Thanks to the intense research carried out since 2006 by Cassina, The Veliero bookcase has now been added to the Cassina I Maestri Collection.
A result made possible by moderntechnologies and a highly complex research and reinterpretation project, developed through theinvolvement of: Giampiero Bosoni, design critic, historian and expert on the works of Franco Albini; thenautical engineering experts of Studio Brenta; various structural engineers from the fields of civilengineering.
In its form and structure, “Veliero” recalls the masts and rigging of a sailing ship; two ash-wood beams fromwhich layered glass shelves are suspended with a system of steel ties. The result is airy, translucent andrigorous: books seem to literally float in space.
“Veliero” becomes the most iconic of Franco Albini’s works.The ultimate expression of a poetry of subtraction that seeks to create atmospheric spaces in air andlight implemented through objects that stand out for their structural and visual lightness.
