Set of 6 Cab 413 Chairs in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 6 Cassina "Cab" 413 dining room chairs in black saddle leather.
Leather
Great set of Cab 414 dining chair in blue leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Designed by Mario Bellini for CASSINA. Cab is the world’s first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationship between the skeleton and the skin; an authentic exam...
Leather
Sold|$1,352 / item
Cab 412 Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Athens, Attiki
Cab 412 chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Cab is the world’s first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationship between the skeleton and the skin; an authentic...
Metal
Sold|$9,200 / set
Pair of Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
Bellini for Cassina, Cab Chairs in Cognac Italian Leather, High-Quality Chairs consists of a leather cover stretched over a minimal tubular steel frame.
Leather
Sold|$4,587 / set
Cab 412 by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Wien, AT
The Cassina Cab 412, designed in 1977 by Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini, is a landmark in modern furniture design.
Leather
Sold|$9,500 / set
Set of Four Mario Bellini Natural Leather Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Bellini for Cassina cab chairs in natural Italian leather. High-quality chairs consisting of a leather cover stretched over a minimal tubular steel frame.
Leather
Set of six Mario Bellini CAB 412 chairs by Cassina in tan leather- Italy, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Introducing the Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB 412 Chairs in Luxurious Leather: Elevate your living space with the epitome of Italian design and craftsmanship - the Mario Bellini Cass...
Leather
Sold|$7,850
Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chairs
By Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Bellini for Cassina, cab chairs in oxblood Italian leather, high-quality chairs consists of a leather cover stretched over a minimal tubular steel frame.
Steel
Sold|$8,500
Mario Bellini Lounge Chairs
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of Mario Bellini "414 Cab Chair" for Cassina, cab lounge chairs in black Italian leather Extra wide with padded seat Wonderul patina to leather.
Leather
Sold|$800 / item
Mario Bellini's CAB Chair in Navy Blue
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
CAB chair 412 in navy blue, set of 12, Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB I Contemporanei Year of production 1977 “This was a new kind of chair, constructed totally out of leather,...
Steel
Sold|$4,117 / set
Black Leather Dining Chairs by De Couro Brazil, 1980s - Set of 8
By De Couro
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
A good and less expensive alternative to the Cassina Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini. 1980s - Brazil Good condition Dimensions: Height: 83cm/32.67" Seat height: 45cm/17.71" Width: 57c...
Leather
Original 1970s Cab 414 Armchair LOUNGE Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Fabulous Caramel Brown Color, original Mario Bellini for Cassina 414 Cab Armchair / Lounge Chair Model, One Chair.
Metal
Sold|$2,587 / set
Mario Bellini Set of Two CAB 412 Chairs in Leather by Cassina 1980s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of two CAB 412 chairs with a metal structure covered with leather designed by Mario Bellini in the 1970s and produced by Cassina.
Metal, Steel
Sold|$2,900
Pair of Cab Chairs by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Iconic Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$800 / item
Cassina Blue CAB Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mario Bellini "CAB" leather dining chairs for Cassina, 1977, set of 12.
Steel
Sold|$6,000 / set
Cassina Cognac CAB Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mario Bellini "CAB" leather dining chairs for Cassina, 1977, set of 4.
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.
Sold|$1,200
Cassina Leather 412 Cab Chair
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beige leather Cab chair designed by Mario Bellini in 1960 for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$2,800
Mario Bellini Cab Armchair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original black saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black ...
Steel
Sold|$4,000 / item
Mario Bellini Cab Armchair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original cognac saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black...
Steel
Sold|$4,000 / item
Mario Bellini Cab Armchair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original cognac saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black...
Steel
Sold|$1,611 / item
Cassina Leather Cab Chair by Mario Bellini Cab 413 in Red
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Mario Bellini in 1977, the Cab chair has since become a signature piece in the Cassina collection.
Leather
Mario Bellini Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini Leather "Cab" Armchairs for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$7,500 / set
Mario Bellini Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini set of six leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina. Each chair is signed with the Cassina logo to the bottom of the seat.
Steel
Sold|$1,411
Chair Cab 413 Cassina Leather Italy 1980s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, IT
'Cab 413' chair with armrests; metal structure with leather upholstery.
