In 1946, at the start of a postwar boom in Europe, Enrico Cappellini opened the doors to a small furniture studio in the Italian town of Carugo. But it wasn’t until his son joined the company nearly three decades later that Cappellini became a powerhouse fixture on the global design stage. Today Cappellini is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of innovative chairs, tables and decorative objects.
Giulio Cappellini joined the family company in 1977 and, with his appointment, ushered in a stage of boundary-pushing modernism and prolific creativity at Cappellini. With a dual background in architecture and business management, Giulio was well equipped to steer the brand into both innovative design and economic growth in a rapidly globalizing economy.
The second-generation leader’s first major success came in 1981, with the launch of Sistemi, a modular, hyperfunctional storage system that would come to symbolize the chic functionality of Cappellini. That was quickly followed by a collaboration with renowned Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata for the Progetti Compiuti collection, a line that brought unexpected playfulness to the simple framework of a black-and-white cabinet and remains an iconic collectible today.
That first collaboration opened the doors to a prolific output of partnerships, with Cappellini tapping such star designers as Jasper Morrison, Marcel Wanders, Tom Dixon, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Nendo for collections over the ensuing decades that spanned a range of materials and styles. Speaking to this range, Marc Newson’s plumply curvaceous 1988 Embryo chair, Jasper Morrison’s slightly arachnoid 1987 Thinking Man’s chair and Tom Dixon’s sculptural 1991 S-chair — each quite stylistically unique — remain some of the company’s most recognizable pieces, with the latter in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cappellini, now headquartered in Milan, continues to partner with guest designers across furniture, storage and lighting solutions, though many of its 1970s and ’80s designs remain its most coveted today.
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"Banana" Lounge Chair by Tom Dixon for Cappellini, Italy, 1990s
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in Milan, IT
"Banana" lounge chair by Tom Dixon for Cappellini. Aerial metal frame fully covered with natural fibers.
Metal
$4,500
Mac Stopa Drum Chair
By Cappellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: Cappellini, Poland / Italy, 2016 Material: patterned fabric over foam, lacquered wood Size: 42 W × 33 D × 57 H in seat height 16 inches Signed with decal manufactur...
Fabric, Foam, Wood
1990s Knotted Chair By Marcel Wanders / Droog for Cappellini in Green Rope
By Cappellini, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Knotted Chair, designed by Marcel Wanders in 1995. This chair was created for the 1995 Droog Design collection "Dry Tech", a partnership between Droog and the Aviation and...
Epoxy Resin, Carbon Fiber
Cappellini Felt Chair by Marc Newson
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
In 1989, Marc Newson dived into the oeuvre of German artist Joseph Beuys — in particular his works in felt. This sturdy, utilitarian textile was simultaneously structured and pliable...
Aluminum
Stunning Elba chairs with mew leather & velvet by Franco Raggi for Cappellini
By Cappellini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Wonderful, elegant pair of Elba chairs with new leather & fabric. Designed by Franco Raggi for Cappellini Italy in 1983. Designed in 1983 and produced in t...
Leather, Velvet
Spring Erwan Bouroullec Y2K style design space age
By Cappellini, Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Y2K style lounge chair designed by Erwan Bouroullec for Cappellini. This one is famous Spring chair's plastic model released around 2000s. Rare plastic version of Spring. It's the ...
Steel
Postmodern Lounge Chair, "Fish chair" by Satyendra Pakhaléfor Cappellini
By Satyendra Pakhalé, Cappellini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Postmodern chaise lounge "Fish Chair" designed by Satyendra Pakhalé for Cappellini. It is a highly sculptural and iconic piece of modern desi...
Plastic
Indoor/outdoor "Thinking Man's" lounge Chair by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Jasper Morrison
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Thinking Man’s Chair is a minimal lounge chair created by London-based designer Jasper Morrison for Cappellini Indoor/outdoor 'Thinking Man's' lounge Chair by Jasper Morrison for Cap...
Steel
Stunning Pair of Rattan Club Chairs in Parchment Leather
By Palecek Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent club chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and installation ready. Expert c...
