Mario Bellini Taupe Grey Cab 413 Dining or Side Chairs for Cassina, Set of Four
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four taupe gray Cab 413 leather dining or side chairs with arm designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Set of Six CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in white Leather, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brescia, Brescia
These chairs will last a lifetime. The CAB 412 dining room chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina are sleek and elegant, featuring a minimalist design with a strong focus on comfort.
Iron
Set of Six CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Black Leather, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brescia, Brescia
These chairs will last a lifetime. The CAB 412 dining room chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina are sleek and elegant, featuring a minimalist design with a strong focus on comfort.
Iron
Set of Eight CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Black Leather, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brescia, Brescia
These chairs will last a lifetime. The CAB 412 dining room chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina are sleek and elegant, featuring a minimalist design with a strong focus on comfort.
Iron
Sold|$6,904
CAB 415 Easy Chairs, Mario Bellini, Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Matching pair of stunning CAB 415 easy chairs. Beautiful original vintage condition with normal signs of use.
Leather
Sold|$3,800
Set of Four Cab 412 Chairs by Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Set of four vintage CAB 412 chairs Mario Bellini for Cassina tan leather.
Leather
Sold|$12,000
Six Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1980's.
Leather
CAB 413 Armchair in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s
By Gae Aulenti, Cassina, Mario Bellini, Ettore Sottsass, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brussels, Brussels
CAB armchair model 413 designed by Mario Bellini in 1976-1977.
Steel
Mario Bellini Leather Cab Chairs by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Mario Bellini Cab chairs, set of six, Cassina Italy, leather over steel.
Leather
Sold|$2,106
1977 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Weesp, NL
A version of the Cab Chair is featured in the MOMA's collection.
Leather
Set of Six Mario Bellini Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 4 armchairs and 2 side chairs model Cab, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Beautiful 1970s vintage condition.
Leather
Set of Four Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of four Mario Bellini cab armchairs for Cassina. Beautiful 1970s vintage condition.
Leather
Sold|$8,500
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs, Set of Six
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Amarillo, TX
Mario Bellini Cab chairs, set of six, Cassina, Italy, circa 1980.
Leather
Cab Armchair 2 by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A "Cab" arm chair with the original saddle-stitched black leather zippered over an enameled steel frame.
Leather
Sold|$16,500
Set of 8 Mario Bellini Cab Chairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 8 Mario Bellini cab chairs, chocolate brown leather with 6 (model 412) side chairs and 2 (model 413) armchairs.
Leather, Rubber
Set of Eight Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of eight black leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Set of Ten Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of ten black leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$4,800
Mario Bellini Set of Four Leather CAB Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4 CAB dining chairs by Mario Bellini. Natural leather armchairs, circa 1970s, for Cassina.
Leather
Set of Four CAB Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
These very beautiful and luxury original red brown CAB armchairs are designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy.
Leather
Set of Six CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy.
Leather
Set of Three Vintage Mario Bellini, Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Casina
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...
Metal
Large Pair of Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of Mario Bellini for Cassina leather lounge chairs. Comfortable seating. Original tags.
Leather
Sold|$19,500
Set of Eight Leather Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight Model 413 Cab dining armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
Six White Vintage Mario Bellini Cab 412 Side Chairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chireno, TX
Six white vintage Mario Bellini cab 412 side chairs, fabricated by Cassina in the 1980s.
Steel
Set of Eight 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
Black Leather Cab 413 Chair by Mario Bellini, Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A nice early black leather Cab 413 chair by Mario Bellini, Cassina, Italy, 1980s.
Leather
Pair of Black Leather “Cab” Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of black leather "Cab" chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina dating from 1983.
Leather
Black Leather Cab 413 Chair by Mario Bellini, Cassina, Italy, 1980s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A nice early black leather Cab 413 chair by Mario Bellini, Cassina, Italy, 1980s.
Leather
Set of Six Mario Bellini Leather Cab Chairs by Cassina Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Mario Bellini Cab chairs, set of six, Cassina Italy, leather over steel.
Leather
Pair of Modern Mario Bellini Leather Cab Chairs by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
These unique modern Italian design chairs, retaining original labels and branded 'Cassina' under the seats, are constructed with a steel frame totally covered in 1st grade tanned lea...
Steel
Pair of Mario Bellini Cab Chairs in Natural Leather by Cassina Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Mario Bellini cab chairs in natural leather by Cassina, Italy.
Leather
Pair of Mario Bellini Design Leather Cab Lounge Chairs by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
These iconic Mario Bellini leather cab lounge chairs by Cassina are constructed with a steel frame totally covered in 1st grade mocha tanned leather in good condition.
