SET 5 Carlo Bartoli T 70 920 Cantilever Chairs Brown Leather - 5 pcs
By Carlo Bartoli, Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Basel, BS
Carlo Bartoli for T 70, Model '920' Dining Chairs, Black Leather and Chrome-Plated Metal, Italy, 1971 Sold here in a set of 5 brown chairs. **In a separate listing we also have a set...
Steel
Mid-Century Brown Leather Two-seater Sofa, Italy 1970
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Title: Vintage Brown Leather 2-Seater Sofa - Classic Italian Design Indulge in timeless elegance with our Vintage Brown Leather 2-Seater Sofa, crafted with meticulous attention to d...
Leather
$10,409 / item
Table Riva 1920 Dovetail Table W 260 cm / 102.4 inch
By Riva 1920, Mario Bellini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Dovetail Table Design by: Mario Bellini & Raffaele Cipolletta Dovetail Table is a refined dining table entirely crafted from solid wood, where structural cra...
Wood
$9,420 / item
Table Riva 1920 Dovetail Table W 240 cm / 94.5 inch
By Riva 1920, Mario Bellini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Dovetail Table Design by: Mario Bellini & Raffaele Cipolletta Dovetail Table is a refined dining table entirely crafted from solid wood, where structural cra...
Wood
$9,420 / item
Table Riva 1920 Dovetail Table W 220 cm / 86.6 inch
By Riva 1920, Mario Bellini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Dovetail Table Design by: Mario Bellini & Raffaele Cipolletta Dovetail Table is a refined dining table entirely crafted from solid wood, where structural cra...
Wood
$10,904 / item
Table Riva 1920 Dovetail Table W 280 cm / 110.2 inch
By Riva 1920, Mario Bellini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Dovetail Table Design by: Mario Bellini & Raffaele Cipolletta Dovetail Table is a refined dining table entirely crafted from solid wood, where structural cra...
Wood
$8,988 / item
Table Riva 1920 Dovetail Table W 200 cm / 78.7 inch
By Riva 1920, Mario Bellini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Dovetail Table Design by: Mario Bellini & Raffaele Cipolletta Dovetail Table is a refined dining table entirely crafted from solid wood, where structural cra...
Wood
Vintage 1969 T-21D ‘Sfax’ Dining set (5) in ELM + Cab 413 by Pierre Chapo France
By Mario Bellini, Pierre Chapo
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
This price includes 5 pieces : Table, bench and 3 chairs. Early Pierre Chapo T21D “Sfax” Dining Table & S38 Bench in Solid French Elm — France, 1969 combine with 3 CAB 413 dining ch...
Leather, Wood
$3,040Sale Price / set|25% Off
Set of 4 Zanotta Burgundy Leather Dining Chairs, Italy, 1980s, Signed
By Zanotta, Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome and well-crafted set of four dining chairs by Zanotta, Italy circa 1980s, in rich burgundy leather. Often compared stylistically to Mario Bellini’s iconic 'Cab' chairs for...
Leather
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Space Age 3 Section Tan Leather Modular sofa by Luigi Colani for COR
By Luigi Colani, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Space Age 3 Section Tan Leather Modular sofa by Luigi Colani for COR. Space age set of 3 Leather tufted sections of a 3 seat sofa. The arms can be removed and they can be...
Steel
$180Sale Price|20% Off
Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's
By Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's.
Stone, Onyx
Unusual, Unique Table in the Style of Ettore Sottsass, France, 1970/80s
By Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An unusual, unique table in the style of Ettore Sottsass, France, 1970/80s. Black and white stone or marble base, four lacquered metal legs and a reddish / yellow marble or stone top...
Marble, Metal
Italian modular sofa in brown leather, 70s design, Italy, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Vittorio Introini, Giorgio Saporiti, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning Italian modular sofa dating from the early 1970s, 70s, representative of the high-end lounge design of that era. With its low, deep, and elegant lines, this set perfectly...
Leather
$5,275 / item
C&B Gold Camaleonda Modules
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in London, England
Listed price is per module. Three units are available and can be purchased separately. This is a vintage item in its original fabric, showing signs of use, including smoke staining ...
Steel
Pair of Italian Art Deco Style Red Leather Lounge Armchairs
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A stylish pair of Italian Art Deco style leather lounge armchairs crafted in the style of mid-century Italian furniture houses such as B&B Italia and Cassina. The chairs feature ...
Leather, Hardwood
Post Modern Italian Marble Center Table
By Up & Up, Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Houston, TX
Post Modern Italian Marble Center Table. This large Italian Mario Bellini style (51 inch) marble table can be used as a center table or dining table. Most unusual colored marble. Stu...
Marble
1970s Italian Vivid Green Onyx Marble & Glass Dining Table, Mangiarotti Attr.
By Carlo Scarpa, Angelo Mangiarotti, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
This exceptional Mid Century Modern dining table is constructed of two jewel-grade green Italian onyx marble columns and a plate glass top. The current plate seats 8 people, though c...
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Modern Memphis Style Italian Aluminum Frame Bar Cart
By Philippe Starck, Mario Botta, Mario Bellini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful example of Italian Post-Modern Memphis design, circa 1980s. Versatile piece on casters that can be used as tea, bar or serving serving cart. The piece is made of wood with ...
Aluminum
Italian Modern Marble Center Table or Desk Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Romeo Rega, Mario Bellini
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Marble Center Table Or Desk Designed By Angelo Mangiarotti. Our versatile Italian Modern Walnut Marble Table can be used as a Center Table, Console Table, Desk, Dinin...
