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Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic leather cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in cognac reddish leather. Wonderful
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
H 31.5 in W 18.5 in D 16.5 in
Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic leather cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Wonderful patina to black leather. Rare
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
Mario Bellini "Cab" Chairs
H 31.5 in W 18.5 in D 16.5 in
Postmodern Brazilian Modern De Couro Black Leather Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By De Couro
Located in Miami, FL
. These rare chairs share similar qualities to the Mario Bellini CAB chairs for Cassina.
Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern De Couro Black Leather Dining Chairs - Set of Four
By De Couro
Located in Miami, FL
qualities to the Mario Bellini CAB chairs for Cassina.
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Cassina CAB 412 - Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing the Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB 412 Chairs in Opulent Leather: Enhance your living
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20th Century Belgian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Cassina CAB 412 - Mario Bellini
Cassina CAB 412 - Mario Bellini
H 31.89 in W 17.33 in D 18.51 in
Mario Bellini 414 Cab Lounge Chair for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 414 lounge chair in China red/Oxblood leather.
Category

Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Four Brown Leather Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four brown leather cab chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini Cab Lounge Chair for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Black Leather 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic leather CAB chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage
Category

Vintage 1980s American Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 'Cab' Lounge Chair, by Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Loounge chair designed by Mario Bellini in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Roomy and
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini 'Cab' Lounge Chair, by Cassina
Mario Bellini 'Cab' Lounge Chair, by Cassina
H 39.38 in W 31.89 in D 31.5 in
Four Blue Leather Cab Arm Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four blue leather Cab arm chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Two Dark Brown CAB 412 Chairs Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of dark brown, saddle leather CAB 412 side chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini Cab 412 cowhide chair for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices are dependent on the chosen sizes and color. Available sizes: 1. 33cm width x 37cm depth x 57cm height x 30cm seat height 2. 52cm width x 49cm depth x 82cm height x 45cm sea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cowhide

Six CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Roma, IT
Six CAB 412 chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy 1977. Original manufacturing mark. Metal
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather and plastic, Italy, 1977, set of six
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 14
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather and plastic, Italy, 1977, set of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 12
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1977, set of twelve. High
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 8
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather and plastic, Italy, 1977, set of eight
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

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
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 413 "CAB" chairs for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1977, set of six. High-quality
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Dining Chair Mod.412, Italy, 1978
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Naples, IT
This iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1970s, features the original caramel-colored
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Chairs Model CAB 412 by Mario Bellini for Casina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Chairs Model CAB 412 by Mario Bellini for Casina, Italy, 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Chestnut Colored Cab Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in chestnut color, Italy, circa 1970s. Wonderful
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini Pair Leather Cab Lounge Chairs, Model 415, Italy 1970
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Bellini Pair Leather Cab Lounge Chairs, Model 415, Italy 1970's. Excellent original condition
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, Red Bulgaro leather, Italy, 1978, set of eight
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 16
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1978, set of sixteen
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 10
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1978, set of ten. High
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 14
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1978, set of fourteen
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

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
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20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "Cab" dining chairs for Cassina, hazelnut leather, Italy, 1978, set of four
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini for Cassina 'CAB 413' Dining Chairs in Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina, armchairs model 'CAB 413', leather, Italy, 1979 The iconic ‘CAB’ chairs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini for Cassina 'CAB 413' Dining Chairs in Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina, armchairs model 'CAB 413', leather, Italy, 1979 The iconic ‘CAB’ chairs
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini for Cassina 'CAB 413' Dining Chairs in Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina, armchairs model 'CAB 413', leather, Italy, design 1979 The iconic ‘CAB
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 6
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, vintage edition in China red leather, Italy
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Eight Cassina Cab Leather Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful set of eight Cab Chairs in leather hide, designed by Mario Bellini in 1976. Manufactured
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1978, Set of 12
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, vintage edition in China red leather, Italy
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini for Cassina 'CAB 413' Dining Chairs in Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
‘CAB’ chairs were designed by Mario Bellini in 1979. Conceptually new was the way Bellini uses leather
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Rivoli, IT
Mario Bellini 412 "CAB" dining chairs for Cassina, bordeaux leather, Italy, 1978, set of six
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

