B&B Italia Canapes
Italian
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.
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Creator: B&B Italia
Alanda leather sofa by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This beige leather sofa was designed by Italian designer Paolo Piva. It is the Alanda model produced by B&B Italia in the 1980s. The armrests and headrests are adjustable. This sofa ...
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1980s Italian Vintage B&B Italia Canapes
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Leather
Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 3Sits Cameleonda with armrests
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Brussels, BE
The Original Camaleonda modular sofa by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia is a renowned piece of furniture from the 1970s.
It includes two large seating elements with back and armrests a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern B&B Italia Canapes
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Leather armchairs and sofa Mario Bellini model Le stelle for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of 60s/70s armchairs by Italian designer Mario Bellini, published by B&B Italy, “La Stelle” model. Entirely in mustard yellow leather (original leather), this model is recogniza...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage B&B Italia Canapes
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Leather
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B&b Italia canapes for sale on 1stDibs.
B&B Italia canapes are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wool and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of B&B Italia canapes, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider canapes by and Afra
Tobia Scarpa. Prices for B&B Italia canapes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $29,508 and can go as high as $29,508, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $29,508.
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