Thus mario bellini describes cab a best seller that he designed in the 1970s which is now a signature piece in cassina s i contemporanei collection.
Mario bellini chair cassina.
He received the golden compass award eight times and 25 of his works are in the permanent design collection of the new york moma which dedicated to him a personal retrospective in 1987.
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The initial design le tentazioni dates from 1973 the objective being to find an alternative to traditional armchairs with their rigid seats and vertical lines.
He has designed countless art design and architecture exhibitions over the years both in.
Mario bellini is an architect and designer internationally renowned.
Mario bellini for cassina set of eight cab 413 armchairs italy 1979.
The whole design focuses on the way te side joins the back to support the weight of an arm.
Cab was the first ever chair to feature a free standing leather structure inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton.
Year of production 1973 an armchair a dining chair and a sofa of a simple style familiar and authentic created thanks to the extraordinary crafts skills proprietary to cassina.
The upholstery consists of sixteen pieces of saddle leather.
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The cab is in fact globally known also for its presence at the moma in new york.
He was editor of domus magazine 1985 1991.
Designed in 1977 the cab chair will soon be known and appreciated all over the world.
Conceptually the chair was designed to become marked and shaped over time by its user.
Leather polyurethane steel the cassina cab 412 chair is one of the most important projects designed by mario bellini.
Set of 8 cassina cab chairs by mario bellini.