Entrepreneur Aurelio Zanotta founded Zanotta in 1954 in Nova Milanese, Italy. Originally called Zanotta Poltrona, it specialized in traditional furniture. By the early 1960s, however, Zanotta had established a reputation for edgy mid-century modern design. Today’s vintage furniture collectors know the brand well for its innovative and wholly sculptural chairs, coffee tables and more.
One of Zanotta’s earliest successes was the Mezzadro stool — better known as the Tractor stool — designed by Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and his brother Achille in the late 1950s. In 1965, Zanotta was among the first furniture companies to work with expanded polyurethane foam and frameless construction, such as for the Throw-Away sofas and armchairs designed by Willie Landels. Another popular design was the Blow chair — designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi and Carla Scolari — viewed by many as a physical expression of late '60s carefree culture.
In 1969, amid the provocative movement we now call Italian Radical Design, Zanotta’s Sacco chair garnered major attention. The boundary-pushing beanbag chair was the brainchild of designers Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and Franco Teodoro who presented it to Aurelio Zanotta as a transparent vinyl sack loosely filled with small polystyrene balls. He suggested its signature brightly colored leather.
The Sacco chair won the 1970 ADI Design Museum’s Compasso d’Oro award. In 1972, the Museum of Modern Art in New York included it in the landmark exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” curated by designer Emilio Ambasz. In 2020, it received a Compasso d’Oro ADI Lifetime Achievement Award for 50 years of enduring popularity. It is now in museum collections around the world including the Triennale Design Museum of Milan, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
After Aurelio Zanotta died in 1991, the company remained in his family and has been run by his three children since 2002. Zanotta continues to set the bar high for furniture design with trend-setting pieces.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Zanotta seating, tables and other furniture.
Zanotta Quaderna 476 Mirror by Superstudio, Glass & Laminate Finish
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Quaderna 476 is a mirror designed by Superstudio and produced by Zanotta. Crystal 5 mm thick. Wooden frame in Print laminate, white colour, digitally printed in black squares with 3 ...
Glass
Zanotta silhouette Milo CM Mirror by Carlo Mollino
By Zanotta, Carlo Molino
Located in New York, NY
Mirror. Venus de Milo’s silhouette plate glass, with stainless steel pawl for hanging. Milo CM and Carlino CM, both designed for the Miller House, re...
Mirror
$5,008 / item
Zanotta Quaderna 476 Mirror by Superstudio
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Mirror. 5mm thick plate glass. Honeycomb core frame coated with white Print laminate, digitally printed with black squares at 3 cm spacing. The Quaderna Mirror is inspired by the 'Me...
Mirror
Sosia mirror by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Ravenna, IT
Oval wall mirror designed by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta in 1991. The mirror features a simple perimeter shape with a ground contour. The hooking element on the back also serves a...
Mirror
$636Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.56 in W 12.21 in D 1.78 in
Curved Wood Wall Mirror by Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi, Italy, 1967
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in bari, IT
Curved wood mirror, 1960s production, in the Campo and Graffi style.
Wood
Illuminated mirror by Ernest Igl for Hillebrand
By Hillebrand, Ernest Igl
Located in Hannover, DE
A wall mirror with indirect lighting from the German manufacturer Hillebrand Lighting. It was manufactured in the 1970s. The frame contains four E14 light bulbs (max. 40W). The mirro...
Sheet Metal
Specchio di Proust Mirror, by Alessandro Mendini for Glas Italia
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Stamford, CT
A wismical multi colored mirror designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Glas Italia.
Glass
Murano Glass Mirror by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Murano Glass Mirror by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, 1930s
Glass
Midcentury Walnut Mirror by Strata for Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury walnut mirror by Strata for Unagusta, sleek modern mirror, with inset 31"x 49" clear mirror. Can be hung horizontally or vertically.
Mirror, Walnut
$4,800
H 63 in W 31.75 in D 3.75 in
La Barge Chinese Chippendale Style Chinoiserie Pagoda Mirror Giltwood Finish
By La Barge
Located in Bradenton, FL
LaBarge Chinese Chippendale–style Chinoiserie wall mirror, crafted in Italy during the 20th century. With its soaring pagoda crest, suspended bell-form ornaments and pierced frame, t...
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,421
H 1.58 in Dm 28.15 in
Round Wall Mirror in Purple Lucite Alessandro Albrizzi Style, Italy 1970s
By Alessandro Albrizzi, Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round wall mirror in purple lucite in the style of Alessandro Albrizzi. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal
$128,500
H 105 in W 49 in D 17 in
Rare and Important Orientalist Console Table & Mirror by Carlo Bugatti
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare and important Orientalist console table and mirror by Carlo Bugatti (Italian,1856-1940). This elegant Moorish design is made of intricately carved and ebonized walnut inlaid with pewter, bone and copper, partially covered with parchment. The upper part featuring an arched mirror plate flanked by a pair of turned metal decorated columns surmounted by a gallery top inset with bone and carved finials.The lower part of the console table is beautifully fitted with three hanging tassels that extend over a vellum panel illustrated with a scene of ibises over pewter inlaid calligraphy designs.Carlo Bugatti was a famous designer active at the turn of the century. His pieces are rare and highly prized. He was the father of Rembrandt Bugatti who was a renowned sculptor, his work is also highly valuable and very rare since he died at 32. Ettore Bugatti...
Wood
"2046" Mirror by Max Ingrand for FontanaArte, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
An oval-shaped wall mirror designed by Max Ingrand for FontanaArte in the 1960s, featuring overlapping sheets of tinted glass. It can be hung either vertically or horizontally.
Glass
Vintage Modern Rosewood Large Mirror by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage modern large mirror by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Comprised of gorgeous rosewood veneer and mirror glass with beveled edges. Beautiful condition, keeping in mi...
Mirror, Rosewood
Mirror by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Richmond, VA
Mid century round ceramic mirror designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Made in Italy, circa 1960. Mirror is adorned with Londi's iconic stampwork in an unusual color combination of gre...
Ceramic
Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare glass mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Made in Milan circa 1950s. Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand...
Glass, Mirror
Mirallmar Mirror by Eduard Samso for BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mirallmar mirror designed by Eduard Samsó for BD Barcelona. Multi-mirror made up of 7 separate double-faced mirrors in various sizes with variable positions. All the mirrors are plane mirror except the mirror marked as H which is a concave mirror. The mirrors are connected together by nuts and bolts...
Mirror
Fronton Mirror Glass
Located in Paris, FR
Fronton mirror glass in handwork solid oak, with glass mirror.
Glass, Oak
$1,136
H 47.25 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Mirror by Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi, 1960s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
1960s rectangular mirror in walnut in a strict design from the late 1960s.
Mirror, Walnut
Zanotta Milo CM silhouette Mirror Homage to Carlo Mollino
By Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
NEW Mirror. Venus de Milo’s silhouette plate glass, with stainless steel pawl for hanging. The home is a shell Milo CM and Carlino CM, both designe...
Glass, Mirror