B&B Italia Furniture

This is a rare, superb “George GS197” 2.5-Seat Sofa from the world renown Italian furniture house, B&B Italia. In a world of temporary pleasures, B&B Italia create beautiful furni...

Set of Eight Dialogo Chairs Designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1973 This set of eight Dialogo chairs features: - Natural beechwood structure - Black lacquered plastic s...

Introducing the Papilio Chair by B&B Italia, a stunning addition to any dining room. Crafted with high quality materials, this chair features a uniqu...

"Coronado" lounge chairs designed in 1966 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia. Original dark brown leather with extended head rest for added comfort. Tobia and Afra Scarpa, a pr...

A B&B Italia coffee table by designed by Paolo Piva, made in Italy around the 1980s. This elegant coffee table consists of a geometric black lacquered base consisting of four inverted pyramidal structures of equal size supporting a thick clear glass table top. The design was an instant success and is already a design classic. Available in a multitude of colour combinations, this particular example has a beautiful clear glass top which together with its black lacquered metal base, gives a sense of light and space to any interior. A contemporary classic. About the manufacturer: the international design company B&B Italia began in 1973 when Piero Ambrogio Busnelli took over C&B Italia, the company he had co-founded with Cesare Cassina. The renamed B&B was thus more of an evolution than a completely new enterprise. Busnelli, who was born in 1926 in Meda in the northern province of Lombardy, was a true visionary in post-war Italy. As a young designer he surrounded himself with other like-minded artists, and later took chances on up-and-coming talents, like Mario Bellini and Gaetano Pesce, who later followed Busnelli to B&B. From the beginning, the company wanted to set itself apart as a strong, modern Italian brand that was based on an industrial model, utilising both high-tech production methods and high-tech materials including plastics and polyurethane foams. It quickly established itself as one of the leading manufacturers of modern Italian design in the second half of the 20th century. Busnelli located the headquarters in Novedrate in Como, near Milan. It was designed in 1972 by the architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, who had just finished jointly designing the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the influence is clear. The building’s brave industrial “inside out” aesthetic showcased Busnelli’s willingness to take risks, as well as predict future design stars. In the mid-1970s, B&B Italia launched Mario Bellini’s Le Bambole sofa (1972). The structureless, yet plump couch pushed the boundaries of design and secured a place for B&B Italia at the forefront of the international design scene, and at the receiving end of many prestigious design prizes. The advertising campaign for Le Bambole provoked as many reactions as the design itself, featuring provocative images taken by photographer Oliviero Toscani of the bare-chested model Donna Jordan on top of Bellini's sofa, and was exhibited at Milan’s Salone del Mobile. Since then, B&B Italia has collaborated with some of the world's most renowned designers and architects, including , Mario Bellini, Jeffrey Bernett, David Chipperfield, Antonio Citterio, Naoto Fukasawa, Zaha Hadid, Chris Howker, Vico Magistretti, Jean-Marie Massaud, Gaetano Pesce, Paolo Piva, Richard Sapper, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Richard Schultz, Ettore Sottsass, Studio Kairos, Patricia Urquiola, Jakob Wahner, and Marcel Wanders, among others. B&B Italia has won four Compasso d’Oro Awards. The first was for Studio Kairos’ Sisamo Wardrobein 1974, and later Bellini’s Le Bambole in 1979, and Citterio’s Sity...

Introducing the Papilio Chair by B&B Italia, a stunning addition to any dining room. Crafted with high quality materials, this chair features a uniqu...

Convexing and concaving contours shape this ‘Piccola Tentazione’ armchair. Enveloping, plush, soft; its arms lay outstretched. This armchair is one of the several plump pieces that t...

Set of four 'Dialogo' chromed dining chairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1970s. The 'Dialogo' model, also known as 'Dessau' model in later production (or 'Dialogo Dessau...

Mario Bellini, 'Cameleonda' lounge chair in bouclé wool, Italy 1972. Re-upholstered Camaleonda piece by Mario Bellini. We can supply several pieces. This design became famous al...

Le Bambole leather pouf or foot rest, designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia. Price for the foot rest only ! The Le Bambole Sofas are availab...

Le Bambole armchair, Mario Bellini, B&B Italia, 1972 Purple leather upholstery, padded frame. Good overall condition, new purple leather upholstery. Provenance: private home. Mid-cen...

Pair of Le Bambole lounge chairs, designed by Mario Bellini in 1972 for B&B Italia. One of Bellini’s most iconic creations, the Bambole line won the Compasso d’Oro in 1979 and is...

c. 1970s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Full leather construction.

B&B Italia armchair set of 6, desiged by Paolo Piva. The leather is in poor condition.

Tobio low square shaped table with a leather lined wooden top cylindrical base in black plastic. Designed by Tobia and Afra Scarpa in the 1970s and produced by B&B Italia. Tobia S...

Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” three seater sofa for B&B Italia, ivory chenille, Italy, 1971, set of two. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like...

Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” pouf for B&B Italia, lapin fur, Italy, 1971. This timeless Postmodern design icon came into being between 1970 and 1972. The...

Mario Bellini “Camaleonda” Modular Sofa for B&B Italia, dark green leather, 1970, Set of two. “Camaleonda” is an icon, rediscovered. It was one of the truly modular sofa design...

Mario Bellini “Camaleonda” modular sofa for B&B Italia, dark green leather, 1970, set of four. “Camaleonda” is an icon, rediscovered. It was one of the truly modular sofa design...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" dining chairs with armrests for B&B Italia, leather, Italy, 1973, set of twelve. "Dialogo", in substance, is a return to the formal solution of...

Italian modern Brown leather and wood chair by B&B, 1980s Chair with square seat and backrest padded and covered in dark brown leather. The square section structure is made of wood. ...

This is a pair of ‘Hollow’ Lounge Chairs, designed by Patricia Urquiola for B & B Italia in 2006. This particular pair was manufactured in Italy C. 2010. The listed price includes bo...

This is a sublime, immaculately-presented suite of 6 B&B Italia “Maxalto Simplice” Chairs in Ivory “Gamma” Leather and Oak. In a world of temporary...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Dialogo" dining chairs with armrests for B&B Italia, black leather, Italy, 1973, set of four. The “Dialogo” chair is a return to the formal solution of the “121...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Dialogo” dining chairs for B&B Italia, white leather and black walnut, Italy, 1973, set of fourteen. The “Dialogo” chair is a return to the formal solution of t...

This powerful piece by Martha Sturdy, created specifically for B&B Italia, is a striking exploration of texture and form. Known for her unique abstract works, Sturdy's artistic caree...

Camaleonda, Mario Bellini, vintage; modular camaleonda, newly reupholstered in bouclé wool; white; Postmodern; Lounge chair; Sofa; Seating element; Italian design classics; Postm...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Dialogo” dining chairs for B&B Italia, white leather and black walnut, Italy, 1973, Set of six The “Dialogo” chair is a return to the formal solution of the “12...

This is a pair of postmodern Oriente Lounge Chairs, designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia in the 1990s. The listed price includes the pair of two chairs as shown. Their design ...

This is superb, immaculately-presented example of large-scale seating, it being a “Marcel” Large 2.5-Seat Sofa dressed in the most-luxurious, short-pile, soft-velvet in mid-blue, fro...