Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Russian Red Leather, Set of 8
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.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Blue Leather, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Ivory Leather, 1977, Set of 6
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.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Ivory Leather, 1977, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Ivory Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB” 414 Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1977, Set of 3
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “CAB” 414 dining chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1977, set of three.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Natural Leather, 1977, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Natural leather, Italy, 1977, set of eight.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Natural Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Natural leather, Italy, 1977, set of two.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Natural Leather, 1977, Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Natural leather, Italy, 1977, set of four.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Natural Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Natural leather, Italy, 1977, set of six.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Blue Leather, 1977, Set of 8
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.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB” 414 Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “CAB” 414 Dining Chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1977, set of two.
Leather
Set of 5 "CAB" Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Black Leather, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of five CAB dining chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina and produced in Italy in 1977.
Leather
Mario Bellini Model 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of four Model 412 "CAB" dining chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina and produced in Italy in 1977.
Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB 413 Set of EIGHT Dining Chairs in Cognac Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Ventura, CA
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
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Pair of Leather Model 412 CAb Cassina Chairs Mario Bellini Provenance Cass House
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A pair of leather model 412 CAB Cassina chairs designed by Mario Bellini Made in Italy 1977.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1977, Set of 4
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.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1977, Set of 2
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.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of two.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Blue Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Blue Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Russian Red Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Russian Red Leather, 1977, Set of 4
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.
Steel
Mario Bellini “CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Russian Red Leather, 1977, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
The "CAB" are high-quality chairs with hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over an internal steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 16
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of sixteen.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of four.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 14
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of fourteen.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 12
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of twelve.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 8
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of eight.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 10
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of ten.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Dark Green Leather, 1977, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Dark Green leather, Italy, 1977, set of six.
Leather
Set of Six Cab 413 Armchairs Mario Bellini Cassina Dark Grey / Black Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
The Cassina Cab is the world’s first free-standing cowhide chair, informed by the relationship between the human skeleton and the skin.
Metal
Mario Bellini for B&B Italia Amanta Sectional Sofa/Lounge Chairs, 1973
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic designs include the Amanta Chair (1966) and Le Bambole Sofa (1972) both for B&B Italia; the Kar-a-Sutra van (1972) for Citroën, which was exhibited at Italy: The New Domes...
Leather, Fiberglass
Cassina Cab 414 Armchairs PAIR by Mario Bellini in Dark Grey Matte Black Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Fabulous, RARE original Mario Bellini for Cassina 414 Cab Armchairs in gorgeous dark Grey / Black, PAIR of 2 chairs!
Metal
Due Sedie 'Cab 412' anni 80 in cuoio Color Cognac Design di Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, IT
Due sedie con struttura in metallo e rivestimento in cuoio. In buone condizioni generali con qualche segno del tempo come visibile nelle fotografie.
Leather
Mario Bellini Model 413 "CAB" Armchair for Cassina, Black Leather, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Model 413 "CAB" armchair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina and produced in Italy in 1977.
Leather
Bellini CAB 413 Armchair in Watermarked Black Saddle Leather for Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Original Mario Bellini CAB 413 armchair in black leather with purely cosmetic watermark damage.
Leather
1980s Italian Designer CAB 414 2Seater Leather Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Wesseling, DE
Iconic vintage ‘CAB 414’ sofa designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina during the 1980s. One of the most recognizable Italian postmodern seating designs, featuring Bellini’s signature s...
Leather
Early & matching Cab 413 Armchairs (2) in leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Cab 413 Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1979 – Matching Early Edition Set in Rich Burgundy Leather Iconic Free-Standing Saddle Leather Armchairs with Sculptural Elegance Des...
Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina Set of 6 Chairs "CAB T4" In Black Leather, Italy 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Naples, IT
Iconic set of 6 chairs Mod. Cab designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1970s. This was the world's first chair with a self-supporting steel frame fully covered in stitched lea...
Leather
Space Age Vintage Modular Sofa Le Bambole Purple Lavender Mario Bellini 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Vienna, AT
Images are part of the description approx. measures: 2 corner elements: width 90 cm, depth 87 cm, height 71 cm, seat height 44 cm 1 one seater: width 79 cm, depth 87 cm, height 71 cm...
Textile, Upholstery
Mario Bellini Reupholstered 'Camaleonda' Modular Sofa in White Boucle
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Waalwijk, NL
He has designed numerous items for Vitra, Artemide, Kartell, Cassina and more. The iconic 1977 Cab Chair for Cassina is one of Bellini's most prominent designs.
Metal
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Leather Chair for Cassina, Italy 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Argelato, BO
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" black leather chair for Cassina, 1977. Italy A true icon of Made in Italy, Cab is the first chair in the world characterized by a self-supporting leather str...
Metal
Mario Bellini 'Cab' Lounge Chair for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Berlin, DE
Lounge chair designed by Mario Bellini in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color.
Metal
Set of six Break 401 armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1976
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Designed the same year as the "Cab", the "Break" chair utilised a similar removable leather covering.
Steel
Mario Bellini Red Cab Lounge Chair by Cassina, 1970s Italian Design
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original Red Russian saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The seat has a rounded l...
Steel
Stunning natural leather Cab 413 dining chair by Mario Bellini for CASSINA Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
CAB 413 Dining Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina Natural Leather Dining Armchairs This set of CAB 413 dining armchairs is an iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina, origina...
Leather
1964 Original 932-Quartet Leather Sofa Sectional Mario Bellini for Cassina 2pcs
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Basel, BS
The styling aligns closely with Bellini’s famed Le Mura and Le Bambole designs, and you can also see these paired in a space alongside Mario Beliini's 413 Cab Chairs to just help tha...
Leather, Canvas
CAB 413 Armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chair for Cassina in a Dark brown leather, Italy, 1977.
Cowhide, Leather
Mario Bellini Set Of Two Cab Stool 410 For Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cab was the first-ever chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton.
Leather
Mario Bellini Cab Stool 410 Set of Four, Leather, Mid-Century Modern
By Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cab was the first-ever chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton.
Leather
Rare & matching vintage set of 6 Leather Dining Chairs by De Couro of Brazil
By De Couro
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
The upholstery is hand-stitched, creating a seamless silhouette that recalls the essence of the Cassina CAB 413 chair by Mario Bellini. Like the CAB, the De Couro chair treats leath...
Leather
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.
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.