina长期秉承的质量、耐久、信誉的传统价值观得到充分的体现，并为Cassina后来的发展奠定了基础。

在意大利家具设计的潮流中，Cassina始终是一面旗帜，并形成了以米兰为中心的意大利家具设计和制造的高潮时代。如今Cassina的足迹遍布全世界，拥有近百年历史，被誉为“现代家具之王”，是当今世界当之无愧的奢侈品级家具品牌。