Leather, Rattan, Hardwood
Modern White Felt Chair Designed By Marc Newson, Italy 90s
By Marc Newson
Located in Madrid, ES
Marc Newson's Chair for Cappellini, Italy 1993 This chair is made from a single piece of reinforced fiberglass, which is bent and molded to create the desired structure, achieving a...
Aluminum
$5,400
H 35.75 in W 33 in D 30 in
Gastone Rinaldi, "DU55a" Lounge Chair, Leather, Metal, Brass, Italy, 1990s
By Poltrona Frau, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in High Point, NC
A white leather, brass and metal lounge chair, Model DU55a, designed by Gastone Rinaldi c. 1955 and produced by Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1990s. Seat Height (inches): 15.5” Arm Height ...
Metal, Brass
Faded Pink Plastic Orgone Chair by Marc Newson
By Marc Newson
Located in Pasadena, CA
A sculptural icon of late-20th-century design, this Orgone-style chair channels Marc Newson’s groundbreaking 1993 form—an object defined by its fluid curves, biomorphic silhouette, a...
Plastic
Andrianna Shamaris Ultimate Chair Plus
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
The Ultimate Chair is made from premium quality leather with a teak frame. The new plus style is double backed in leather. Full dimensions; 26.5” wide x 26.5” deep x 16″ seat height ...
Leather, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
$4,806 / set
H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Maralunga lounge chairs in purple velvet by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in amstelveen, NL
Maralunga lounge chairs, original dark velvet upholstery. Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1973. The backrest can be raised or lowered for total comfort. It won the Compasso d'Oro award ...
Velvet
A Gluon Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Marc Newson for Moroso
By Marc Newson, Moroso
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of futuristic and finely constructed swiveling Gluon lounge chairs designed by Marc Newson, each having chromed pedestal bases, seats and backs of steel covered with injected f...
Steel
Contemporary Upholstered Bell Chair
By Sam Klemick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As part of Studio Sam Klemick's first collection The Bell Chair debuted in 2021. This hand built wooden chair is made in Los Angeles California. The...
Fabric, Canvas, Wood, Oak
Pair Italian Space Age lounge chairs c1980s
Located in London, GB
Mid century space age lounge chairs. Incredibly comfortable!
Metal
Margherita Chair by Franco Albini for v. Bonacina, Italy, 1951
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Berlin, DE
Margherita Armchair by Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina. Iconic mid-century armchair with a handwoven rattan frame. Designed by Franco Albini and awarded the Gold Medal at the IX ...
Rattan, Glass
Leather "Confidential" Chair by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti
By Saporiti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brown leather armchair by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti's Confidential collection. Matching sofa available, sold separately. Alberto Rosselli (1921–1976) was an Italian architect, designer, editor, and critic whose influence extended well beyond furniture. Trained as an architect, he was deeply embedded in postwar Italian design culture, working closely with figures such as Gio Ponti and contributing to the intellectual framing of modern design through his role as co-founder and long-time editor of Domus. Rosselli’s design approach emphasized clarity of form, industrial logic, and adaptability—qualities that translated naturally into furniture systems rather than isolated objects. Saporiti Italia, founded in Besnate in 1948, became one of Italy’s most forward-looking furniture manufacturers during the 1960s and 1970s. The company was known for close collaborations with architects and designers and for embracing new materials—particularly molded plastics and fiberglass—alongside traditional upholstery. Saporiti positioned itself at the intersection of comfort, modularity, and modern living, anticipating changing domestic and contract interiors. Rosselli’s Confidential seating series for Saporiti, developed in the early 1970s, reflects this shared philosophy. Rather than designing a single chair, Rosselli conceived a coordinated family of lounge seating—chairs, sofas, and modular elements—with soft, enveloping forms set on sculptural molded bases. The collection balanced visual mass with ergonomic comfort, aligning Rosselli’s architectural sensibility with Saporiti’s technical capacity for industrial production. Today, the Confidential chairs...
Leather
Space Age Lounge Chair by Raphaël Raffel, France 1960s
By Raphael Raffel
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare 1960s Space Age lounge chair by French designer Raphaël Raffel. This Modernist chair features a molded smoked acrylic shell that graceful...
