Cab Chairs

Bordeaux Chair

Mario Bellini Chair Black

Materials

Plastic

By Cassina, Mario Bellini

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

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Cassina Cab Chair in White Leather

Unavailable

H 32.29 in W 20.48 in D 18.51 in

Cassina Cab Chair in White Leather

By Mario Bellini

Located in Houston, TX

Chair and armchair with enamelled steel frame. The seat is padded with polyurethane foam. Leather upholstery zippered over the frame, in white leather. All the models in the Cass...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 12 Mario Bellini Cab Chairs

Unavailable

H 32 in W 23.75 in D 20 in

Set of 12 Mario Bellini Cab Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful set of ten dining chairs from Brazil. The chairs are very simply designed and have an elegant look. There are ten dining chairs and two head chairs in this set. The chair...

Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 412 Chairs Set of 12

Unavailable

H 32 in W 18.5 in D 18 in

Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 412 Chairs Set of 12

By Mario Bellini, Cassina

Located in Glendale, AZ

Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1976. The Cab chair was the first-ever chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Four Mario Bellini Cassina Leather Cab Chairs

By Cassina

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Four Mario Bellini for Cassina leather cab chairs, circa mid-1970s. These all original examples have beautifully patinated leather and retain their labels.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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H 32.29 in W 22.84 in D 15.75 in

Mario Bellini Cab chairs, Set of Six for Cassina

By Mario Bellini

Located in Den Haag, NL

Mario Bellini Cab chairs, set of six Cassina Italy, leather over steel 19 w x 18 d x 32 h inches Signed with molded manufacturer's marks to underside

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs

Mario Bellini CAB Chairs Cassina Black Thick Leather

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H 32.29 in W 19.69 in D 17.72 in

Mario Bellini CAB Chairs Cassina Black Thick Leather

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Very nice set of 4 early edition CAB chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy 1977.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Side Chairs

Mario Bellini "Cab" Chair

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H 32.3 in W 24.4 in D 20.5 in

Mario Bellini "Cab" Chair

By Mario Bellini, Cassina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Part of the collection at the MoMA, the cab chair has a tubular steel structure over which is stretched stitched saddle leather.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Eight 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina

Sold

H 31.5 in W 18.5 in D 17 in

Set of Eight 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina

By Mario Bellini

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Classic saddle leather CAB chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great patina to leather.

Materials

Steel

H 32.5 in W 18.5 in D 19 in

Set of Six Ivory Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina

By Mario Bellini

Located in Dallas, TX

A set of six ivory Cab chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.

Materials

Leather

$728

H 30.71 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in

Desalto Koki Chair in STOCK

By Desalto

Located in New York, NY

Koki Pocci + Dondoli · 2015 MATERIAL: integral polyurethane The contract world enters the domestic space with the Koki range of chairs with a contemporary, fresh design. A perfect b...

Category

2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Plastic

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$3,200 / set

H 33.47 in W 18.51 in D 21.86 in

Set of 8 Fine French Art Deco Cherry Dining Chairs

Located in Long Island City, NY

A set of height fine French Art Deco cherry dining/side chairs.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp, Handmade Paper & Bamboo, 2000s

$4,200

H 47 in Dm 33 in

Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp, Handmade Paper & Bamboo, 2000s

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Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

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H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in

Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp

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Category

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Carl Auböck Vice Versa Floor Lamp

$2,590 / item

H 56 in Dm 11.5 in

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By Wiener Werkstätte, Werkstätte Carl Auböck

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Carl Auböck vice versa floor lamp. These iconic and Minimalist Viennese floor lamps are executed in brass, wicker and cast aluminum designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, cir...

Category

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Materials

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Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp

$2,650 / item

H 65 in Dm 16 in

Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...

Category

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Materials

Iron

'Plissé Burgundy Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

$1,650 / item

$2,990

H 30 in Dm 60 in

Round Dining Table in Natural White Oak Finish

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Introducing the Montecito 60" round dining table, crafted from beautiful white oak with solid construction for durability. Its decorative black iron on center base stretchers adds a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Maitland Smith Wedge Coffee Table, Mactan Stone & Glass, 1980s

$691Sale Price|53% Off

H 16.75 in W 37.25 in D 49.5 in

Maitland Smith Wedge Coffee Table, Mactan Stone & Glass, 1980s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Vintage 1980s, this wedge-shaped tessellated Mactan stone coffee table exudes sculptural grandeur with textured sophistication. The top is triangular glass, clear and generously si...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

AUREA SIDE TABLE - Natural Stone Red Travertine Round, Modern, New Coffee Table

$1,170 / item

H 18.5 in Dm 13.8 in

AUREA SIDE TABLE - Natural Stone Red Travertine Round, Modern, New Coffee Table

Located in St Petersburg, US

‘Aurea’ Side Table by HAAND, crafted from premium red natural travertine stone. This exquisite piece measures 13.8 inches in diameter and 18.5 inches in height, with a substantial w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Travertine, Marble

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Cab Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of cab chairs available for sale. Each of these unique cab chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and metal. We have 261 antique and vintage cab chairs in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Cab chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of cab chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern and Modern cab chairs are of considerable interest. Some cab chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller cab chairs, measuring 12 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Cab chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Mario Bellini, Cassina and Enrico Pellizzoni are consistently popular.

How Much are Cab Chairs?

Prices for cab chairs start at $485 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $4,981.

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 Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.