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
Sold|$40,000 / set
Set of Ten Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic set of chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original deep red saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs featur...
Steel
Sold|$32,000 / set
Set of Eight Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic set of chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original bordeaux saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs featur...
Steel
Sold|$21,000 / set
Set of Six Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original camel saddle leather which is wrapped atop the steel frames. This set of six armchairs ar...
Steel
Sold|$18,000 / set
Set of Eight Mario Bellini Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original Bordeaux saddle leather which is wrapped atop the steel frames. This set of eight consist...
Steel
Sold|$16,000 / set
Set of Six Mario Bellini Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1970s, Italy, feature the original camel saddle leather which is wrapped atop the steel frames. This set of six consist...
Steel
Very nice set (6) of Cab 413 black dining chairs by Mario Bellini for CASSINA
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|$5,800 / set
Mario Bellini Blue Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina, circa 1985
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini blue leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina, circa 1985.
Steel
Sold|$5,500 / set
Set of Three Mario Bellini Cab Counter Stools 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 chalky white saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The back legs feature a black z...
Steel
Set of Six " Cab" Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Set of six black leather "Cab" armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Set of Twelve Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Twelve Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, circa 1970's.
Steel
Sold|$7,200 / set
Set of 4 CAB Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Set of 4 dark brown leather CAB armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1980s.
Steel
4 x CAB 413 Armchairs & 6 x CAB 412 chairs in Black Leather for Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 4 Mario Bellini CAB 413 chairs + 6 CAB 412 chairs, made by Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$2,250 / set
Pair of Mario Bellini White Leather Cab Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mario Bellini white leather cab chairs for Cassina. In very original condition with visible signs of wear.
Leather
Sold|$7,681 / set
Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of Four
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Set of four “413 - Cab Armchairs” by Mario Bellino for Cassina, Italy 1977.
Steel
Sold|$8,000 / set
Mario Bellini Cab Leather Lounge Chairs for Cassina, a Pair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of early production Cab leather lounge chairs with arms designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$4,821 / set
Set of 2 chairs "Cab" 413, Mario Bellini, Cassina, 1970
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set di 2 sedie modello "Cab 413", design di Mario Bellini per Cassina, Italia, 1970.
Metal
Sold|$8,036 / set
Mario Bellini “CAB” Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini CAB leather chairs for Cassina, 1977, set of 6.
Steel
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chair for Cassina in Hazelnut Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
Mario Bellini for Cassina model 'CAB 413', leather, Italy, designed in 1979 The iconic ‘CAB’ chairs were designed by Mario Bellini in 1979.
Leather, Plastic
Sold|$4,000 / set
Mario Bellini CAB 412 Chairs in Cognac Leather for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Two sets of two (or one set of 4) cognac Mario Bellini cab 412 chairs, made by Cassina in the 1980s. Flexible steel frame covered with a skin of high quality cognac saddle leather.
Leather
Sold|$1,619 / item
Cassina by Mario Bellini 'Cab' Black Leather Carver Dining Chairs
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Rochester, England
Designed by Mario Bellini in 1977, the Cab dining chairs have since become a signature piece in the Cassina furniture collection.
Leather
Sold|$7,250 / set
Pair of Mario Bellini Cab Armchairs Cassina in Cognac Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted pair of Mario Bellini cab armchairs designed for Cassina in the 1980s.
Metal, Steel
Sold|$5,849 / set
Set of 4 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.
Steel
Rare Grey CAB 413 Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Danville, CA
Model 413 CAB Armchair in Grey leather.
Steel
Pair of 413 Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini by Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Hamburg, PA
An orange-red leather pair of 413 cab chairs by Mario Bellini. The seat is padded with polyurethane foam under an enamelled steel frame. Leather upholstery zippered over the frame. T...
Steel
Sold|$13,507 / set
Cassina 413 Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini, Set of Four
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Rochester, England
A design icon by celebrated Italian designer Mario Bellini, the 413 Cab Armchair epitomises refined craftsmanship. Its sculptural silhouette, with gracefully curved backrest and armr...
Leather, Plywood
Sold|$7,200 / set
Set of Four Mario Bellini Cab Side Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, feature the original red saddle leather which is wrapped atop the steel frames. The back legs feature a black ...
Steel
Sold|$6,800 / set
Pair of Large CAB Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair of large CAB lounge chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$7,800 / set
Pair of Large CAB Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair of large CAB lounge chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$6,400 / set
Mario Bellini Cab Chairs in Oxblood Red Leather for Cassina, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cassina produced cab chairs by Mario Bellini. Set of six.
