Grey Leather "Cab" Armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Grey leather "Cab" armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Leather has wonderful patina and is in excellent condition.
Leather
Large CAB Lounge Chair By Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
The largest chair from the CAB series designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina.
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
Sold|$8,000 / set
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs by Cassina - Set of Four
By Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 1970s Mario Bellini Cab chairs in black leather by Cassina. These beautiful dining chairs are in good vintage condition with a nice patina commensurate with their age.
Enamel, Steel
Sold|$14,400 / set
Six White Mario Bellini Cab 413 Armchairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chireno, TX
Six white Mario Bellini Cab 413 armchairs, fabricated by Cassina in the 1980s.
Steel
Sold|$14,000 / set
Set of Six Gray Bellini Cab Armchairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chireno, TX
Set of six gray Bellini CAB armchairs: vintage circa 1980-1999. Warm gray color leather (slight olive green undertone) over steel frame. In excellent condition.
Steel
Set of 6 Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 Cab chairs design by Mario Bellini for Cassina with black stitched leather on metal frame.Stamped Cassina under seat.
Metal
Pair of Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of black Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$3,400 / set
Pair of Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of black leather cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$12,000 / set
Set of Eight Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of eight Oxblood leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$6,500 / set
Set of Four Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of four black leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Set of Four Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of four brown cab armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Leather has wonderful patina and is in excellent condition.
Leather
Sold|$6,513 / set
Chairs 412 Cab Mario Bellini brown dark brown Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vezzano Sul Crostolo, IT
Set di 6 sedie cab 412 disegnate da Mario Bellini produzione anni 90 Cassina.
Leather
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.
Set of 4 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very beautiful set of 4 original black CAB chairs designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy.
Leather
Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chairs for Cassina in Chocolate Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mario Bellini Cab Lounge chairs for Cassina in 1977 which are far more rare then the dining chairs.
Leather
Exquisite Mario Bellini Design Leather Cab Loveseat by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Please note that we have a pair of cab lounge chairs and a cab dining chair of identical color for sale on 1stdibs.
Steel
Sold|$20,000 / set
Set of 12 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Set of 12 red leather CAB armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s.
Steel
Sold|$4,737 / set
Set of Six CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
These very beautiful and luxury original CAB chairs are designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy.
Leather
Sold|$6,513 / set
set di 4 sedie Cab per Cassina di Mario Bellini
Located in Ghedi, IT
Le sedie Cab 412, disegnate da Mario Bellini per Cassina nel 1977, sono un’icona del design italiano, celebri per essere le prime sedie al mondo con una struttura autoportante in pel...
Leather
1970s Italian Cab Lounge Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A "Cab" armchair with the original saddle-stitched natural leather zippered over an enameled steel frame.
Leather
Mario Bellini, a Pair of "Cab" Side Chairs for Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of "cab" side chairs with the original hand-stitched saddle leather zippered over a steel frame. Good original condition with some scuffing to the leather nothing important.
Steel
Set of 8 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Norwalk, CT
A set of CAB dining chairs --all sides in Russian Red. Covered in fine saddle leather with overstitched detail over steel frames these classic chairs were designed by Mario Bellini i...
Sold|$7,806 / set
Set of Four Vintage Mario Bellini, Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Casina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
Original Mario Bellini cab chairs in oxblood Please note there are 4 chairs now available *** Wonderfully designed chairs with an internal metal structure encased by a single piec...
Metal
Sold|$6,800 / set
Mario Bellini Set of Six Leather Cab Dining Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini set of six tan leather cab dining chairs. Manufactured by Cassina, circa 1980.
Leather, Plastic
Sold|$880 / item
CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Ivory White Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mario Bellini, Cassina, ivory leather, CAB chair very good condition.
Steel
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.
Sold|$14,000 / set
Set of Six Cab Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of patinated reddish brown leather Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$6,800 / set
Set of Four Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of black leather cab armchairs with nice patina. Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Mario Bellini Set of Eight Model 412 Cab Chairs by Cassina
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Highland, IN
A Classic Bellini design from 1977, the model 412 "Cab" chair by Cassina has a steel skeleton wrapped in thick saddle leather.
Steel
Sold|$4,400 / set
Mario Bellini Pair of Armchairs ‘CAB 413’ in Black Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina, pair of armchairs model ‘CAB 413’, leather, plastic, Italy, design 1979 The iconic ‘CAB’ chairs were designed by Mario Bellini in 1979.
Leather, Plastic
Sold|$9,474 / set
Cognac Leather "Cab" Chairs by Mario Bellini, 1980s, Set of 5
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Set of 5 cab chairs with beautiful patinated leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1980s.
Leather
Sold|$11,368 / set
Bordeaux Italian Leather "Cab" Chairs by Mario Bellini, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Set of 6 cab chairs with beautiful patinated leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1980s.
Leather
Pair of Black Leather Cab Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of black leather cab lounge chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, great looking.
