“This was a new kind of chair, constructed totally out of leather, much cloned since then.‎‎” Thus Mario Bellini describes Cab, a best-seller that he designed in the 1970s, which is now a signature piece in Cassina’s I Contemporanei collection.‎‎ Cab was the first-ever chair to feature a free-standing leather structure, inspired by how our skin fits over our skeleton.‎‎ The upholstery consists of sixteen pieces of saddle leather.‎‎ Individually die-cut, they then undergo fourteen discrete procedures, again by hand.‎‎ The pieces are sewn together only when their outer edges have been trimmed to ensure a perfect fit.‎‎ Once assembled, the cover is attached to the chair’s steel skeleton and held in place by means of a zipper fastening, as in a bespoke tailored garment.‎‎Chair with enamelled steel frame.‎‎ Leather upholstery zippered over the frame.‎‎The seat is padded with polyurethane foam.‎‎Colour: Black