Bambole Sofa

Sofas 1972

Mario Bellini Le Bambole

B B Italia Le Bambole

Mario Bellini Brown Leather Couch

B B Italia Leather Sofa

1970s Foam Living Room Sets

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Alpaca

By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia

Located in bruxelles, BE

5-piece modular sofa in zebu leather by Mario Bellini, Le Bambole model.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa

Located in New York, NY

A great aged brown leather classic by Mario Bellini. Very comfortable. Original label.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Loveseats

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini Bambole Sofa Red B&B Italia 1974

Sold

H 28.75 in W 66.93 in

Mario Bellini Bambole Sofa Red B&B Italia 1974

By Mario Bellini

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Sofa is marked on the bottom ‘B&B Italia, le Bambole, Mario Bellini’.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, Cognac leather, Italy, 1970, set of 6. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. First designed in 1970 by Mario Bellini, i...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Brass

Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass on Brass Frame, Italy

$3,750 / set

H 25 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in

Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass on Brass Frame, Italy

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of Murano glass sconces, each crafted with a single curved panel of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sconces....

Category

2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

$4,635

H 28.75 in Dm 48.43 in

Round Italian Travertine Dining Table

By Angelo Mangiarotti

Located in grand Lancy, CH

Italian travertine round dinning table

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine

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Bambole Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bambole sofa for your home. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and fabric, every bambole sofa was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the bambole sofa you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A bambole sofa, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Bambole Sofa?

Prices for a bambole sofa start at $618 and top out at $36,000 with the average selling for $9,560.

Mario Bellini for sale on 1stDibs

Milan-born architect and designer Mario Bellini just may be the closest thing to a modern-day Renaissance man: His creative output spans genres, from electronics to furniture to architecture to cars, comprising iconic designs in each. Vintage Mario Bellini sofas, dining chairs and other seating pieces are widely coveted, and the designer has been the recipient of multiple prestigious Compasso d’Oro awards. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Born in 1935, Bellini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan before founding his own firm in his native city in the early 1960s. He soon branched out beyond architecture, however, first for the tech manufacturer Olivetti, where he served as chief industrial design consultant from 1963 to 1991. During that time, Bellini oversaw the design of some of Olivetti’s most popular typewriters.

His penchant for electronic design didn’t stop there: Bellini also designed cameras for Fuji, televisions for Brionvega and a slew of audio devices for Yamaha, then served as design consultant for Renault and devised the interior of the 1980 Lancia Trevi for Fiat. Meanwhile, his architecture work spans continents, including such modern gems as the Museum of Islamic Arts at the Louvre, the National Gallery of Victoria extension in Melbourne, the Dubai Creek Complex and the Milan Convention Centre in his hometown.

And then there’s the furniture: Over the last 70 years, Bellini has designed office furniture for Vitra; lamps for Artemide, Erco and FLOS; porcelain for Rosenthal and long-admired sofas and other seating for Kartell, Natuzzi, B&B Italia, Cassina and more.

His oft-imitated 1977 Cab chair for Cassina, comprising 16 individual pieces of saddle leather that create a “skin” over a minimal metal frame, remains one of the manufacturer’s best sellers today. His pudgy-legged, round tables for Cassina foreshadow Faye Toogood’s widely loved Roly Poly line. His postmodern Summa armchairs for Kartell, as well as his elegant Chiara floor lamp, still lure collectors on vintage furniture websites.

Bellini’s most famous contribution to furniture design, though, may be his 1970 Camaleonda sofa for B&B Italia (then C&B Italia). An entrant to the 1972 MoMA show “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,” the seat takes its name from the Italian words for chameleon and wave. Its bulbous, modular form makes it infinitely flexible. The sofa was a runaway hit at the show and, once discontinued, remained so popular among vintage dealers that B&B Italia reissued it in 2020 with all recycled materials and interchangeable seat covers. “Of all the objects I have designed, Camaleonda is perhaps the best in terms of its sense of freedom,” Bellini said.

Browse an expansive collection of vintage Mario Bellini furniture — including dining tables, armchairs, mid-century sofas and more — today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Sofas for You

Vintage couches and antique sofas have anchored living rooms for generations. The pieces most sought after today carry the deep-buttoned tufting of a Chesterfield or the low, sculptural ease of mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency design.

Styles to Know

Rolled arms and tufted backs point to Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency pieces, while tight backs and turned legs skew more traditional. Velvet is enjoying a renewed moment across most of these silhouettes; see our velvet chesterfield sofa trend report for examples. A mid-century modern coffee table within reach and a vintage mirror nearby round out the seating area.

How to Choose the Right Vintage Sofa

A sofa's frame and upholstery history can be difficult to judge from photographs alone. Ask a seller for more information when a listing doesn't show the fabric or joinery clearly, and confirm whether the upholstery is original or has been redone. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.