Leather
Set of Eight Cab Chairs Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of eight CAB chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$12,500 / set
Mario Bellini Set of Six Black Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini set of six black leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina. Nice original patina.
Steel
Sold|$6,800 / set
Mario Bellini Set of Four Gray Leather "Cab" Chairs for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mario Bellini set of four gray leather "Cab" chairs for Cassina. Nice original patina.
Steel
Sold|$5,500 / set
Black Leather "Cab" Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A set of four black leather "Cab" chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1980.
Leather, Plastic
Set of Four Grey Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Danville, CA
Set of four grey cab armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The set is in excellent condition.
Steel
Sold|$7,800 / set
Set of Four Leather Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Set of four leather Cab armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1980.
Leather
Sold|$7,600 / set
1970s Pair of Italian Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Designed by Mario Bellini, made by Cassina.
Steel
Italian Vintage Cab 415 Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Italian Vintage Cab 415 Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s A Cab 415 sofa in brown leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$6,854 / set
Mario Bellini Ivory "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini CAB Ivory "412" armchairs for Cassina, 1977, set of 4.
Steel
Italy Mario Bellini for Cassina Beige Leather Cab 412 Dining Chair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Specifications: Cover: High quality Italian saddle-stitched beige cream leather Internal frame made of tubular steel Model: Cab 412 dining chair Design: Mario Bellini, 1977 Manu...
Steel
Sold|$1,506 / item
11x Leather 412 Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
11x leather 412 cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Wonderful original patina and wear.
Leather
Sold|$3,309 / set
Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of Four
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Set of four Cab 412 side chairs in red-brown leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Metal
Sold|$7,977 / set
Cab 413 armchairs in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Set of four iconic Cab 413 armchairs in original black leather. Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1979!
Leather
Sold|$15,038 / set
Mario Bellini for Cassina 415 Cab Leather Sofas, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Mario Bellini in 1977, the Cab sofa has since become a signature piece in the Cassina furniture collection.
Leather
Sold|$3,923 / set
Italian Design Cab 413 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1990s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Cab 413 arm chairs in red 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 p...
Metal
Sold|$8,863 / set
Sedie 'Cab 412' Mario Bellini per Cassina Anni 70-80
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Gruppo di 6 sedie con struttura in metallo con rivestimento in cuoio.
Metal
Sold|$14,000 / set
Set of 8 Italian Mario Bellini "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in San Antonio, TX
Stunning set of 8 Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, 1970s. The set of Mid-Century Modern dining chairs includes two with arms and six armless.
Leather
Sold|$9,454 / set
Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Set of six Cab 412 side chairs in bordeaux red leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Metal
Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 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.
Metal
Sold|$2,068 / item
Mario Bellini CAB 412 Chairs in Black Saddle Leather for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Mario Bellini CAB 412 chairs, made by Cassina in the 1980s/1990s.
Leather
Sold|$11,699 / set
Cab 413 Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Set of six Cab 413 armchairs in burgundy leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Metal
Set of six Mario Bellini Cab 412 chairs Cassina, Italy, 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
His architecture and design work have won him countless career accolades, and fruitful working relationships with renowned Italian manufacturers Cassina and B&B Italia. ‘A new kind ...
Leather
Sold|$6,671 / set
Set of four Mario Bellini Cab 412 chairs Cassina, Italy, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in London, GB
His architecture and design work have won him countless career accolades, and fruitful working relationships with renowned Italian manufacturers Cassina and B&B Italia. ‘A new kind ...
Leather
Sold|$3,335 / set
Set of two Mario Bellini Cab 412 chairs Cassina, Italy, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in London, GB
His architecture and design work have won him countless career accolades, and fruitful working relationships with renowned Italian manufacturers Cassina and B&B Italia. ‘A new kind ...
Leather
Pair of Large CAB Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of large fawn-colored leather lounge chairs Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina Italy, Circa 1980
Leather
413 Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Izegem, VWV
High-quality chairs consist of handstitched natural leather upholstery wrapped over internal steel frame. The only additional reinforcement is provided by a rubber membrane plate tha...
Steel
Sold|$3,390 / set
Pair of Mario Bellini CAB Stools for Cassina in Black Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini CAB bar stools in black leather. Includes original labels and embossed logo on the base. Made with a lengthy thinning process of the leather, the cut parts are stitc...
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.