Leather, Acrylic
Marcel Wanders Knotted Chair for Cappellini
By Cappellini, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marcel Wanders carbon, aramid fiber, and epoxy resin knotted chair, produced by Cappellini in 1996.
Cord
Sold
H 32.25 in W 26.33 in D 41.75 in
Felt Chair by Marc Newson for Cappellini, Italy designed in 1993
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in New York, NY
Red lacquered ‘Felt’ chair designed by Marc Newson (Sydney, *1963) in 1993 for the Italian manufacturer Cappellini. The chair features a reinforced fiberglass shell and an aluminum s...
Aluminum
Marc Newson "Wooden" lounge chair for Cappellini, Italy, 1988
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Skokie, IL
Marc Newson "Wooden" lounge chair for Cappellini, Italy, 1988. Wooden chair is a small armchair that can provide a seating element or sculptural art piece to any space. Don't be fool...
Beech
Tom Dixon for Cappellini Wicker S-Chair
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in Basildon, London
Designed by Tom Dixon, one of the best known British designers of the 21st century, the S-chair went into production with Cappellini in 1991. The S-chair is instantly recognisable, thanks to its sculptural silhouette and is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, making it a true design icon. The S-shaped seat is constructed from wicker, with a curved high backrest which flows seamlessly into the seat. The chair sits on a circular steel base, creating a cantilever effect, as if the seat is defying gravity. A true design classic, this Tom Dixon S...
Wicker
Sold
H 27.56 in W 32.68 in D 40.56 in
Τhe Wood Chair by Marc Newson, Produced by Cappelini, Italy, 1988
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Athens, Attiki
The wood chair is an example of Marc’s desire to push the limits of the material and consists of slatted beech wood strips steam bent to form a 'dou...
Beech
Orla Swivel Lounge Chair by Jasper Morrison for Cappilini
By Cappellini, Jasper Morrison
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Stunning modern and contemporary stylish lounge chairs by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini. Custom nubby upholstery makes the chairs feel like a gentle ...
Metal
Banana Chair by Tom Dixon, Produced for Cappellini, 1988
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The Banana chair by Tom Dixon Design by Tom Dixon, circa 1988 Tom Dixon, (b. 1959 England - ) Manufactured by Cappellini, Italy. Wrought iron structur...
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 27.96 in W 36.82 in D 28.94 in
1 of the 4 Cappelini Walt Disney Limited Edition Rive Droite Swivel Chairs
By Cappellini, Walt Disney, Patrick Norguet
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 of spectacular new rainbow Capellini rive droit chairs has a Walt Disney signature and is a limited edition collection. Only 5 of this Disney limited edition...
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Sold
H 27.5 in W 21 in D 25.5 in
Marcel Wanders, Droog Design, Cappellini Knotted Chair, 1996, Netherlands, Italy
By Cappellini, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcel Wanders, Droog Design, Cappellini knotted chair, 1996, Netherlands, Italy The iconic Knotted chair is a brilliant adult interpretation of th...
Rope, Resin, Carbon Fiber
Sold
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 22.05 in
Cappellini by Ron Arad ‘Nino Rota’ Blue & Green Chairs, Set of 2
By Cappellini, Ron Arad
Located in Basildon, London
Designed by Ron Arad for Cappellini in 2002, the ‘Nino Rota’ chair is named after the famous Italian composer. Constructed from twin walled moulded plasti...
Plastic
Sold
H 33.86 in W 24.02 in D 22.05 in
Cappellini by Ron Arad ‘Nona Rota’ Plastic Orange Armchairs, Set of 2
By Ron Arad, Cappellini
Located in Basildon, London
Designed by Ron Arad for Cappellini in 2002, the ‘Nona Rota’ chair is the taller version of the ‘Nino Rota’ Constructed from twin walled moulded orange p...
Plastic
Sold
H 27.5 in W 21 in D 25.5 in
Marcel Wanders, Droog Design, Cappellini Knotted Chair, 1996, Netherlands, Italy
By MARCEL WANDERS, Cappellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcel Wanders, Droog Design, Cappellini knotted chair, 1996, Netherlands, Italy The iconic Knotted chair is a brilliant adult interpretation of t...
Rope, Resin, Carbon Fiber