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1980s B&B Italia Antonio Citterio Sity Sofa Sectional in Maroon and Eggshell

About the Item

Magnificent and very comfortable vintage Antonio Citterio 1980s Sity Sofa for B&B Italia. The Manufacturer's mark is present. The sofa is completely made of a very high quality eggshell color and maroon textile with thick cushions and down filled back pillows, and two side pillows in addition. There are 7 pillows and 4 seat cushions included. This sectional is very stylish and the epitome of postmodern goodness. The shape is rounded on the right side, and at a right angle at the other end. It is comprised of 4 modules that lock together. The pieces are as follows: One rounded end piece that serves as a large lounge chair, with a leather armrest, one middle piece, one corner piece, and one end piece with an armrest. All of the pieces can be reconfigured to your liking and you can also combine these pieces with additional Sity Sofa pieces if you can find them. The two armrests are rounded black polished metal, upholstered in black leather. It is truly a phenomenal sofa sectional. The sofa is in excellent vintage condition, light scratches and wear consistent with age and use. All of the seat cushion and pillow covers can be zipped off and washed. The upholstery on the frame can also be removed and washed. Overall Measurements when viewing overall sofa as depicted in Image 1: 382cm Width 69cm Height 211cm Depth (Overall depth of the L at the far right) The measurements for each of the four pieces are as follows (From left to right): 1. 112cmW 162cm D 37cmSH 69cmH 2. 100cmW 94cmD 37cmSH 69cmH 3. 170cmW 94cmD 37cmSH 69cmH 4. 116cmW 94cmD 37cmSH 69cmH Leather Armrests: 68cm long 10.5cm Diameter 59cm Armrest height. Shipping This item ships from Basel, Switzerland. We partner with top international shippers. Please, inquire for a quote to your location.

Creator:

Antonio Citterio (Designer),B&B Italia (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 196 in (497.84 cm)Depth: 83 in (210.82 cm)Seat Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)

Style:

Post-Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Leather,Metal,Textile

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1980

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. The sofa is in excellent vintage condition, light scratches and wear consistent with age and use. All of the seat cushion and pillow covers can be zipped off and washed. The upholstery on the frame can also be removed and washed.

Seller Location:

Basel, CH

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7344231266752

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B&B Italia

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.