The Bull Sofa stands as Gianfranco Frattini’s final project for Cassina, created in the mid-1980s as a bold conclusion to his long collaboration with the Italian manufacturer. The nickname “Bull” reflects not just its sturdy stance but the presence it commands, a design intended to anchor both the body and the room.

Frattini, trained as an architect, became one of Cassina’s key voices during Italy’s golden era of modern design, producing work that spanned from refined cabinetry to ambitious seating systems. With the Bull Sofa, he fused his exacting eye for proportion with a softness rarely seen in his earlier pieces, leaving behind a work that feels both assured and deeply human. Today, the sofa holds significance not only as a rare vintage design but as the last chapter in a career that shaped Italian modernism for decades.