Cassetta is based in Copenhagen and collaborates with architects, designers, and artists in the design of frames with corresponding limited editions.

The word cassetta translates quite simply to cassette; a box that is used to protect and carry. The Cassetta has been around since the Renaissance as an Italian term for a frame with a wide rectangular carving in the middle. We appreciate that the word on one hand speaks to the purely functional quality of framing and on the other a feeling that we are just about to begin an anecdote.

A frame sturdily sits on the periphery of an artwork reinforcing the idea of the cassette as a window. Our frames have yet a layer – the framed limited editions are designed to entwine shapes and stories, the materiality and motif are reinforcing each other.

It is important for us that our frames are equivalent to a piece of furniture with a distinct focus on tactility, materials, form, and detail. The frames are handmade from locally sourced materials, crafted in a wood workshop located just North of Copenhagen and framed by professional framers in central Copenhagen. 

This spring we are proud to launch our collaborations with Mentze Ottenstein, Anne Dorthe Vester, and bahraini—danish. Upcoming series will launch with a vernissage in Copenhagen so remember to sign up for our newsletter in the footer or follow us on Instragram @cassetta.cph