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'Bambole'

Sofa
20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
C&B Italia SpA (manufacturer)
Bellini, Mario (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (designed and made)

Sofa with hide upholstery and Dacron fibrefill filling. Four vertical fibre-reinforced polyurethane foam structures submerged in softer cold-expanded polyurethane support the corners of the sofa


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Sofa
Title'Bambole' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hide
Polyurethane
Upholstery
Brief description
'Bambole' hide sofa designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia Range, Italian 20th Century
Physical description
Sofa with hide upholstery and Dacron fibrefill filling. Four vertical fibre-reinforced polyurethane foam structures submerged in softer cold-expanded polyurethane support the corners of the sofa
Dimensions
  • Height: 74cm
  • Approx width: 167cm
  • Approx depth: 89cm
  • Of seat diameter: 44cm
Dims taken Dec 09
Object history
Purchased new from the Conran Shop in 1978 [78/873].
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.40-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371734/bambole-sofa-bellini-mario/
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