Cappellini Lounge Chairs
In 1946, at the start of a postwar boom in Europe, Enrico Cappellini opened the doors to a small furniture studio in the Italian town of Carugo. But it wasn’t until his son joined the company nearly three decades later that Cappellini became a powerhouse fixture on the global design stage. Today Cappellini is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of innovative chairs, tables and decorative objects.
Giulio Cappellini joined the family company in 1977 and, with his appointment, ushered in a stage of boundary-pushing modernism and prolific creativity at Cappellini. With a dual background in architecture and business management, Giulio was well equipped to steer the brand into both innovative design and economic growth in a rapidly globalizing economy.
The second-generation leader’s first major success came in 1981, with the launch of Sistemi, a modular, hyperfunctional storage system that would come to symbolize the chic functionality of Cappellini. That was quickly followed by a collaboration with renowned Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata for the Progetti Compiuti collection, a line that brought unexpected playfulness to the simple framework of a black-and-white cabinet and remains an iconic collectible today.
That first collaboration opened the doors to a prolific output of partnerships, with Cappellini tapping such star designers as Jasper Morrison, Marcel Wanders, Tom Dixon, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Nendo for collections over the ensuing decades that spanned a range of materials and styles. Speaking to this range, Marc Newson’s plumply curvaceous 1988 Embryo chair, Jasper Morrison’s slightly arachnoid 1987 Thinking Man’s chair and Tom Dixon’s sculptural 1991 S-chair — each quite stylistically unique — remain some of the company’s most recognizable pieces, with the latter in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cappellini, now headquartered in Milan, continues to partner with guest designers across furniture, storage and lighting solutions, though many of its 1970s and ’80s designs remain its most coveted today.
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1990s Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Leather, Velvet
1990s Italian Post-Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Beech
Late 20th Century Italian Cappellini Lounge Chairs
2010s American Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Oak, Leather
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Chrome
1980s French Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fabric
1950s European Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal, Steel
1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal, Chrome
2010s American Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Beech
1980s Italian Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Wicker
1980s Italian Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Beech
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
2010s Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Post-Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Rope, Resin, Carbon Fiber
Early 2000s Italian Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Plastic
Early 2000s Italian Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Plastic
Early 2000s New Zealand Organic Modern Cappellini Lounge Chairs
Pine, Ash