Cattelan Italia

Cattelan Italia Furniture: Made in Italy Since 1979

Cattelan Italia was founded in 1979 by Giorgio and Silvia Cattelan, combining a family background in furniture manufacturing with a shared passion for art and contemporary design. Giorgio grew up surrounded by the materials and craftsmanship of his father's furniture workshop, an influence that would later help shape the distinctive material-led approach of Cattelan Italia.

The company initially developed a reputation for marble and glass tables, using innovative manufacturing techniques to create furniture with a strong and recognisable identity. As the collection expanded, Cattelan Italia developed into a complete contemporary furniture brand spanning dining tables, chairs, sideboards, beds, bookcases, lighting, consoles, coffee tables, mirrors and accessories.

Today, Cattelan Italia furniture is 100% Made in Italy and combines carefully selected materials, detailed craftsmanship and functionality with a distinctly sculptural approach to form. The collection is particularly recognisable for its dramatic table bases, ceramic finishes, glass, natural wood and precisely worked metals.

Cattelan Italia Dining Tables

Cattelan Italia dining tables are among the brand's most recognisable designs. Rather than treating the table base purely as a supporting structure, many collections use sculptural forms to create a strong architectural centrepiece for the dining room.

At RB12, the Cattelan Italia dining table collection includes designs such as the Tyron Dining Table, Papel 3.5 Glass Dining Table, Botero Keramik Table and Botero Argile Table. These designs demonstrate the variety found across the wider Cattelan Italia collection, combining expressive bases with surfaces ranging from glass to ceramic and other contemporary finishes.

Cattelan Italia is particularly known for developing ceramic dining tables that recreate the visual character of natural stone while allowing the material to be used in increasingly ambitious forms. Alongside ceramic, the wider collection incorporates glass and fine woods, providing options for both understated dining rooms and interiors that require a stronger statement piece.

Cattelan Italia Ceramic and Glass Tables

Material innovation has played an important role in Cattelan Italia's development. The company's early collections included tables made from marble and crystal, and this interest in combining expressive materials with advanced manufacturing has continued throughout its history.

Cattelan Italia's Keramik tables have become an important part of the modern collection. Ceramic finishes inspired by natural marble are combined with sculptural metal or ceramic bases to create dining tables that deliver strong visual impact while remaining designed for everyday use.

Glass also continues to feature prominently throughout the collection. Designs such as the Papel 3.5 Glass Dining Table use the transparency of glass to place greater emphasis on the structure beneath, allowing the sculptural base to become a defining feature of the table.

Cattelan Italia Dining Chairs

Cattelan Italia dining chairs are designed to complement the brand's statement dining tables while balancing visual refinement with everyday comfort. The collection ranges from relatively restrained upholstered seating to more distinctive designs with sculptural backs and carefully shaped profiles.

RB12's current Cattelan Italia chair collection includes the Penelope Chair, Magda Chair, Chris ML Chair, Italia Chair, Chloe Chair and Zuleika Chair. This provides a broad choice of seating styles for contemporary dining spaces.

Using Cattelan Italia dining chairs alongside one of the brand's tables creates a coordinated dining scheme, while the variety of upholstery and finish options available across the wider collection makes it possible to introduce contrasting textures and colours within the room.

Cattelan Italia Sideboards and Storage

Cattelan Italia sideboards combine practical storage with the sculptural detailing found throughout the rest of the collection. Rather than being treated simply as functional cabinets, the surfaces, doors, bases and finishes are designed to give each piece its own architectural presence.

At RB12, the sideboard collection includes the Chelsea Sideboard, Metropol Sideboard, Blues Sideboard and Absolut Sideboard. These designs can be used within dining rooms and living spaces to provide concealed storage while also creating a strong visual element along a wall.

The wider Cattelan Italia storage collection also includes bookcases and display furniture. The Nautilus Bookcase, available from RB12, provides a more open approach to storage and display, adding architectural structure without the visual weight of a traditional cabinet.

Cattelan Italia Consoles and Occasional Furniture

Cattelan Italia consoles bring the brand's characteristic combination of refined materials and sculptural forms into hallways, entrance spaces and living rooms. Their relatively narrow proportions make them particularly useful where a statement piece is required without occupying the space of a larger item of furniture.

RB12 offers Cattelan Italia console tables including the Diapason Console, Etoile Console and Nettuno Console. These can be combined with one of the brand's mirrors to create a coordinated entrance or living-room arrangement.

The wider occasional furniture collection also includes coffee tables, desks and smaller functional pieces. At RB12, designs such as the Adrian Coffee Table, Tahiti Desk, Tahiti Dressing Desk and Tonic Trolley Bar extend the Cattelan Italia aesthetic into working, entertaining and more informal living areas.

Cattelan Italia Mirrors

Cattelan Italia mirrors continue the brand's approach of turning practical interior objects into decorative features. Shape, proportion and detailing are used to create mirrors that can work as focal points rather than simply reflective surfaces.

The Cattelan Italia Emerald Mirror, available from RB12, is a strong example of this approach. Its geometric form gives the mirror a sculptural quality, making it particularly suitable for contemporary living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and entrance spaces.

Pairing a Cattelan Italia mirror with a console, sideboard or other piece from the collection can also help repeat materials and forms throughout an interior without making the overall scheme feel overly coordinated.

Customisable Cattelan Italia Furniture

Customisation is an important part of the Cattelan Italia collection. The brand offers a wide range of materials, finishes, coverings and dimensions, allowing many pieces to be adapted to different spaces and interior schemes.

Depending on the individual product, options can include ceramic finishes inspired by natural stone, different woods, glass, metal finishes, leather and fabric upholstery. Dining tables are often available in multiple dimensions, while chairs and other upholstered furniture can be specified in a selection of coverings and colours.

The RB12 team can help with dimensions, finishes and specification when selecting Cattelan Italia furniture, particularly for products such as dining tables where the choice of top, base, size and finish can significantly alter the finished design.

Shop Cattelan Italia Furniture in the UK at RB12

RB12 offers a curated selection of Cattelan Italia furniture in the UK, including dining tables, dining chairs, sideboards, consoles, coffee tables, desks, bookcases, mirrors and occasional furniture. The collection brings together some of the brand's most distinctive contemporary Italian designs.

Whether you are considering a Cattelan Italia Tyron dining table, Chelsea sideboard, Emerald mirror or dining chairs for a complete scheme, RB12 can help with product selection, dimensions, materials and finishes. Explore Cattelan Italia furniture online at RB12 and discover contemporary Made in Italy design created around craftsmanship, material innovation and sculptural form.