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.
Italian Bauhaus black fabric steel chaise longue Genni Mucchi Zanotta 1980s
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Bauhaus black fabric and steel chaise longue Genni by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta, 1980s Genni chaise longue in black fabric and steel. The reclining armchair has a padded cu...
Steel
$2,890Sale Price / set|23% Off
Chaise Longue Genni for Zanotta by Gabriele Mucchi 70s
By Gabriele Mucchi, Zanotta
Located in bari, IT
Chaise longue model Genni, design Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. Chrome-plated steel frame. Springing on steel spirals. Seat adjustable to two positions. Polyurethane padding. Leather upholstery cushions and armrests. Ottoman measurements W 55 D 43 H 35 cm Founded by Aurelio Zanotta, the company immediately began to involve well-known names in Italian design and architecture in the production process. These included Achille Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Marco Zanuso, Ettore Sottsass, Joe Colombo, Alessandro Mendini, Piero Gatti...
Steel
Customizable Zanotta Lama Leather Chaise Lounge by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
By Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Chaise longue. Frame colour graphite. Self-extinguishing polyurethane foam upholstery with elastic strips suspension. Fixed internal nylon cover. Removable external cover in fabric ...
Leather, Fabric
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue in Brown Fabric by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue in Brown Fabric by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Stiff polyurethane frame with upholstery in graduated polyurethane. Frame covered with cowhide 95. Re...
Upholstery
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue with Rolled Cushion in Grey Fabric
By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue in Grey Fabric by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Stiff polyurethane frame with upholstery in graduated polyurethane. Frame covered with cowhide 95. Rem...
Upholstery
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue in Grey Fabric by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Rider Tilting Chaise Longue in Grey Fabric by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Stiff polyurethane frame with upholstery in graduated polyurethane. Frame covered with cowhide 95. R...
Upholstery
Italian Chaise Longue silk
Located in Long Island, NY
Italian Chaise Longue .Elegant and Timeless. Beautiful Reds and Gold Colors in Silk .
Silk
Vintage Brown Leather Chaise Longue
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing a fluid silhouette crafted of bronzed cylindrical steel, padded in expanded polyurethane, and upholstered in vintage brown leather, this elegant chaise longue makes for th...
Leather
Chaise longue
Located in Porto, PT
Chaise longue. Made of mahogany wood; upholstered in beige velvet. Rests on four turned legs. Dimensions: 80x165x63 cm.
Wood
Leather LC4 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier for Alivar 1980s
By Alivar, Le Corbusier
Located in Padova, IT
The LC4 was created in 1928 through the collaboration of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. It is one of the great classics of modern design: the chrome-plated t...
Steel
Walter Lamb, Chaise Longue, Bronze, Fabric, USA, 1955
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze and fabric cord chaise longue designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan, USA, c. 1955. Seat Height (inches): 12.25" Arm Height (inches): 17.13" All items ship ...
Bronze
Italian Chaise Longue Cowhide with Zebra Pattern, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A stunning 1980s Italian chaise longue, featuring a sinuous, sculptural silhouette and upholstered in genuine zebra-print cowhide. The elegant, undulating shape is designed to follo...
Leather
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Chaise Longue Sofa
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar chaise longue sofa.
Upholstery
$4,451
H 33.08 in W 55.12 in D 25.6 in
Marcel Breuer Isokon Chaise Longue for Knoll, Bauhaus, Germany, 1970
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Argelato, BO
One of the most iconic and elegant chaise longues in the history of design, conceived in the 1930s by the great architect and designer Marcel Breuer . The sinuous frame is made of c...
Fabric, Plywood
Leather BoConcept Chaise Longue
By BoConcept
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage BoConcept chaise lounge with relax function. In natural black leather, chrome steel base/legs. Label: BoConcept. Very good vintage condition.
