Cassina to open its first London showroom, designed by Piero Lissoni

Design aficionados will have a new Piero Lissoni-designed destination to mark on their maps when Italian brand Cassina opens the doors to its very first London showroom on 8 November.
The brand's new outpost occupies two floors of a listed building on the Brompton Road that was previously the home of Priscilla Carluccio's interiors emporium, Few and Far. Right in the heart of the Brompton Design District, Cassina is in good company, counting design stores Skandium, B&B Italia and Mint as its well-heeled neighbours.
Italian designer Piero Lissoni has stripped the 300 sq m space - which he describes as 'a perfect London interior, without antics or puns' - to reveal the building's overlapping layers of architectural history. Further adding to the raw, industrial look of the interior is a caged area at the entrance of the showroom that can be partitioned off for meetings or used as an exhibition space.
The exposed brickwork, solid oak staircase and oak flooring are all finished in tonal shades of grey that recall London's distinctive skyline. The overall effect creates the perfect backdrop for Cassina's extensive portfolio of designs including a rather striking set of bright green 'Tre Pezzi' armchairs by Franco Albini & Franca Helg.
The showroom is located right in the heart of the Brompton Design District and counts design stores Skandium, B&B Italia and Mint as its well-heeled neighbours
Lissoni has stripped back the 300 sq m space to reveal the building's overlapping layers of architectural history
The walls and oak flooring are all finished in tonal shades of grey that recall London's distinctive skyline
The building was previously home to Priscilla Carluccio's interiors emporium, Few and Far
The overall effect creates the perfect backdrop for Cassina's extensive portfolio of designs
Cassina's collection includes a rather striking set of bright green 'Tre Pezzi' armchairs by Franco Albini & Franca Helg
ADDRESS
Cassina showroom
242 Brompton Road,
Knightsbridge,
London SW3 2BB
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Ali Morris is a UK-based editor, writer and creative consultant specialising in design, interiors and architecture. In her 16 years as a design writer, Ali has travelled the world, crafting articles about creative projects, products, places and people for titles such as Dezeen, Wallpaper* and Kinfolk.
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