pair of "Cab" armchairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
enameled steel frame. Designed by Mario Bellini, made by Cassina.
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Steel
pair of "Cab" armchairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
enameled steel frame. Designed by Mario Bellini, made by Cassina.
Steel
Mario Bellini Cognac Leather Cassina Cab Armchair
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina cab arm chair in rare cognac Italian leather. The leather has wonderful
Leather
Sold|$2,800 / set
Cab 413 Armchairs, Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of 413 Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Made of 22 pieces of cowhide sewn into a
Leather
Sold|$15,391 / set
Cassina Cab 413 by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Wien, AT
The Cassina Cab 413, designed in 1977 by Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini, is a
Leather
Pair of "Cab" Side Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Cab" side chair by Mario Bellini
Steel
Pair of "Cab" Side Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Cab" side chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
Sold|$6,500
Set of Four CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Set Of 4 Italian Dining Chairs"CAB" by Mario Bellini For Cassina Labeled
Sold|$6,800 / set
Set of Four Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four patinated leather cab chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$8,500 / set
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.
Leather
CAB Armchair Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
Leather CAB armchair in grey with nice even patina. Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$22,000 / set
Ten Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of ten leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1980's.
Leather
Six Mario Bellini for Cassina Leather 'Cab' Chairs
By Mario Bellini
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Set of six Mario Bellini for Cassina leather 'cab' dining chairs, circa mid-1970s. This lovely set
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
Pair of CAB armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cappellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of CAB armchairs in Russian Red by Mario Bellini for Cappellini-Italy.
Steel
Sold|$12,500 / set
Pair of Large Cab Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of large scale Cab lounge chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$12,500 / set
Pair of Large Cab Lounge Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of large scale Cab lounge chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$12,000 / set
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.
Leather
Grey Leather "Cab" Armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Grey leather "Cab" armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Leather has wonderful patina and is in
Leather
Sold|$1,946 / item
Italian Black Leather CAB 413 Armchairs by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
A run of six iconic Cab 413 armchairs in patinated black leather and steel by Mario Bellini for
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
Steel
Large CAB Lounge Chair By Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
The largest chair from the CAB series designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina. Chair
Mario Bellini Black Leather Cassina Cab Armchair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Mario Bellini for Cassina CAB 413 chair in black Italian leather, made in Italy, circa 1990. High
Steel
Sold|$11,975
Four Mario Bellini Cassina Cab Lounge Chair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
color designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Comfortable and Iconic.
Leather
Black Leather 415 Cab Sofa by Mario Bellini, Italy, 1987
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
Black Leather 415 Cab Sofa by Mario Bellini, Italy, 1987
Leather
Pair of Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of black Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$3,400 / set
Pair of Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of black leather cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$12,000 / set
Set of Eight Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of eight Oxblood leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$6,500 / set
Set of Four Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of four black leather Cab armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$8,400 / set
Pair of Mario Bellini 414 Cab Lounge Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 414 lounge chairs in China red/Oxblood leather.
Leather
Sold|$6,613 / set
Chairs 412 Cab Mario Bellini brown dark brown Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vezzano Sul Crostolo, IT
Set di 6 sedie cab 412 disegnate da Mario Bellini produzione anni 90 Cassina. Ottime le condizioni
Leather
Set of Four Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of four brown cab armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Leather has wonderful patina and is
Leather
Set of Eight 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic saddle leather CAB chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great patina to leather. Excellent
Set of 4 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very beautiful set of 4 original black CAB chairs designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina
Leather
Exquisite Mario Bellini Design Leather Cab Loveseat by Cassina, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This iconic Mario Bellini leather loveseat by Cassina is constructed with a steel frame totally
Steel
Set of 8 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Norwalk, CT
overstitched detail over steel frames these classic chairs were designed by Mario Bellini in 1977. Super
Sold|$4,809 / set
Set of Six CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
These very beautiful and luxury original CAB chairs are designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for
Leather
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|$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|$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|$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
Steel
Sold|$20,000 / set
Set of 12 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Set of 12 red leather CAB armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s. Signed with molded
Steel
Sold|$1,098
CAB 412 Pair of Chairs Mario Bellini Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
The Cab Chair was conceived by the architect and designer Mario Bellini in 1977. Cassina produced a
Leather, Plastic
Sold|$1,382 / 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
Metal
Sold|$817 / 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. Mario Bellini (1935) is an
Metal
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. The
Leather
1970s Italian Cab Lounge Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A "Cab" armchair with the original saddle-stitched natural leather zippered over an enameled steel
Leather
Sold|$880 / item
CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina in Ivory White Leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mario Bellini, Cassina, ivory leather, CAB chair very good condition.
Steel
Set of Six Ivory Cab Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six ivory Cab chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Sold|$14,000 / set
Set of Six Cab Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of patinated reddish brown leather Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
Sold|$6,800 / set
Set of Four Black Cab Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage set of black leather cab armchairs with nice patina. Designed by Mario Bellini for
Leather
Sold|$4,809 / set
8 Cassina Cab Brown Leather Chairs Designer Mario Bellini
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Sofia, BG
Cassina Cab 8 chairs Designer Mario Bellini.
Leather
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 Los Angeles, CA
Black leather "CAB" side chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Leather
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.