Acanto
Antonio Citterio
The Acanto chairs, with or without armrests, have solid wood frames that support comfortable seats covered in fabric or leather; another version, with the same structural characteristics, is designed to be a conversation chair.
Ayana
Naoto Fukasawa
The Ayana chair for outdoor use makes use of wood with a pleasant oriental touch. The round section frame is in natural teakwood and is complemented by generously padded cushions that make it extremely comfortable. The Ayana series, which also includes a dining table, low table, sofas and armchairs, is a project with a green soul. The teakwood used for the frames is FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and all the materials that make up the various elements of the series are designed to be separated and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner at the end of the product’s life cycle.
Belle
Naoto Fukasawa
The Belle wooden chair stands out for its rounded lines and leather upholstered seat. The round section legs are given a classical feel by curving slightly outwards in the lower part. Towards the top they join up with the backrest to create elegant, elbow-shaped armrests. The backrest comes in two versions: in wood, in the same finishes as the frame, or upholstered in leather to match the seat. With a clever play of literary and stylistic references, the Belle chair is the delicate, feminine counterpart to the Bull table, but can easily be combined with other models as well.
Borea
Piero Lissoni
With its modern line, Borea is a small, stackable dining armchair in painted aluminium for outdoor use. Particularly attractive is the lower part of the frame that curves slightly outwards as it rests on the ground. The metal bending and curving processes used exploit techniques typically used in the aeronautical sector and transport them into the world of outdoor furniture, giving life to a product with an unmistakable style. Comfort is ensured by extremely soft cushions that are also environmentally sustainable. The padding is in 100% polyester fibre obtained from the recycling of PET plastic bottles and surrounds a polyurethane section of different densities. Borea is a complete collection of outdoor furniture inclusive of chairs, tables, sofas, armchairs and small tables.
Finishes:
Tortora Painted Finish
Calipso
Antonio Citterio
This chair has a wooden frame, a seat covered with leather or fabric, and a possible straw version for the back. The woods: grey oak, brushed light oak or brushed black oak.
Canasta ’13
Patricia Urquiola
Canasta ’13 is given a tortora melange makeover with the new polyethylene fibre, creating an interlacing that evokes the Crinoline collection.
Caratos
Antonio Citterio
Caratos is a collection of upholstered chairs market by great formal elegance. Available in different versions, with fabric or leather upholstery, they have in common the recognizable die-cast aluminum structure. A sophisticated proposal, designed for both domestic and contract use.
Finishes:
Amber Painted Frame Finish
Caratos
Antonio Citterio
Caratos is a collection of upholstered chairs market by great formal elegance. Available in different versions, with fabric or leather upholstery, they have in common the recognizable die-cast aluminum structure. A sophisticated proposal, designed for both domestic and contract use.
Caratos
Antonio Citterio
Caratos is the new chair distinguished by the elegance of its basic, geometric frame, with closely calibrated thickness and detailed, made of graphite painted or amber painted die-cast aluminium. This chair is definitely light, not just because of its essential and linear design, but also for its low weight and easy handling. The seat and back use structural panels of plastic material placed on a polyurethane layer, then covered with leather.
Charlotte
Antonio Citterio
Charlotte by Antonio Citterio is a tribute to lightness. The shell is completely covered, but the frame profile is visible on the chair side, thus highlighting the line of the seat. The cover is in raw cut full grain leather in six different colours (natural, black, dark brown, mud green, bottle green, bordeaux). The frame is available in a series of different finishes that emphasize it when pewter painted, bronzed nickel painted, black chrome painted or black painted aluminium, or blend it with the cover when painted in bottle green or bordeaux colours.
Cleide
Antonio Citterio
Cleide and Despina chairs are the re-edition and modernization of two chairs designed by Antonio Citterio at the dawn of Maxalto’s trajectory, updated in terms of their materials, production technique and sizes to adapt to the evolution of the living spaces. Both have frames in grey, brushed light and brushed black oak variants and seat covers in fabric or leather.
Cosmos
Jeffrey Bernett
This is an evolution of the Metropolitan chair, now presented with a new typology of packaging and covering. The renewed frames range from the more classic four bright brushed aluminium spokes with swivel seat, to bright chromed steel rod that allow stacking.
Crinoline
Patricia Urquiola
Can you picture the dresses that women wore in the 1800s? Full, bell-shaped skirts held by crinolines (rigid underskirt garments) were spectacular “micro-architectures” commonly seen in living rooms everywhere.
All of the chairs in the Crinoline collection are designed to reflect this elegant look: the wide curve of the base is repeated in the seat and the curve of the backrest.
“The curved part gives it a double-shell silhouette,” said Patricia when describing the soft lines of the series. Crinoline outdoor chairs and armchairs are comfortable, feminine and romantic.
