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Mario Bellini

Camaleonda modular sofa

C & B Italia
Italy, 1971
leather, chrome-plated steel 27 h × 216 w × 38 d in (69 × 549 × 97 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
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This modular sofa is comprised of six units which can be linked together or used separately. These early examples were produced before 1973 when C & B Italia changed its name to B & B Italia. Signed with applied manufacturer's label to underside: [C & B Italia Novedrate, Como Sistema Camaleonda Designer M. Bellini Modello Depositato].
literature: Repertorio 1950-1980, Gramigna, pg. 341 Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Branzi, pg. 120 Domus, November 1971, unpaginated Domus, July 1972, unpaginated

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