Steel
Leather Vintage Dining Chairs Mario Bellini CAB Chocolate Brown Italy 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini vintage set of six iconic dining chairs or armchairs Mod. Cab 413 from high quality leather in chocolate brown color Italy 1970s.
Metal
Pair of "CAB" Armchairs in Patinated Leather by Mario Bellini, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of armchairs in leather, designed Mario Bellini and made by Cassina. Great original condition.
Leather
Set of Six Modern Mario Bellini Leather Cab Chairs by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
These unique modern Italian design chairs, some of which are retaining original labels, are constructed with a steel frame totally covered in 1st grade tanned leather in good conditi...
Steel
Mario Bellini CAB 413 Dining Chairs Set of Six, Black Leather, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in The Hague, NL
This iconic set of six CAB 413 dining chairs, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, represents a milestone in 20th-century design.
Metal
Matching vintage Cab 414 set in burgundy leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
These chairs are no longer produced by Cassina.Designed by Mario Bellini for CASSINA. These beautiful 414 leather cab chair designed by architect and designer Mario Bellini for Cass...
Leather
Set of Six Mario Bellini Cab Chairs for Cassina in Cognac Saddle Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 6 side chairs model Cab, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Wonderful 1990s cognac saddle leather chairs in excellent vintage condition.
Leather
Mario Bellini Black Leather Cab 413 Dining Chairs for Cassina, Set of Eight
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight early production CAB 413 black leather dining or side chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Set of Ten Wonderful Patinated Leather Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of 10 Mario Bellini Cab chairs for Cassina with wonderful original patina and wear.Two chairs with arms and eight chairs without arms.The chairs have various patina, stains, rubs...
Large Set of 15 Leather 412 Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large set of 15 leather 412 Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Wonderful original patina and wear.
Leather
Set of Four Black Leather CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of four of 20th century Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412 chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina. When first produced in 1977, the CAB was the first chair t...
Leather
Set of Four CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini, Red Saddle Leather, Italy
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
The CAB chair is one of the most iconic Italian design chairs of the late 20th century and is part of Cassina’s celebrated I Contemporanei collection.
Steel
Vintage Italian Cab 414 Cognac Leather Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This Cab 414 armchair was designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
Stunning Cab 413 chairs in natural leather by Mario Bellini for CASSINA Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Designer : Mario Bellini Producer : Cassina Manufactured : Italy The CAB chairs, designed by Mario Bellini in 1979, introduced a groundbreaking concept with their use of leather to...
Leather
For Penny! Mario Bellini Cab 413 Set of 2 Black Leather Dining Chairs, Italy
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 2 original 1980s cab 413 captains chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina Early version around the 1980s.
Steel
Mario Bellini set of six chairs 412 Cassina 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in bari, IT
Set of six chairs model 412 D11 Cab production Cassina design Mario Bellini, year 1977.
Leather
Set of Four Italian Cab Armchairs or Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini Red Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely vintage set of "Cab" chairs designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Cassina circa 1990's.
Leather
Pair of Vintage Italian Leather CAB 413 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Victoria, BC
This stunning pair of vintage Mario Bellini 413 CAB chairs exudes timeless elegance and exceptional craftsmanship. Designed in 1977, the CAB chair was Bellini’s groundbreaking explor...
Leather
Vintage 415 Cab Armchairs in Cognac Leather by Mario Bellini, Italy, 1987, Pair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Commodious, understated, elegant, and touchable beyond compare these vintage 415 Cab armchairs in cognac leather by Mario Bellini are incredible examples of seating design. Larger an...
Steel
Beautiful Set of Six Dining Chairs Cab by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Berlin, DE
A very beautiful set of six dining chairs, once designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Cassina in Italy. All six chairs are coming in great condition with an amazingly used and p...
Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Pianura' Lounge Chair in Walnut
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
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.
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage Set of Four Bellini Cab 413 Armchairs in Burgundy Leather, Italy, 1980's
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Comfortable and welcoming, it embodies Cassina’s superior artisan skills and attention to detail.
Steel
Set of Ten Cab Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Cognac Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of ten cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Cognac color Italy, circa 1970s.
Leather
Lovely Set of 8 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini, 1977 for Cassina, Original Labels
By Mario Bellini
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Verry nice set of eight 'CAB' dining chairs designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 finished in black leather over steel frames.
Metal
Vintage 415 Cab Two-Seat Sofa in Cognac Leather by Mario Bellini, Italy, 1987
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Commodious, understated, elegant, and touchable beyond compare—this vintage 415 cab two-seat sofa in cognac leather by Mario Bellini is a incredible piece of seating design. Larger a...
Steel
Set of Four Leather Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Matte Mahogany
By Mario Bellini
Located in San Diego, CA
A set of four chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Original matte mahogany finish leather in great condition. Great condition consistent with age. Light marks of use. All ch...
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.