Crinoline is an innovation in taste. An opening. A product that encloses all of the sensitivity of a team working in collaboration with the B&B Italia Research and Development Centre. We left from Italy for the Far East with an aluminium structure: light, recyclable, resistant, completely rustproof and therefore perfect for outdoor use, and everything concerning the weave was changed. The creative process took shape through comparisons with the strengths and weaknesses of manual techniques and love for these traditional arts. Expert weavers tried time and again, but the perfect result escaped us. The woven cover of Crinoline emerged like the Arianna’s cloth: “I gave birth to it with the people who were working on it with me,” said Patricia. As a result, it is a collation of codes and languages. The 1800s, digital information, technology and hand crafted excellence.
Cutter
Mario Bellini
Cutter is Mario Bellini’s new chair with strong and decisive aesthetics which create a new type of seating. The back of the chair is slashed by a cut which is pays homage to the great artist Lucio Fontana. Although evident, Cutter’s nature does not only lie in an aesthetic choice but generates an unprecedented type of seating. The twin backrest’s ends are functional and comfortable in a frontal position, while moving independently and allowing a lateral position. This gesture is suitable for chatting with the person seated nearby. It is also designed to ensure high comfort seating and casual movements, allowing the user to lean on one side with an arm placed around the backrest. The seating frame is made of metal and webbing, softened by a classic polyurethane upholstery. To guarantee elasticity and strength to the double backrest, B&B Italia’s Research & Development Centre has opted for a sophisticated harmonic steel core. The upholstery and cover fully envelop the chair in embossed thick leather, creating an ideal synthesis of softness and rigour, underlined by saddle stitching. The central cut reveals an inner part in refined black Saffiano thick leather, as if Cutter’s soul peeps out from this dramatic opening.
Finishes:
Dark Brown Embossed Thick Leather
Black Embossed Thick Leather
Despina
Antonio Citterio
Cleide and Despina chairs are the re-edition and modernization of two chairs designed by Antonio Citterio at the dawn of Maxalto’s trajectory, updated in terms of their materials, production technique and sizes to adapt to the evolution of the living spaces. Both have frames in grey, brushed light and brushed black oak variants and seat covers in fabric or leather.
Doyl
Gabriele and Oscar Buratti
The result of sophisticated research on the theme of padded thick leather that reaches very thin tailoring solutions. Softness is perceived by the lines of the seat and backrest and by their convex shape. Thick leather is bent, rounded and turned but never cut; the continuous seams on the front and back add a graphic sign. The fabric variants can be very colourful.
El
Antonio Citterio
It combines geometry and softness, expert woodworking skills and technology. Designed with important details, including especially the padded body that runs along the perimeter of the seat and backrest. The wooden frame visually reduces the volumes of El, concealing the foam, whose thickness guarantees remarkable comfort and a certain degree of flexibility.
Finishes:
Leather in Kora Light Brown and Brushed Light Oak Base
Erica
Antonio Citterio
Chair in two heights with a stackable version, it offers a technological blend of extruded and die-cast aluminium elements. Its lightness and design makes it ideal for both public and residential settings, featuring seat cushions for ergonomic comfort together. Different finishes of the painted frames, combined with interlacing of synthetic fabric tapes with a high tenacity internal core designed for outdoor use
Finishes:
Tortora Interlacing Finish
Cushions:
Fabric in Lesia Acid Green
Fabric in Liri Acid Green
Erica ’19
Antonio Citterio
The Erica collection of sofas, armchairs and small chairs that was so successfully launched in 2017 has been enhanced by new sofas, still based on the same characteristic curved backrest and interlacing as before but offering a deeper seat and lived-in appearance. The sofas come in three extra-comfortable sizes – the 170 and 216 cm styles with a 96 cm deep seat and the 153 cm version with a 140 cm deep seat – and the cushions have a different type of upholstery giving an even softer and more natural look and making them even more inviting. The unusual colour juxtaposition of frame and interlacing in anthracite, tortora or a frame in sage with natural coloured interlacing can be complemented by a vast range of cushion covers, in an array of tones and designs, all co-ordinating with each other. There is also a chair with armrests with an innovative interlaced backrest.
Eunice
Antonio Citterio
The seat is softened by a down cushion, and the legs can be in bright chromed or bronzed nickel painted steel. The line includes a version with solid wood covered legs.
Febo
Antonio Citterio
In addition to the Febo family, which includes sofas, armchairs, chaise longue and beds, there are the chairs in three versions: the first has classic and extremely comfortable proportions, the second is reduced of cm 6 in height so as to be paired with the tea tables and the last one has a high back and more enveloping lines. All the chairs are available both in a single material covered in fabric or leather with prominent blanket stitch or with legs in grey oak, brushed light oak, brushed black oak or smoked stained oak.
