Mario Marenco for Comfortline 'Nova' Lounge Chair in Black Leather

Lounge chair, leather, Italy, 1970s. Grand and bulky lounge chair. Completely covered in high-quality, thick leather that patinated beautiful over the years. The draped and folded l...

Pair of club chairs, leather, chrome-plated steel, Scandinavia, 1970s. This pair of easy chairs show a very sleek, elegant design. The color of the deep blue leather, which is still...

A beautiful black leather Mario Bellini Cab lounge chair, Model #414, signed Cassina, designed in the 1970s. These fine examples of the cab line by Mario Bellini for Cassina are classic staples for luxury interior designers and collectors alike, these lounge variations of the design are larger and deeper than the similar dining armchair, and have the addition of the seat cushion. Signed underneath with Cassina embossing to the leather. Mario Bellini described the 1970s bestselling design for the Cab collection as “This was a new kind of chair, constructed totally out of leather, much cloned since then.” and is now a signature piece in Cassina’s Contemporanei collection. Cab was the first-ever chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton. The upholstery consists of sixteen pieces of saddle leather. They then undergo fourteen discrete procedures, again by hand. The pieces are sewn together only when their outer edges have been trimmed to ensure a perfect fit. Once assembled, the cover is attached to the chair’s steel skeleton and held in place by means of a zipper fastening as in a bespoke tailored...

The BiS lounge chair strips down the stereotypical armchair to its most essential elements. The three ways bent rear metal structure creates a “spring” that allows the backrest to give both lumbar and upper back support, moving with the back of the user. The top circle cushion...