by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
Mario Bellini
Italy
Mario Bellini is one of Italy’s most renowned design talents. As an architect, he has designed structures around the world, such as the Tokyo Design Centre, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Milan Convention Centre. His illustrious oeuvre also moves far beyond architecture — he’s a skilled industrial designer, urban planner, and furniture designer who has influenced all corners of the industry.
Bellini began his foray into the design world as an architect in the 1960’s, and by 1963 he started to incorporate furniture and product design into his work. For nearly three decades, Bellini was the chief design consultant for Olivetti, where he created product designs for typewriters, portable calculators, and early computer consoles. Bellini’s masterful understanding of form became evident in both his product and furniture work. Many of the bestselling designs from his early career, such as Le Bambole seating line for B&B Italia and the Cab chair for Cassina, continue to be produced.
With over 25 pieces of his industrial design in their permanent collection, MoMA celebrated Bellini’s contribution to the design world with a 1987 retrospective of his work.
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Designs by Mario Bellini (22)
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Blitz Table
From $2,700
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
Cab Armchair
From $1,965
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
Cab Chair
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
Cab Night Bed
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
Cab Stool
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Camaleonda sofa
$21,284
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Camaleonda Sofa — Natural Velvet
$19,581
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Camaleonda Sofa — Olive Green Chenille
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Cutter Chair
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
La Basilica Table
by Mario Bellini
for Cassina
La Rotonda Table
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole — Bambola Lounge Chair
$5,950
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole — Bambola Lounge Chair — SALE
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole — Bamboletto Bed
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole — Bibambola Sofa
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole — Granbambola Sofa
$7,619
by Mario Bellini
, Stella McCartney
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole Lounge Chair x Stella McCartney
From $15,600
by Mario Bellini
, Stella McCartney
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole Three-Seater Sofa x Stella McCartney
$10,643
by Mario Bellini
, Stella McCartney
for B&B Italia
Le Bambole Two-Seater Sofa x Stella McCartney
by Mario Bellini
for Nemo Lighting
Nuvola Pendant
by Mario Bellini
for B&B Italia