Finishes:
Fabric in Sirtaki Pearl Grey and Grey Oak Base
Fabric in Lille White Black
Flair O’
Monica Armani
Flair O’ is a small domestic throne, a chair that matches the Allure O’ table perfectly. The two objects establish a dialogue starting from their bases. Both pieces sit atop a truncated pyramid with rounded edges to reconcile the concepts of elegance and charm. The base widens gently on the back side as it nears the floor. It becomes almost unnoticeable and provides great stability without interfering with the harmony of the design. A padded seat provides necessary comfort. Moreover, the accentuated tilt of the backrest and its enveloping shape help people relax without compromising the ideal posture to adopt when interacting with others elegantly around a dining table. Furthermore, the chair is equipped with a swivel mechanism with an automatic return. The fabric cover embraces Flair O’ like a tailored suit, covering it completely from the seat to the base.
Finishes:
Fabric in Sapri Grey
Flair O’ Outdoor
Monica Armani
The Flair O’ Outdoor chair is characterized by a lightweight aluminium frame completely covered with an interlacing of polypropylene ribbons created following a meticulous artisan process. In particular, the backrest is woven on a special circular loom (tombolo) in line with an ancient technique typical of the area where the B&B Italia headquarter is located. To fine-tune it, Monica Armani collaborated with unPIZZO, a design studio based in Cantù, which specializes in the recovery and development of traditional weaving techniques revisited in a contemporary key and applied to the furnishing sector. The structures, available in sophisticated shades, is completed by two padded cushion that define the shape and provide even more comfort. Flair O’ Outdoor is proposed in two heights to match with the two heights of the Allure O’ Outdoor tables: a classic seating height and a less imposing one more devoted to relaxation.
Fulgens
Antonio Citterio
To the small armchair Fulgens, which has the vocation of a unique piece, able to sit next to a traditional sofa, has been added the new chair with armrests. In two finishes, shellac lacquered or in wood, which expresses the idea of handcrafted excellence. Stylistically, the piece evokes classic thonet pieces without oriental overtones, confirmed by the silky hand of the wood. The seat-back shell, externally shellac lacquered, is internally upholstered and covered in leather or fabric.
Finishes:
Fabric in Esopo Stone with Grey Oak Frame
Ginestra
Antonio Citterio
Collection of large rectangular and round dining tables featuring natural teakwood structural details and designed tops, studied to match central inserts made of Calacatta white porcelain stoneware. The same collection features a chair, always in natural teakwood, with sinuous harmonious lines that are clearly inspired by northern trends. It is characterised by an interlacing in polypropylene fibre that is ideal for outdoor use. Colours are chosen to match natural teakwood with a beige interlacing. Comfort is guaranteed by seat and back cushions.
Gio
Antonio Citterio
Gio, designed by Antonio Citterio, is the new series with a contemporary classic accent dedicated to living in the open air. A complete range of sofas, end units, chaise longue, sunbeds, armchairs, chairs, tables and complements which have been developed from solid teak structures with a special antique grey finish, which gives the wood a particular lived-in aspect and silver-grey reflective quality. To ensure a better insulation from the weather, all the padded elements have a polyester cover with waterproof treatment, and the fabrics are certified for resistance to weathering, UV rays, chlorine and sea spray.
Finishes:
Fabric in Elisir Rope, Antique Grey Teakwood Finish, and Tortora Webbing Colour
Heri O’
Monica Armani
Seemingly elementary, Heri O’ by Monica Armani combines elegance, essentiality and charm, and nods to the ‘60s. An object whose shapes and key colour hark back to the pop side of that era. The name Heri O’ comes from the combination of the word heritage with O’. Heritage for the clear references to the archetypes of round wooden chairs, O’, like the Flair O’ and Allure O’ collections, is an homage to the timeless style icon Jackie O’. With a clean design, the chair, light in its forms, is made of a curved and joined wooden frame, a balance between tradition and novelty. The upholstered cushions are made of a foamed wooden base covered in fabric. Heri O’ has a thousand faces with its countless finishes, from light and black brushed ash to glossy lacquer in different colours, combined with B&B Italia’s extensive textile collection for the seat and back cushions.
Husk
Patricia Urquiola
Comfortable, with a modern combination of base and seat, it picks up the profile of the namesake armchair. The body, which is shaped with a design that cites the capitonné style, conveys a feeling of softness; the cushions, in fabric or leather, fixed with press studs, are distinguished by the quilting. Many colour variants and combinations.
Husk Outdoor
Patricia Urquiola
The dining chair version completes the Husk Outdoor collection, which meets a variety of size and functional needs. The shell is available only in white; the four legs are in white or black painted metal.