Metal
Sold|$4,500
Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina circa 1970s, Italy, features the original natural toned saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The seat has a rou...
Steel
Sold|$4,000
Mario Bellini Cab Arm Chair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original deep red saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a bla...
Steel
Sold|$1,200
Mario Bellini Cab Counter Stool for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original deep red saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black zippe...
Steel
Sold|$2,000 / item
Mario Bellini Cab Bar Stool for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original deep red saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black zippe...
Metal
Sold|$5,800 / set
Mario Bellini Brown Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini brown leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$2,500 / set
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs for Cassina, circa 1985
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini cab chairs for Cassina, circa 1985.
Metal
Sold|$5,500 / set
Mario Bellini Brown Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini Brown Leather "Cab" Armchairs for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$5,500 / set
Mario Bellini Brown Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini Brown Leather "Cab" Armchairs for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$1,075
CAB 412 Pair of Chairs Mario Bellini Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
The MoMA in New York has the Cab 412 in its permanent collection and to this day it remains one of Cassina’s bestsellers.
Leather, Plastic
Sold|$3,500 / set
Mario Bellini Black Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini black leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina, circa 1987.
Steel
Sold|$6,000 / set
Mario Bellini Grey Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Set of Four Mario Bellini Grey Leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$10,500 / set
Mario Bellini Black Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Set of eight black leather "Cab" chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$8,000 / set
Mario Bellini Leather Cab Lounge Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini 414 black leather cab lounge chairs for Cassina. This pair is in very good original condition.
Steel
Sold|$5,500 / set
Mario Bellini 414 Cab Chairs by Cassina, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome pair of black leather 414 "Cab Chairs" designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$799 / item
Grey Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy.
Metal
Mario Bellini Cab Dining Side Chair for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original deep brown saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black zip...
Steel
Nice set of 6 burgundy leather Cab 413 chairs - Mario Bellini - CASSINA Italy
By Cassina
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Designed by Mario Bellini for CASSINA. The CAB chairs were designed by Mario Bellini in 1979.
Leather
Sold|$18,000 / set
Mario Bellini Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina, circa 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini set of ten leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina, circa 1980. Each chair is marked Cassina I - 12 to the bottom.
Steel
Sold|$3,000 / set
Black Leather "Cab" Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Black leather "Cab" chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
Black Leather "Cab" Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Black leather "Cab" armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Black Leather "Cab" Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Black leather "CAB" side chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Black Leather "Cab" Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black leather "CAB" side chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Mario Bellini Cab 414 Armchair for Cassina, Italy, 1982
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair Cab model 414 designed by Mario Bellini in 1982 for Cassina, Italy.
Metal
Large 415 Cab Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Hamburg, PA
A great 415 cab chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina in soft Hermes toned reddish orange leather.
Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina Signed Cab Armchair Black Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted leather Mario Bellini designed cab chair for Cassina. All hallmarks present. These are the midcentury classics that feature the zippers underneath.
Leather
Mario Bellini White Leather Cab Love Seat for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mario Bellini White Leather cab love seat for cassina. In original condition with very visible signs of wear consistent with its age and usage.
Leather
Set of Two Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Set of two Mario Bellini "CAB" armchairs for Cassina. The chairs are in great condition with very little wear on the leather, circa 1980, Italy.
Leather
Sold|$3,646 / set
Cab 413 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 2000s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Cab 413 arm chairs in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina: The Cab chair is built up as a tubular frame over which thick saddle leather is fitted; the leather skin is kept in...
Metal
Sold|$3,200 / set
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs in Black Leather for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cassina produced cab chairs, set of four by Mario Bellini, Italy, 1977 Elegant and minimalistic chairs, the base is made from a tubular steel skeleton that is covered with beautif...
Steel
Sold|$8,000 / set
Vintage Leather 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Raleigh, NC
Set of six dining chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy - circa 1980s. These chairs, otherwise known as the ‘CAB’ chairs, are completely wrapped in a rich dark brown le...
Leather
Sold|$12,500 / set
CAB—412 Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six dining chairs in the iconic Cab-412 design by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Originally designed in 1977, this chair features saddle leather upholstery that undergoes hand-pro...
Metal
Sold|$16,000 / set
Set of Four Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic set of four armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original rich brown saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back leg...
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.