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 Zanotta, Superstudio
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
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
H 67.3 in W 19.3 in D 0.6 in
French Patinated Wooden Floor Mirror, Early 20th Century, Aged Finish
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French floor mirror features a slender vertical form with a subtly beveled wooden frame finished in a soft, weathered patina of pale blue and white tones. The aged paint r...
Wood
Fronton Mirror Glass
Located in Paris, FR
Fronton mirror glass in handwork solid oak, with glass mirror.
Glass, Oak
Victorian Brass Finish and Mahogany Adjustable Height Shaving Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Victorian Brass Finish and Mahogany Adjustable Height Shaving Mirror Measures 15" in width x 15" in depth x 44" to 62" in height.
Brass
$5,035Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 86.62 in W 33.47 in D 2.17 in
Scuadro Mirror with Antique Brass Finish Rectangular Frame
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror Scuadro with antique brass finish rectangular frame and bevelled mirror glass. Elegant piece. Also available with square frame.
Brass
$4,473 / item
H 61.03 in W 29.93 in D 5.12 in
Fiam Customizable Caadre All Glass Standing Mirror by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
MIRROR IN CURVED GLASS Free-standing mirror, also available in hanging version in 6 mm-thick curved glass, made of four separate back-silvered curved elements. Also available in semi...
Glass
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 17 in D 11 in
Early 20th Century American Bamboo Vanity Mirror with Patina Finish
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th Century American Bmboo Standing Vanity Mirror Standing American Bamboo Mirror is structurally stable although has a small crack on one leg. Beautiful patina
Bamboo
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 94 in W 62 in D 3 in
Large Floor Mirror with Metal Leaf Finish Frame, by Vicente Wolf
By Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
A large floor mirror, designed by New York interior designer Vicente Wolf and custom-made to order around 2010. Almost 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Beveled wooden frame with 3 leve...
Mirror, Wood
$4,401Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.62 in W 29.53 in D 1.58 in
Venetian gold mirror in Murano glass by Barbini brothers
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Palermo, IT
Barbini Veneziani brothers' gold mirror circa 1960. Decorations with Murano flowers and long woven glass slats in the edges of the mirror, thus recalling the Renaissance period.
Mirror, Murano Glass
$8,858Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 70.87 in W 31.5 in D 3.55 in
Asymmetric Mirror in Solid Mahogany in Gold Finish
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror asymmetric with structure in solid mahogany wood. Hand-carved mahogany and with gold finish painted. With mirror glass.
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
$3,376 / item
H 18.12 in W 28.35 in D 3.15 in Dm 28.35 in
Fiam Italia All Glass Kathleen Round Mirror by Davide Oppizzi
By FIAM, Davide Oppizzi
Located in New York, NY
Freestanding or wall mirror with 6mm glass frame fused at high temperature, and available in the transparent shades smoke or antique rose color or a...
Glass
$2,980 / item
H 29.5 in W 20.5 in D 2 in
Squiggle Mirror by Chris Miano, Solid Birch, Lacquered Finish
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
Constructed from Solid Baltic Birch this mini Squiggle Mirror is lacquered and finished in a semi-gloss durable paint. The mirror can be hung verticall...
Hardwood
$14,103
H 86.62 in W 45.28 in D 2.76 in
Stylish Mirror Distressed Paint Finish Wood Decorative Insert Art Glass Vetrite
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Art Glass, Mirror, Wood