Infinito Modular Bookcase in Black Stain Wood by Franco Albini for Cassina

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Franco albini modular bookcase infinito, black stain wood by cassina

designed between 1956 and 1957 by franco albini and franca … Read more Franco albini modular bookcase infinito, black stain wood by cassina

designed between 1956 and 1957 by franco albini and franca helg, infinito is an elegant versatile double-sided bookcase that can be used as a dividing wall; outwardly simple, it is extremely complex.

the modular support structure for this wood bookcase was designed to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the various components.

adjustable uprights
solid ash or walnut.

finishes
natural or black stained ash, american walnut.

anchor elements
ceiling and floor in steel.

an extremely flexible bookcase, with myriad modular options, suited to being against a wall or as a room partition. Franco albini designed this piece between 1956 and 1957 using a solid wood frame, with several shelves, as well as storage units that can be fitted with standard or drop-down doors. Since 2008, applying industrial manufacturing processes, cassina has launched a number of frame and component options that help to maximise the potential of this piece, to the infinite, as its name implies. Fully free-standing, infinito can be used from either side, both as a bookcase or display unit for objects of various kinds. The verticals are floor-to-ceiling and height- adjustable, while the shelves and storage units can also be set at various heights. Infinito is available in natural or black-stain ashwood, or in canaletto walnut.

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about the designer:
he was a major figure in the rationalist movement, excelling in architectural, furniture, industrial and museum design. After receiving a degree in architecture from the politecnico di milano in 1929, he worked with the ponti and lancia design studios. His work for the magazine casabella also played a key part in his development, marking his conversion to the rationalist movement and his becoming its spokesman on the italian cultural scene. When he set up his own practice in milan in 1931, he took on the challenge of workers’ housing and continued in this vein after the war, thanks to the opportunities offered by the reconstruction projects he worked on with franca helg from 1952.during the 1940’s, albini expanded his collaboration with cassina, which started with chair designs that paved the way for his signature style. He also pursued his furniture designs with other firms, such as poggi. Milan and genoa form the geographical axis where albini left his strongest imprint. For the lombard capital, he planned the development of the stations on line 1 of the city’s subway system (1962/63), in collaboration with graphic designer bob noorda. His numerous urban development and building projects for genoa include the palazzo bianco (1949/51), palazzo rosso (1952/62), and tesoro di san lorenzo (1952/56) museums. Franco albini was the recipient of many honors in recognition of the importance of his cultural contributions.among others, he is a member of the inu, the ciam, the accademia ligustica di genova, moma in new york, the adi, the accademico di s. Luca, the fondazione pagano and the london royal society of arts.he also received numerous prizes, including the la rinascente-compasso d’oro for the design of the luisa chair (1955), the bronze medal from the parson school in new york (1956) for his contribution to industrial design, the olivetti award for architecture (1957), the gran premio nazionale la rinascente-compasso d’oro (1958), the la rinascente-compasso d’oro award for the milan line 1 subway project (1964), and the royal designer for industry title awarded by the london royal society of arts (1971). In all his work, from home furnishings to industrial and museum design projects, franco albini always instilled a logical consistency, an extreme purity of expression and exceptional ethical and historical integrity.the architectural and design work of franco albini represents a keystone of the italian architectonic culture from the early 20th century through his intense activity revolving around a creative and rigorous approach to composition and building that expresses a particularly high degree of estheticism

about the manufacturer:
in a continuing dialogue between past, present, and future, cassina has created the i maestri collection, revisiting furnishing designs by the 20th century’s best-known architects, including le corbusier, pierre jeanneret, charlotte perriand, charles rennie mackintosh, gerrit thomas rietveld, franco albini, frank lloyd wright and marco zanuso. While the designs and functional concepts have been precisely preserved, the models have been manufactured using evolved technology. This is also the company that has manufactured iconic pieces of contemporary design from the 1950s to the present day, ideated by some of the most important international designers. Today cassina continues to look to the future of design with audacious, passionate curiosity and an open, holistic approach. It affirms its exclusive ability to furnish a home’s living and dining spaces completely and iconically with the cassina perspective: a concept, a philosophy, an informed, futuristic thought. A detailed, expansive horizon of combinations; when placed together, the products have an innovative soul and the modern icons create authentic, welcoming, personal atmospheres involved in a conversation dominated by a code of design excellence, formal sensitive awareness, solidity and cultural authority.* this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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