B&B Italia Dining Room Sets
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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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Afra & Tobia Scarpa Set of Dining Table with Set of Six Dialogo Chairs
By B&B Italia, Maxalto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia set of six Dialogo chairs with an Artona dining table produced by Maxalto.
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage B&B Italia Dining Room Sets
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Steel and Glass Coffee Table "Alanda" by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in taranto, IT
"Alanda" model coffee table, design Paolo Piva for B&B italia, 1980s
inverted pyramid structure in black steel , light signs of wear due to age
Size cm 120 x 120 x 26
will be shi...
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1980s Italian Vintage B&B Italia Dining Room Sets
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B&b Italia dining room sets for sale on 1stDibs.
B&B Italia dining room sets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of steel and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of B&B Italia dining room sets, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dining room sets by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Angelo Mangiarotti, and Maurizio Tempestini. Prices for B&B Italia dining room sets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,768 and can go as high as $1,768, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,768.
Questions About B&B Italia Dining Room Sets
- Where is B&B Italia made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022B&B Italia makes their furniture at a company-owned factory in Novedrate, Como, Italy. The brand's headquarters are also in the city. To ensure quality, skilled artisans produce each piece by hand. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of B&B Italia furniture.
- What does R&B mean on silver?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The maker’s mark R&B is from the company Roberts & Belk. Originally known as Furniss, Poles and Turner in 1809, the company went through many different names until it landed on Roberts & Belk in 1864. Known for their silver flatware and cutlery, the brand became quite desirable. Shop a collection of authentic Roberts and Belk silver from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.
- Is B. Altman still in business?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, B. Altman is not still in business. The last remaining B. Altman store closed in 1990 after the company went bankrupt. Benjamin Altman founded the retail department store chain in New York, New York, in 1865. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of B. Altman apparel.
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