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C&B Italia Sofa Tables

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In 1966, Piero Ambrogio Busnelli cofounded C&B Italia, a modern Italian furniture manufacturer, with Cesare Cassina in northern Milan. The Camaleonda sofa — a darling of the design world — is an iconic C&B piece created in 1970 by Milanese architect and designer Mario Bellini, which became a hit after its star turn in the 1972 exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Soon afterward, however, the company split, with Cassina founding his own eponymous firm and Busnelli taking leadership of what became B&B Italia.

From the outset at C&B, Busnelli and Cassina set about recruiting the most talented modernists in Italy to conceive of creative furnishings manufactured in modern ways. As B&B, for decades, Busnelli cultivated relationships with the world’s best design talent, resulting in furniture pieces that remain legendary 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 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. 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 vintage C&B Italia furniture including sofas, armchairs, tables and more. 

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Creator: C&B Italia
Mario Bellini Sofatable, Model "Amanta" for C&B Italia 1960
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Sofa table, model "Amanta", made of fibreglass, designed by Mario Bellini for C & B (thus an example from the early series) and comes from Italy, 1966. Overall, it is in good vintage...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage C&B Italia Sofa Tables

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Fiberglass

Amanta Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1970s
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Brescia , Brescia
The Amanta coffee table, designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, combines sleek style with durable functionality. Crafted from fiberlite in a ric...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage C&B Italia Sofa Tables

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Fiberglass

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C&b Italia sofa tables for sale on 1stDibs.

C&B Italia sofa tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original sofa tables by C&B Italia were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 1970s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sofa tables by Willy Rizzo, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, and Charlotte Perriand. Prices for C&B Italia sofa tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $884 and can go as high as $884, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $884.

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Questions About C&B Italia Sofa Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    B&B Italia makes their furniture at a company-owned factory in Novedrate, Como, Italy. The brand's headquarters are also in the city. To ensure quality, skilled artisans produce each piece by hand. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of B&B Italia furniture.

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