Le Bambole Armchair

Sofas 1972

Seconda Giovinezza

Cocoon Chair

Ivory Sofa

B B Italia Black Leather Chairs

1970 Italian Armchair

Materials

Fabric, Foam

B&B Italia “Le Bambole” Lounge or Armchair – Design 1972 Produced 1980's

By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini

Located in Oud Beijerland, NL

Iconic "Le Bambole" Lounge or Armchair by B&B Italia, originally designed in 1972 by Mario Bellini and widely regarded as one of the most influential seating designs of the 20th cent...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Materials

Fabric, Cotton

B&B Italia "Le Bambole" Armchair - In Blue "Sila" Boucle

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H 29.14 in W 45.67 in D 35.04 in

B&B Italia "Le Bambole" Armchair - In Blue "Sila" Boucle

Located in Barrowford, GB

On offer on this occasion is the rarest of the rare, it being a superb B&B Italia "Le Bambole" Armchair, dressed in a beautiful, peerless, top-grade "Sila 801" Boucle fabric in Blue.

Category

2010s Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé

“Le Bambole” Armchair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s, Mid-Century Modern

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H 27.56 in W 38.19 in D 30.71 in

“Le Bambole” Armchair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s, Mid-Century Modern

By Mario Bellini

Located in Brussels, BE

“Le Bambole” Armchair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s Mid-Century Modern Armchair.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&b Italia

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H 29.53 in W 35.83 in D 46.86 in

Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&b Italia

By Mario Bellini

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Le Bambole armchair designed by Mario Bellini for B&b Italia , the Bambole series won the Compasso d'Oro award in 1979, version re-edited in perfect condition, original fabric.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

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H 31.1 in W 43.25 in

By Mario Bellini

Located in New York, NY

"Le Bambole" armchair, designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia.

Materials

Bouclé

Le Bambole pair of leather armchairs by M.Bellini for B&B Italia

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H 29 in W 39 in D 29 in

Le Bambole pair of leather armchairs by M.Bellini for B&B Italia

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Great pair of oversize brown leather Armchairs Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&B ITALIA with factory label-signature.

Materials

Cotton

Le Bambole Armchair and Sofa by Mario Bellini

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H 28.75 in W 96.46 in D 33.47 in

Le Bambole Armchair and Sofa by Mario Bellini

Located in Epagny, FR

1 large SOFA & 1 large ARMCHAIR

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini (Italy 1935-) Pair of Chairs-"Le Bambole"

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H 28.5 in W 42 in D 34 in

Mario Bellini (Italy 1935-) Pair of Chairs-"Le Bambole"

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

Furniture brand B&B Italia is the maker of Mario Bellini’s iconic "Le Bambole" armchairs. Originally designed in 1972.

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Materials

Mahogany

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Grilles

$2,511

H 72.45 in W 18.12 in D 1.19 in

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Grilles

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Very heavy and well-made pair of hinged wrought iron grilles or gates, painted red, with orange colored primer paint visible beneath in small areas. Elegant symmetrical scrolling ara...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

$18,264 / set

H 27.17 in W 149.61 in D 35.44 in

Original MAH JONG SOFA by ROCHE BOBOIS, 1971

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Modular sofa group, designed by Hans Hopfer. Roche Bobois, France, 1971. Beautiful large modular sofa with a mixture of components, hand-sewn rolled edge, quilted seat and back cu...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Wool, Velvet

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Le Bambole Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic le bambole armchair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and fabric, every le bambole armchair was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the le bambole armchair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A le bambole armchair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular.

How Much is a Le Bambole Armchair?

Prices for a le bambole armchair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,846 and can go as high as $14,718, while the average can fetch as much as $9,909.

Mario Bellini for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Armchairs for You

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.