Scighera, a sofa system that encloses around you like the fog in Milan
It is said that there is a lot of fog in Milan, a dense fog, that surrounds and envelops you ...
Perhaps this is the reason that the new sofa system designed by Piero Lissoni for Cassina carries the same name in dialect from Lombardy? Scighera – pronounced she-gera – is like a thickening fog, a soft cloud that caresses you. The seat is wide, the armrests generous, the cushions soft and its appearance inviting.
Scighera isn’t just comfortable but also functional: each seat is equipped with a foldable headrest thanks to a mechanism which allows one to bend it to suit the preferred position, to converse or to relax. In the lowered position it rests on the border of the armrest further emphasising the linearity of the model.
The system can be upholstered in leather and fabric and is characterised by stitching with a ribbed profile embellished with a line of visible grosgrain fabric available in 4 colour variants: beige, tobacco, coffee and grey.
It is also possible to add soft cushions to make the piece even more comfortable.
Scighera is completed with a series of side tables in a range of shapes and heights. The small tables match the sofa perfectly as they have the same metal frame and top in Carrara white marble, Marquiña black marble or mirrored glass painted brick red or a coffee colour.
Scighera sofa by Piero Lissoni – Cassina I Contemporanei Collection
Measurements:
two-seater sofa: 233x100xh.61/41cm and 273x100xh.61/41cm
modular corner or end element (right/ left): 116x100xh.61/41cm and 136x100xh.61/41cm modular two-seater end element (right/ left): 197x100x61/41cm and 237x100xh. 61/41cm modular three-seater end element (right/ left): 279x100x61/41cm and 339x100xh.61/41cm modular chaise-longue (right/ left): 116x150x61/41cm
optional cushions: 60x60cm, 70x70cm.

Materials:
removable upholstery: leather and fabric
padding: different density polyurethane foam and feathers
frame: metal and elastic belts
base: metal in a polish aluminium finish or painted matt anthracite grey or matt chestnut brown.
Scighera side tables by Piero Lissoni – Cassina I Contemporanei Collection
Measurements:
oval table: 170x106xh.24cm
square table: 100x100h.34cm
rectangular table: 100x50x44cm
square table: 50x50xh.44cm and 50x50xh54cm
Materials:
frame: laser cut folded steel sheet with a matt anthracite grey or matt chestnut brown finish
top: Carrara white marble and Marquiña black marble, thickness 15mm (20mm for the oval
version) with a thinned out profile of 5mm and matt finish; reinforced float glass, thickness 6mm, painted brick red or a coffee colour with an MDF support in matt black.

Designer: Piero Lissoni