Leather
Sold|$1,150 / item
Italian Black Leather CAB 413 Armchair by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Nashville, TN
4 chairs available. Price is per chair. Black saddle leather with zippers along legs, steel frame painted black with plastic shell seat. The chairs are in excellent original conditi...
Steel
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs No.412 by Cassina in Dark Chocolate Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mario Bellini cab chairs no. 412 by Cassina in dark chocolate leather.
Leather
Grassi & Bianchi pasqualina "CAB" Leather Chairs for Enrico Pellizoni, Italy
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enrico Pellizoni "CAB" leather dining chairs for Enrico Pellizoni, Italy Rarely seen in a set of six. Cognac leather. High-quality chairs consist of handstitched natural leather u...
Steel
Sold|$9,000 / set
Mario Bellini Pair Leather Cab Lounge Chairs, Model 415, Italy 1970
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
Chairs are designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy.
Steel
Mario Bellini La Rotonda Dining Table And 4 Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Set is completed with 4 dark gray CAB chairs. Both manufactured by Cassina.
Ash, Glass, Leather
Stunning Cab 415 chair in natural cognac leather - Mario Bellini - CASSINA Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Introducing the exquisite Cab 415 armchair, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in the 1970s.
Leather
Cab' Loveseat in Original Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy 1977
By Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
The 'Cab' loveseat by Mario Bellini, introduced in 1977 for Cassina, is a study in precision.
Leather
Vintage Leather 413 ‘Cab’ Chairs by Mario Bellini, Model 413, Cassina, 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Round Rock, TX
Striking set of four original Mario Bellini ‘CAB’ chairs, designed in 1977 for Cassina. These iconic chairs are crafted in nude, vegetable-tanned leather that has developed a natural...
Cowhide, Leather
Sold|$7,200 / set
Mario Bellini CAB Lounge Chairs for Cassina - Oxblood/Red, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini
Located in Round Rock, TX
Desgined in the 1970s by Mario Bellini, the CAB lounge chair is a study in Italian modernism.
Steel
Sold|$7,697 / set
Group of 6 Chairs Cab 412 Chairs Leather Metal, Italy, 1970s-1980s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 6 'Cab 412' chairs from the '70s' 80s designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Cassina.
Metal
Sold|$15,000 / set
Mario Bellini Cab 413 Set of 6 Black Leather Dining Chairs, Italy
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 6 Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 413 chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina is up for sale.
Steel
Black leather Mario Bellini Cab dining chairs Italy, 1970s - set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 vintage black leather cab chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina These timeless chairs are made of the best quality leather. 1970s - Italy Very good condition All ...
Leather
Set of Four Special Edition 413 CAB Chairs Signed by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Danville, CA
Set of four special edition 413 CAB armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The four armchairs are distinguished by contrasting red stitching and are individually signed in white pen...
Steel
Sold|$6,395 / set
Italian Design Classic Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Set of six Cab 412 dining chairs in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$1,776 / set
Mario Bellini Style Set of 3 Cab Dining Chairs, Italy, 1980s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Naples, IT
Set of 3 Black Leather Dining Chairs, Italy 1980s. High-quality chairs consist of hand-stitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over a steel inner frame. In the style of Mario Be...
Leather
Mario Bellini For Cassina Set Of Four Saddle Leather Cab Chairs Model 412
By Mario Bellini
Located in Norwich, GB
Vintage set of four Mario Bellini for Cassina saddle leather cab chairs. Model 412, stamped Cassina.
Steel
1970s Italian Cab Side Chair in Orange Red Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Designed by Mario Bellini, made by Cassina. Priced individually.
Steel
1970s Mario Bellini For Cassina Set Of Six Saddle Leather Cab Chairs Model 412
By Mario Bellini
Located in Norwich, GB
Vintage set of six Mario Bellini for Cassina saddle leather cab chairs. Model 412. Labelled Cassina.
Steel
Set of 3 ‘414 Cab Lounge’ Chairs Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, c. 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Round Rock, TX
Set of three ‘414 Cab lounge’ chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, c. 1970s.
Leather
Sold|$14,000
Laverne Table
By Douglas Kelly, Ross Littell and William Katavolos, Laverne International
Located in Chicago, IL
Pictured with Mario Bellini 413 cab chairs for Cassina (image 2) sold separately.
Granite, Stainless Steel
Brazilian Midcentury De Couro Deep Red Leather Bar Stools, Set of Two
By Mario Bellini, De Couro
Located in Miami, FL
These stools share similar qualities to the Mario Bellini CAB stools for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$4,500
Mario Belinni
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of "CAB" Armchairs: Bellini designed the Cab chair for Cassina in 1976 utilizing a skeletal steel frame that was enameled and covered with leather upholstery that features saddl...
Steel
Sold|$4,650
Scandinavian Rosewood Conference Table
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Dronten, NL
The pictured Mario Bellini CAB chairs by Cassina are for reference only, they have been sold already.
Steel
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.