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Artists›Mario Bellini

Mario Bellini

Italian, 1935

WA-00026161

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None documented

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1360756 ULAN500014815

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Mario Bellini: Designer

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Italy: The New Domestic Landscape

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970–1971

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearWikidata P569 + Duplicate Merge· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata P27 + Duplicate Merge· 92%✓
WebsiteWikidata P856· 92%✓

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/451
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1360756
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (32)

Cubo 15 television

1992 · Glass, enamelled steel, and electronics

13 3/8 × 15 1/16 × 15 1/8" (34 × 38.3 × 38.4 cm)

Veronese

1992 · Vase

Victoria and Albert Museum

Cubo 15 television

1992 · Glass, enamelled steel, and electronics

13 3/8 × 15 1/16 × 15 1/8" (34 × 38.3 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Motorway Service Station project (Preliminary plan)

1991 · Graphite on paper

14 × 33 1/4" (35.6 × 84.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Tokyo Design Center, Tokyo, Japan, Perspective

1989 · Ink on tracing paper

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Motorway Service Station Project, Exterior perspective

1989 · Computer-generated laser print

8 1/2 x 15 1/4" (21.6 x 38.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Exhibition "Mario Bellini: Designer.", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1987, Installation plan

1987 · Crayon and cut and pasted photocopies on transparent overlay on print

19 1/2 x 30 1/2" (49.5 x 77.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

ETP 55 Portable Typewriter

1985 · Cast-injected ABS polymer casing

7 1/8 × 16 1/2 × 13 1/4" (18.1 × 41.9 × 33.7 cm)

22 1/6 x 89 3/4 x 39 3/8" (56 x 228 x 100 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Robot Amplified Rotating Antenna

1981 · ABS polymer casing

17 1/8 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16" (43.5 x 30 x 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Class Water Faucet

1978 · Chromed brass

6 1/4 x 3 x 6 1/2" (15.9 x 7.6 x 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Logos 80 Programmable Electronic Calculator

1978 · Cast-injected ABS polymer casing

4 3/8 x 16 1/8 x 11 13/16" (11.1 x 41 x 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cab Armchair

1978 · Tubular steel and leather

32 1/4 x 23 5/8 x 20 1/2" (81.9 x 60 x 52.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cab Side Chair

1976 · Tubular steel and leather upholstery

32 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 18 5/8" (81.9 x 47.6 x 47.3 cm), seat h. 17 3/4" (45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lettera 10 Portable Typewriter

1976 · Cast-injected ABS polymer casing

4 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 9 3/8" (12.1 x 24 x 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Area Hanging Lamp

1974 · Non-woven polyester, porcelain, lacquered metal, and cast-iron

1974 · Non-woven polyester, porcelain, lacquered metal and cast-iron

82 5/8 x 19 11/16 x 19 11/16" (209.9 x 50 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Area Floor Lamp

1974 · Non-woven polyester, porcelain, lacquered metal and cast-iron

59 1/16 x 19 11/16 x 19 11/16" (150 x 50 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Area Lamps

1974 · Non-woven polyester, porcelain, lacquered metal and cast iron

.1 (hanging lamp): Adjustable h.

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Le Stelle Chair

1974 · Tubular steel, polyurethane foam, Dacron-filled cushions, and fabric upholstery

30 7/8 x 51 1/8 x 33 7/8" (78.5 x 129.9 x 86 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Logos 50/60 Electronic Printing Calculator

1972 · Die-cast aluminum casing and ABS polymer

4 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 10 1/8" (12.4 x 42.8 x 25.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Le Bambole Armchair

1972 · Differential density polyurethane foam, Dacron, and fabric

28 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 35 1/2" (72 x 120 x 90.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Divisumma 28 Electronic Printing Calculator

1972 · Cast-injected ABS polymer, flexible synthetic rubber skin, and melamine

3 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 9" (8.3 x 21 x 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Divisumma 18 Electronic Printing Calculator

1972 · ABS plastic, synthetic rubber, and melamine resin

1 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 4 3/4" (4.8 x 24.8 x 12.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

32 published of 61 catalogued · 39 with image

MoMA
31 publishedof 60 catalogued38 img
Victoria & Albert
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Cubo 15 television
1992 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum Wright

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

Market

Auction sale history

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Wright

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Exhibitions and timeline

Solo Exhibition Mario Bellini: Designer

New York · 1987

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

New York · 1979

Group Exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape

New York · 1972

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

New York · 1970