Caval­letto Desk

The minimal lines of Cavaletto desk lead to its extremely light look that under­scores the exten­sive thought by designer Franco Albini, and the advanced wood-working skills of Cassina. Its stabil­ity is based on the prin­ci­ple of oppos­ing forces, the frame looks impro­vised, and the volumes and weights having been reduced.

Caval­letto, meaning trestle in English, is assem­bled using two tension­ing rods in burnished brass that also serve for bracing. The intri­cate construc­tion process illus­trates the excel­lence of the wood-working skills of the crafts­men of Meda, Italy. Offer­ing an extremely refined inter­pre­ta­tion of form, this vision of elegance shows Cassina’s custom­ary atten­tion to detail extend­ing to the metal parts, and the border trim on the tabletop.