Iuta
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia icon revised for contract use. A moulded wire mesh shell, with or without armrests provides outstanding levels of comfort and is available with a variety of base options. Height adjustable five star base alternative makes it an ideal executive meeting chair option for offices.
Iuta
Antonio Citterio
It brings home the rigour of work spaces and stands out for the soft lines of the aluminium perimeter profile. The light steel mesh of the backrest and the light design of the spokes make it a particularly pleasant addition even to the domestic environment. Also for the home office, with a wide range of seat covers.
Iuta ’14
Antonio Citterio
The four spoke wooden support of Iuta ’14 softens the contours of the steel-profiled netted frame, available in two monochromatic versions, either bronzed nickel or off-white. The wooden structure is available in four different shades.
Jens
Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio interprets the classic design of Chinese chairs in a contemporary key, rediscovering the craftsmanship of turned and curved wood, added to leather to make seats and backs that enhance the design. For the Jens chair, designed by Antonio Citterio with armrests in two versions and without armrests, the choice of wood in oak or natural wenge offers different shade variants.
Lazy ’05
Patricia Urquiola
Their name recalls relaxation, laziness and rest. The principle they have in common is the bright chromed steel frame with easy to remove covers with a zipper or Velcro fastening. With high backrest for a rigorous position, lower with backrest/armrest or in the stool version, it offers the possibility of combining different fabric tones above and under the seat, with a two-colour effect.
Metropolitan
Jeffrey Bernett
Two different structures, the former in plate steel both chromed and varnished, the latter with a four star brushed aluminium base. Malleable and easy to place alongside tables that differ in style, it allows to play with base and cover combinations: more serious in leather or colourful in fabric.
Mini Papilio
Naoto Fukusawa
Miniaturised it becomes more playful than the previous versions, and can also be used in public spaces. All features are left unaltered: traditional, 360 degree rotation, or an automatic return to the pre-set position
Finishes:
Fabric in Adria Orange and Metallic Grey Painted Base
Mirto Indoor
Antonio Citterio
The classic director’s chair (a fixed variant that comes with or without arms and a folding version) is reinvented with contemporary sophistication and meticulous attention to detail and proportions, not to mention the grain of leather used on the seat and the back. The structure of the chair is available in light or dark tones, whereas the leather is available in natural or black. Different shades are able to offer different images for a different kind of feel.
Mirto Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
Timeless, resistant and durable, both from a formal and a physical point of view, the Mirto Outdoor chairs express an elegance that transcend time and fashions. They come in a fixed version, with or without armrests, and in a folding version, reinterpreting the classic director’s chair.
Finishes:
Fabric in Laguna Natural
Armrests in Natural Color
Clay Painted Frame Finish
Musa
Antonio Citterio
The same line and frame for three kinds of seats: the classic chair, the small armchair with armrests and the high stool designed for the modern kitchen, just as important as the actual dining room. Finishes in grey oak, brushed light oak, brushed black oak or smoked stained oak.
Papilio
Naoto Fukasawa
The design allows both an erect posture and a more relaxed position by resting on one of the wings of the armrest. The formal balance results from the constant thickness of the body and by the profile of the seat, which is sinuous at the top and ends in the light steel frame. Removable covers with a metal zip on the back, which becomes a decorative motif.
Finishes:
Fabric in Sapri Smoke Grey and Bright Chromed Frame
Papilio Shell
Naoto Fukasawa
Papilio Shell is available in two versions: with polypropylene shell in three colours (white, greige, black) or padded and upholstered in a wide range of fabrics and leathers. Different types of bases give the chair different looks for different uses.
Finishes:
Greige Shell and Bright Chromed Base
White Shell and White Painted Base
Fabric in Lube and Smoked Stained Oak Base
Papilio Shell Outdoor
Naoto Fukasawa
Papilio Shell by Naoto Fukasawa is linked through its name to the previous family of very successful chairs and armchair by the Japanese designer, but has an independent history. Originating from a shell with a design that enhance comfort, it expresses considerable versatility that makes it perfect in different situations, here showed in the outdoor version.
Peplo
Antonio Citterio
These elegant upholstered chairs with slip cover, proposed with and without armrests, match any of the table models. Those with armrests are especially comfortable and perfect also for the corner of a home office next to the writing-desk.
Vol Au Vent
Mario Bellini
Its distinctive character, single material pieces, both in leather and fabric, allows it to be placed alongside a large variety of tables, which are not necessarily modern. When all is said and done, its lines fluctuate between memory and modernity, and its volumes between bulkiness and slenderness. The cover is removable, padded with a single piece of stamped foam, and comes in two different sizes. The larger version can be fitted with armrests.