Gaja

Origin

Gaja is a contemporary metal chair designed by Kazuhide Takahama. Cassina's Gaja page dates the design to 1974 and describes it as light, airy and stackable. The open structure uses bent tubular metal with chrome or painted finishes. Cassina connects its conception to a small restaurant and says it subsequently entered the SimonCollezione for its versatility and function.

Design language

The Gaja chair refers to the pure classicism of Rationalism through a streamlined, practical form. Its frame is made from bent tubular metal, while the page lists flexible polyurethane foam and fabric or leather upholstery for the padded configuration. An upholstered backrest is offered for the chair, and Cassina also identifies a stool version, extending the same open structural language across the Gaja family.

Key pieces

• Gaja chair — the light, stackable chair described on Cassina's official page
• Gaja stool version — the related format identified by Cassina as an available option

Cassina also notes that the chair has been redeveloped with a thermoformed seat, elastic straps in the backrest, a removable wadding cover and zip, and additional frame finishes. The saved page describes these updates as part of the current product configuration, alongside newly available frame finishes. Its upholstery routes are fabric and leather, while the structural choices retain the slender metal outline that defines the family. The page presents several frame treatments, including chrome-plated, gunmetal and gold-plated chrome, together with a painted matte-black option. These choices keep the same narrow outline legible across different specifications. Flexible polyurethane foam supplies the padding, while the revised backrest construction and removable cover support the upholstered arrangement described by Cassina. On INTEBEE the family members can be added to a spec sheet with their official images and dimensions, and every revision of the specification is kept in one place for the project team and suppliers.