Set of three nesting tables mod. 777 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1960s. Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working at the Venini glassworks in Murano in the 1950s. In 1960, the couple opened their own design studio in Montebelluna and soon collaborated with major companies such as Flos, Cassina, B&B Italia and Knoll. Their design style embraces a distinctly modern aesthetic whose priority is elegance and comfort; the couple's products are admired above all for their simplicity and elegance, which makes them easy to combine with more classic designs. Cassina Spa is an Italian company operating in the contemporary furniture sector, founded in 1927 in Meda by Cesare and Umberto Cassina. The main activity is woodworking, in-house, for the production of coffee tables. Over the years the company expanded, especially in the postwar period, thanks in part to collaborations with outside architects who added their expertise and research. In the 1950s Cassina shifted from craft to serial production, adopting the logic of industrial design. A change also induced by the commissioning of furniture for the interiors of large cruise ships. Some of the company's best-known products also take shape during this period, for example the 646 chair and the 699 chair, known as the "Superleggera," both designed by Gio Ponti.
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