B&B Italia Side Chairs
Italian
In 1966, Piero Ambrogio Busnelli cofounded C&B Italia, a modern Italian furniture manufacturer, with Cesare Cassina in northern Milan. From the outset, Busnelli and Cassina set about recruiting the most talented modernists in Italy to conceive of creative furnishings manufactured in modern ways. In the early 1970s, the company split, with Cassina founding his own eponymous firm and Busnelli taking leadership of what became B&B Italia.
For decades, Busnelli cultivated relationships with the world’s best design talent, resulting in furniture pieces that remain iconic today — be they Gaetano Pesce’s outwardly curvaceous Up seating (made for C&B, reintroduced by B&B) or tables from industrial designer Paolo Piva, each more sophisticated than the next in their geometrically complex steel-tube bases. B&B Italia earned four prestigious Compasso d’Oro design awards: in 1979 for Mario Bellini’s Le Bambole, in 1984 for the Sisamo wardrobe system by Studio Kairos, in 1987 for Antonio Citterio’s modular Sity sofa and, in 1989, the first award given to a manufacturing company itself.
Other notable names who designed for B&B Italia over the course of its 54-year history include Patricia Urquiola, Naoto Fukasawa, Zaha Hadid, Ettore Sottsass and Vincent Van Duysen, to name a very few. And while these names bring star power to the B&B brand, in many cases, it was B&B Italia who helped usher in their celebrity, fostering a wave of design talent on the world stage.
The company’s forward-thinking vision manifested in its own headquarters, too: In 1972, B&B Italia tapped architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers to design a steel-framed, postmodern-style home for the brand, whose crisscrossing metal exoskeleton is reminiscent of the pair’s Centre Pompidou in Paris, which was built at roughly the same time. Now, B&B Italia manages a contract division and outdoor section as well as its residential arm, and it also controls production for Maxalto, a brand spun out with furniture designs by Antonio Citterio.
At 1stDibs, find a range of vintage B&B Italia furniture — including sofas, cocktail tables and more.
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Creator: B&B Italia
Antonio Cittiero Set of 4 Melandra Dining Chairs
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Highland, IN
An elegant minimalist design by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, these "Melandra" dining chairs feature seats upholstered in black leather supported by crisply tapered aluminum legs....
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1990s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,000 / set
2005 Paolo Piva for B&B ltalia Arcadia Dining Side Chair in Tan Leather
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Arcadia armless dining chairs, initially designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in 1989. These particular examples date to 2005. They feature a simplistic modern design with...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
Materials
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1990s Arcadia Dining Side Chair by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in Ivory Leather
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an ‘Arcadia’ armless dining chair, initially designed by Paolo Piva for B & B Italia in 1989. This piece was produced in Italy around the same time. It features a simplis...
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1990s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
2004 Uwe Fischer for B&B Italia Sina Swivel Arm Dining / Desk Chairs in Leather
By Uwe Fischer, B&B Italia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sina swivel arm chair by B&B Italia. The chair was designed by Uwe Fischer and introduced in 1999. These particular examples date to 2004. They are upholstered in high qual...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2005 Paolo Piva for B&B ltalia Arcadia High Back Dining Side Chair in Leather
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Arcadia armless high back dining chairs, initially designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in 1989. These particular examples date to the 2000s. They feature a simplistic mod...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
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Side Chairs - B&B Italia Iuta by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Pair of white metal mesh and fabric B&B Italia Iuta side chairs by Antonio Citterio.
Antonia Citterio’s work encompasses furniture, architecture and interiors and spans the last 30 years; most notably with B&B Italia, Vitra and Kartell. The Iuta collection is a B&B Italia icon that dates back to the late 1980s and has been produced and re-introduced over the years in a number of versions. The seating range uses...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
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Steel, Chrome
Black Leather Alma Chair by Roberto Barbieri for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Barbieri e Marianelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Similar to his classic Lia chair for Zanotta, Roberto Barbieri’s late 1990s-early 2000s design for the Alma chair is perfect in its simplicity: polished aluminum metal frame, black l...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern B&B Italia Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
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B&b Italia side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
B&B Italia side chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of B&B Italia side chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side chairs by B&B Italia were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side chairs by Fasem International, Rodney Kinsman, and Mario Bellini. Prices for B&B Italia side chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $550 and can go as high as $6,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,022.
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