Metal, Chrome
Italian Art Deco Black velvet Convertible Chaise Longue
Located in Miami, FL
Particular and unique chaise lounge from the 1940s in Art Deco style in precious black velvet . The feet are in turned solid wood and black lacquered wit...
Velvet, Wood
$5,985
H 29.13 in W 36.63 in D 34.25 in
Floor Sample Giorgetti All Around Chair By Ludovica & Roberto Palomba - Leather
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Boston, MA
Designed By Ludovica & Roberto Palomba An armchair with monocoque structure to define a new interpretation of space within space & swivel base. Finishes: - External Leather Plu...
Leather, Fabric
$3,500
H 41 in W 23.5 in D 62 in
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Black Leather & Chrome Base Chaise Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek, simple modern lounge probably Scandinavian circa 1990's. It features fine black leather with large chrome X base. Very good condition and ready for use.
Chrome
Forged Steel Chaise Longue
Located in Chireno, TX
Forged steel chaise longue, adorned in brass detail. Sold with newly-made tie-on upholstered cushion in antique hand-loomed French thistle and natural canvas. All...
Brass, Steel
Milo Baughman Black Leather Fred Chaise Lounge Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Milo Baughman “Fred” chaise lounge chair for Thayer Coggin in black leather on a brushed stainless steel base. This was one of Milo Baughman’s initial desi...
Steel
George Nelson for Herman Miller Chaise Longue
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare George Nelson chaise longue for Herman Miller. Heavy chromed steel frame with newer upholstery.
Chrome
Sold
H 32.29 in W 22.84 in D 41.34 in
Black Leather Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in Madrid, ES
Black leather upholstered 'Genni' recliner armchair with footrest by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. Designed in 1935, re-produced in 1981. Frame made of chromed tubular steel, back and...
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 41.34 in W 68.12 in D 34.65 in
Zanotta Lama Chaiselongue Designed by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba, 2006
By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Zanotta Lama lounge chair, in beautiful natural leather upholstery. Designed by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba in 2006, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy ca. ...
Steel
Pair of "Karelia" Armchairs by Liisi Beckmann for Zanotta in Bouclè Purple
By Zanotta, Liisi Meronen Beckmann
Located in Milano, IT
Karelia armchair design by Lisii Beckman for Zanotta with structure in polyurethane foam. The pair of armchairs has been reupholstered with removable cover in soft purple velvet. Ka...
Velvet
Genni Model Armchair for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in bari, IT
Genni model chaise longue designed by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta, early 80's production.
Steel
Genni Model Armchair for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in bari, IT
Genni model chaise longue designed by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta, early 80's production.
Steel
Sold
H 32.29 in W 22.84 in
Early ‘Genni’ Chaise Longue in Chrome and Black Leather by Gabriele Mucchi for Z
By Gabriele Mucchi, Zanotta
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exquisite Gabriele Mucchi ‘Genni’ chaise lounge designed in 1935 by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. This is an early piece, numbered and with the or...
Chrome
Sold
H 26.78 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
1968 Zanotta Sacco Easy Chair White Leather Gatti Paolini Teodoro Italy
By Zanotta, Gatti
Located in Arosio, IT
Sacco 280 easy chair was a revolutionary seating designed by P.Gatti, C. Paolini and F. Teodoro and manufactured by Italian company Zanotta. This ergonomical, anatomical chaise was b...
Leather, Polystyrene
Sold
H 27.56 in W 22.45 in D 70.87 in
Black Leather and Chrome Genni Chaise Lounge and Ottoman, Gabriele Mucchi, Italy
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A gorgeous black leather and polished steel Genni chaise lounge and ottoman, originally designed in 1935 by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. The lounge and ot...
Steel
Gabriele Mucchi Genni Chaise and Ottoman for Zanotta, Italy
By Zanotta, Gabriele Mucchi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Genni chaise designed in 1935 by Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. Very comfortable lounge chair and ottoman with original petrol blue leather upholstery. Exce...
Steel