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Pianura Armchair By Mario Bellini

Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchair for Cassina, 1972
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Pianura" armchair for Cassina, argilla fabric and wood, Italy, 1972. The “Pianura
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchair for Cassina, 1972
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchair for Cassina, 1972
$7,200
H 25.98 in W 40.55 in D 36.22 in
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchairs for Cassina, 1971, set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Pianura" armchairs for Cassina, argilla velvet and wood, Italy, 1971, set of two
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchairs for Cassina, 1971, set of 2
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Armchairs for Cassina, 1971, set of 2
$17,000 / set
H 25.99 in W 40.56 in D 36.23 in
Pianura Seating Group by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Roma, IT
Outstanding, top rare seating group realized by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1971. Walnut structure
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Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pianura Seating Group by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Pianura Seating Group by Mario Bellini for Cassina
$63,682
H 35.44 in W 110.24 in D 24.81 in
Mario Bellini Midcentury Modern Brown Velvet Pianura Armchair for Cassina, 1970
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Pianura lounge chair, designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by the Italian brand Cassina in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Foam, Walnut, Velvet

Pianura modular sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1971
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Modular sofa and armchair set by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Solid walnut timber frame and all
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Mario Bellini Brown Velvet Pianura Armchair for Cassina, 1970, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 2 Pianura lounge chair, designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by the Italian brand
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Foam, Walnut

Mario Bellini "Pianura" Living Room set for Cassina, 1972, set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Pianura" two armchairs, three-seater sofa and squared coffee table for Cassina
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mario Bellini "Pianura" Living Room set for Cassina, 1972, set of 4
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Living Room set for Cassina, 1972, set of 4
$32,000 / set
H 25.98 in W 103.94 in D 36.22 in

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Set of 2 Pianura Armchairs in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Set of 2 Pianura Armchairs in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s Designer - Mario
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Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pianura Armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
Pianura armchair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Pianura Sofa, set of sofa and armchair by Mario Bellini, Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Stunning, rare and complete Pianura dinette made by Mario Bellini for Cassina in the 1970s. Solid
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Sofas

Materials

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Armchairs “Pianura” by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s, Set of 2
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Quarrata, IT
Stunning armchairs designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina in Italy during 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Pianura" Living Room Suite by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1971
By Mario Bellini
Located in Albany, NY
long sofa and one armchair. Beautiful walnut wood on the backs and arms. Round black rubber feet. Also
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Vintage 1970s Italian Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather, Rubber, Walnut

Mario Bellini Rare model Pianura living room set by Cassina, Italy – 1971
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
The Pianura living room set by Mario Bellini for CASSINA is a beautifully designed and stylish
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Two "Pianura" Armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Fossano, IT
2 "Pianura" armchairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina 1971 , walnut wood and velvet
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Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Pianura Armchair in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Mario Bellini Producer - Cassina Model - Pianura Armchairs Design Period - Seventies
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pianura Armchair in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Casina
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Pianura Armchair in Black Leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s Designer - Mario Bellini
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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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.