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 side chairs in bordeaux red leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The Cab chair
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Stunning & rare black leather Cab 423 by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Perfect CAB 423 lounge chair by Mario Bellini for CASSINA Italy. Cab Lounge epitomizes all of the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Set of 4 CAB burgundy leather chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Set of 4 CAB chairs by Mario Bellini by Cassina, Italy The CAB 412 is made up of a tubular metal
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini Vintage CAB 412 Duo Two Dining Chairs Brown Leather, Italy, 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini duo pair two (2) vintage dining chairs or side chairs model CAB 412 from cognac
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini 'Cab' Lounge Chair, Tubular Steel and Leather by Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Loounge chair designed by Mario Bellini in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Roomy and
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Cab 414' Leather Lounge Chair, Signed, circa 1980s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful black leather Mario Bellini Cab lounge chair, Model #414, signed Cassina, designed in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 413 Burgundy Red Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 413 Burgundy Red Leather Dining Chairs, 1980 for Cassina- Two chairs
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Bellini for Cassina Midcentury Cab Side Chairs, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Countryside, IL
Mario Bellini for Cassina midcentury Cab Side Chairs – Set of 4 Each chair measures: 18.5 wide x
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Set of four Cassina Cab Chairs Designed by Mario Bellini 1978 in Natural Leather
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Beautiful set of four Cab Chairs in natural leather hide designed by Mario Bellini in 1976
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Design Classic Cab 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of Six
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Set of six Cab 412 side chairs in patinated brown leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The Cab
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair Mario Bellini Black Leather Cab Chairs, Model 414 for Cassina Italy, 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Mario Bellini Black Leather Cab Chairs, Model 414 for Cassina Italy, 1980's. Chairs are built
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Matching vintage Cab 414 set in burgundy leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
produced by Cassina.Designed by Mario Bellini for CASSINA. These beautiful 414 leather cab chair designed
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Early Mario Bellini CAB 412 Chair for Cassina in Elephant Hide Grey
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Iconic elephant hide grey leather CAB dining chairs designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Design Classics, Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Set of two Cab 413 armchairs and four Cab 412 side chairs in red leather by Mario Bellini for
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 4 early edition CAB-412 dining room chairs in black saddle leather. Designed by Mario
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

20th Century Mario Bellini Set of 4 Chairs mod. Cab in Blue for Cassina, 70s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Turin, Turin
chairs model Cab with a steel structure and blue faux leather upholstery designed by Mario Bellini for
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Cab 412 Chairs in Cream Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Set of four Cab 412 side chairs in cream-coloured leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The Cab
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cab 412 Chairs in Cream Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Set of 4
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Set of four Cab 412 side chairs in cream leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The Cab chair is
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian modern Leather chairs mod CAB 414 by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Leather chairs mod CAB 414 by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1980s Set of fantastic
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Red Leather, 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Brescia , Brescia
renowned designer Mario Bellini for Cassina. Crafted in the 1970s, these iconic chairs are a testament to
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Leather Model 412 CAb Cassina Chairs Mario Bellini Provenance Cass House
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A pair of leather model 412 CAB Cassina chairs designed by Mario Bellini Made in Italy 1977
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Set of Six Vintage Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB Chairs in Oxblood Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Complete set of six (two captain chairs model 413 and four side model 412) vintage "CAB" chairs
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

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Mario Bellini Cab Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of mario bellini cab chairs available for sale. Each of these unique mario bellini cab chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and metal. There are 249 antique and vintage mario bellini cab chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of mario bellini cab chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern and Modern mario bellini cab chairs are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made mario bellini cab chairs over the years, but those made by Mario Bellini, Cassina and Adele Cassina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Mario Bellini Cab Chairs?

Mario bellini cab chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,593, while the lowest priced sells for $485 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.

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 Seating for You

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.