Travertine, Marble
Post modern design lounge chair with graphic upholstery, Italy 1980s
By Vico Magistretti, Ettore Sottsass, Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in ECHT, NL
Post modern lounge chair with multi colour graphic design upholstery. Made and designed in the 1980s this chair fits perfectly in a Memphis, post modern style interior. the chair ...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 1968 Ciprea Armchairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina (1968), Italy
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, Cassina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Beautiful and chic pair of Ciprea armchairs by the legendary Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Made in Italy in 1968, covered with original burnt orange velvet. A predecessor to the...
Velvet, Plywood
1968 Ciprea Armchairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina (1968), Italy, Set of 4
By Cassina, Tito Agnoli, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Beautiful and chic set of 4 Ciprea armchairs by the legendary Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Made in Italy in 1968, covered with original burnt orange velvet. A predecessor to th...
Velvet, Plywood
Italian Modern 65 Inch Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Cassina, Mario Bellini, Pierre Chapo
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern 65 Inch Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina. Our outstanding grand scale Italian modern (La Rotonda) table with a beautiful geometric design designed by Mar...
Wood
6 High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Poggi, Vico Magistretti, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 6 stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post Modern chair plays on the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of Carlo, Afra and Tobia Sca...
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
Rare Sculptural Chairs in Mohair, Italy, 1970s / 80s
By Eero Saarinen, Joe Colombo, Mario Bellini, Olivier Mourgue
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb pair of curved scultptural lounge chairs, Italian, 1970s/80s. Newly upholstered in a premium ivory 100% mohair fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Wood, Mohair
1970s Italian Cognac Leather & Chrome Sesann Lounge Armchair by Frattini Cassina
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Tacchini, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Original 1970s Sesann sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina upholstered in aniline cognac / camel colored calfskin leather. Gianfranco Frattini was born in Italy, in Padua, on 15...
Chrome
Solid Rosewood 5-Piece Scarpa Bergère Armchairs + Ottoman Set for Maxalto, Italy
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto, Mario Bellini, Cassina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Rare opportunity to own a spectacular 5-piece Scarpa lounge chair and ottoman set in solid rosewood and black leather "Bergère" for Maxalto, Italy, c.1975. The most luxurious materia...
Leather, Hardwood
Post Modern Italian Leather Lounge Chairs in Butterscotch Carmel Leather c. 1980
By Sapporo, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Mobil Girgi, Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Saint Louis, MO
If you want to live La Dolce Vita, do so in these incredibly stylish Italian Post Modern lounge chairs with surround oversized and overstuffed cushions in supple carmel leather. Desi...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Mid Century Modern Plush Carmel Leather Club Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Sapporo, Mobil Girgi
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of mid century modern Italian leather club chairs hits all the marks with a high design modern silhouette, warm and inviting original carmel color leather upholstery that p...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Architectural Mid Century Modern Club Chairs in Cognac Leather
By Sapporo, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Mobil Girgi, Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With that rich cognac leather color that any fashionable aesthete is familiar with and appreciates, these Italian Mid Century Modern Club Chairs offer a high art architectural silhou...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Monumental Italian Boxing Glove Lounge Chairs in Cognac Leather
By Sapporo, Mario Bellini, Cassina, Mobil Girgi, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Saint Louis, MO
From the people that brought us La Dolce Vita and taught us how to live it, here is a pair of Italian Leather Lounge Chairs in original cognac leather upholstery oozing high design s...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Mid Century Modern Plush Carmel Leather Club Chairs
By Mario Bellini, Cassina, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Sapporo, Mobil Girgi
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of mid century modern Italian leather club chairs hits all the marks with a high design modern silhouette, warm and inviting original carmel color leather upholstery that p...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Memphis Pedestal Console Entryway Table
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gaetano Pesce, Mario Bellini, Shiro Kuramata, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Striking vintage console table featuring a bold Postmodern silhouette and dramatic charcoal and light grey geometric pattern throughout. This piece showcases exceptional visual depth...
Wood
Scarpa 121 Art Gallery Bench in Black Leather & Walnut for Cassina Italy, 1960s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Model 121 art gallery bench, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967. It features black upholstered leather and a matte lacquered w...
Leather, Wood
8 Scarpa 121 Chairs in Black Leather & Pale Wood for Cassina Italy, 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Mario Bellini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of eight Model 121 dining chairs, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1967. They feature black saddle leather upholstery and a l...
Leather, Wood, Ash
4 Scarpa Attributed Chairs in Patinated Cognac Leather & Walnut, Italy 1960s
By Carlo Scarpa, Gianfranco Frattini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of four richly patinated cognac leather and walnut dining chairs, attributed to Afra and Tobia Scarpa. These were produced in Italy during the 1960s. They feature cognac saddle l...
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Postmodern 1980s Pair of Interlocking Plywood Puzzle Chairs with Ottoman
By Pierre Jeanneret, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, Frank Gehry, Gijs Bakker
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Postmodern Plywood Puzzle Chair with Matching Ottoman. These striking sculptural chairs are crafted from interlocking plywood panels that fit together like a puzzle, creatin...
Plywood
Mangiarotti Dining Table or Desk in Rosewood & Bronze for La Sorgente Dei Mobili
By Bernini, Skipper, La Sorgente Dei Mobili, Angelo Mangiarotti, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
An exceptionally rare and architectural table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for La Sorgente dei Mobili, Italy, during the 1970s. A long rectangular top in richly toned rosewood is ...
Metal, Bronze
Pair of High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Poggi, Vico Magistretti, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Pair of stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post Modern chair plays on the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of Carlo, Afra and Tobia Scar...
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
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.