Bambole Sofa

Sofas 1972

Mario Bellini Le Bambole

B B Italia Le Bambole

Mario Bellini Brown Leather Couch

B B Italia Leather Sofa

1970s Foam Living Room Sets

Materials

Alpaca

Located in Wesseling, DE

An original 1980s 2-seater sofa model “Le Bambole“ designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia.

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa

Located in New York, NY

A great aged brown leather classic by Mario Bellini. Very comfortable. Original label.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Loveseats

Materials

Leather

Mario Bellini Bambole Sofa Red B&B Italia 1974

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H 28.75 in W 66.93 in

Mario Bellini Bambole Sofa Red B&B Italia 1974

By Mario Bellini

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Sofa is marked on the bottom ‘B&B Italia, le Bambole, Mario Bellini’.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

$13,000 / set

H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Butter Alpaca, 1970's, Set of 2

By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, butter alpaca wool, Italy, 1970's, set of 2 "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. First designed in 1970 by Mario Bellini, i...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Materials

Metal

ONIX Organic Modern Stool Ottoman in Cappuccino white color Bouclé

$697 / item

H 18.9 in Dm 15.75 in

ONIX Organic Modern Stool Ottoman in Cappuccino white color Bouclé

Located in Viseu, PT

Like a talisman for the home, Onix pouf exudes quiet luxury and natural beauty. Onix is upholstered with a soft, textured bouclé from Fischbacher 1819, a Swiss family-owned company ...

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2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Bouclé

Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s

$11,200 / set

H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in

Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror. The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity

$9,500

H 27.5 in W 30 in D 22 in

Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors. Parchment is separating from the piece

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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Fabric sofa bed Anfibio by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni, 1970s

$11,680

$11,742Sale Price|25% Off

H 26.38 in W 66.93 in D 39.38 in

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Brown Leather Two-Seater Soriana Sofa for Cassina, 1969

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina

Located in Vicenza, IT

Soriana two-seater sofa, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1969. It features its original brown leather upholstery. Winner of t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Sofas

Materials

Chrome

Osvaldo Borsani Corner Sofa Upholstered in Blue Velvet

$10,285

H 33.86 in W 86.62 in D 51.19 in

Osvaldo Borsani Corner Sofa Upholstered in Blue Velvet

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Milano, IT

Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) Corner sofa upholstered in velvet with elegant patellation on the back. ABV Arredamenti Borsani Varedo manufacture 1950s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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Bambole Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bambole sofa for your home. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and fabric, every bambole sofa was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the bambole sofa you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A bambole sofa, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Bambole Sofa?

Prices for a bambole sofa start at $618 and top out at $36,000 with the average selling for $9,560.

Mario Bellini for sale on 1stDibs

Milan-born architect and designer Mario Bellini just may be the closest thing to a modern-day Renaissance man: His creative output spans genres, from electronics to furniture to architecture to cars, comprising iconic designs in each. Vintage Mario Bellini sofas, dining chairs and other seating pieces are widely coveted, and the designer has been the recipient of multiple prestigious Compasso d’Oro awards. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Born in 1935, Bellini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan before founding his own firm in his native city in the early 1960s. He soon branched out beyond architecture, however, first for the tech manufacturer Olivetti, where he served as chief industrial design consultant from 1963 to 1991. During that time, Bellini oversaw the design of some of Olivetti’s most popular typewriters.

His penchant for electronic design didn’t stop there: Bellini also designed cameras for Fuji, televisions for Brionvega and a slew of audio devices for Yamaha, then served as design consultant for Renault and devised the interior of the 1980 Lancia Trevi for Fiat. Meanwhile, his architecture work spans continents, including such modern gems as the Museum of Islamic Arts at the Louvre, the National Gallery of Victoria extension in Melbourne, the Dubai Creek Complex and the Milan Convention Centre in his hometown.

And then there’s the furniture: Over the last 70 years, Bellini has designed office furniture for Vitra; lamps for Artemide, Erco and FLOS; porcelain for Rosenthal and long-admired sofas and other seating for Kartell, Natuzzi, B&B Italia, Cassina and more.

His oft-imitated 1977 Cab chair for Cassina, comprising 16 individual pieces of saddle leather that create a “skin” over a minimal metal frame, remains one of the manufacturer’s best sellers today. His pudgy-legged, round tables for Cassina foreshadow Faye Toogood’s widely loved Roly Poly line. His postmodern Summa armchairs for Kartell, as well as his elegant Chiara floor lamp, still lure collectors on vintage furniture websites.

Bellini’s most famous contribution to furniture design, though, may be his 1970 Camaleonda sofa for B&B Italia (then C&B Italia). An entrant to the 1972 MoMA show “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,” the seat takes its name from the Italian words for chameleon and wave. Its bulbous, modular form makes it infinitely flexible. The sofa was a runaway hit at the show and, once discontinued, remained so popular among vintage dealers that B&B Italia reissued it in 2020 with all recycled materials and interchangeable seat covers. “Of all the objects I have designed, Camaleonda is perhaps the best in terms of its sense of freedom,” Bellini said.

Browse an expansive collection of vintage Mario Bellini furniture — including dining tables, armchairs, mid-century sofas and more — today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Sofas for You

Vintage couches and antique sofas have anchored living rooms for generations. The pieces most sought after today carry the deep-buttoned tufting of a Chesterfield or the low, sculptural ease of mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency design.

Styles to Know

Rolled arms and tufted backs point to Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency pieces, while tight backs and turned legs skew more traditional. Velvet is enjoying a renewed moment across most of these silhouettes; see our velvet chesterfield sofa trend report for examples. A mid-century modern coffee table within reach and a vintage mirror nearby round out the seating area.

How to Choose the Right Vintage Sofa

A sofa's frame and upholstery history can be difficult to judge from photographs alone. Ask a seller for more information when a listing doesn't show the fabric or joinery clearly, and confirm whether the upholstery is original or has been redone. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.