Zanotta Sofas

Italian

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.

Creator: Zanotta

Zanotta William Modular Sofa in White Fabric & Steel Frame by Damian Williamson

$15,840Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta William Modular Sofa in White Fabric & Steel Frame by Damian Williamson

By Zanotta, Damian Williamson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta William Modular Sofa in White Fabric & Steel Frame by Damian Williamson These modular elements allow many corner or straight compositions. Aluminum alloy feet, either p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Zanotta Pianoalto Modular Sofa in White Fabric by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba

$14,414Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Pianoalto Modular Sofa in White Fabric by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba

By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Pianoalto Modular Sofa in White Fabric by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba The range of modular or monobloc sofas allows many corner or straight...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

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Fabric

Customizable Zanotta Milano+ Sofa by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi

$11,468 / item

Customizable Zanotta Milano+ Sofa by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi

By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta

Located in New York, NY

Monobloc, modular sofas and pouf. Aluminum alloy feet, with natural or black nickel-satin finish. Steel frame. Elastic strips suspension. Single seat cushion in graduated polyurethan...

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2010s Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Textile

Zanotta Bruce Sectional Sofa in Black Upholstery with Black Painted Frame

$12,751Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Bruce Sectional Sofa in Black Upholstery with Black Painted Frame

By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Bruce Sectional Sofa in Black Upholstery with Black Painted Frame The range of modular or monobloc sofas allows many corner or st...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Kilt Monobloc Sofa in White Leather by Emaf Progetti

$12,707Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Kilt Monobloc Sofa in White Leather by Emaf Progetti

By Zanotta, Emaf Progetti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Kilt Monobloc Sofa in White Leather by Emaf Progetti Steel frame. Elastic strips suspension. Upholstery in graduated polyurethane/heat-bound polyester fibre. Fixed internal ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

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Upholstery

Zanotta Shiki Monobloc Sofa with Wooden Base by Damian Williamson

$12,152Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Shiki Monobloc Sofa with Wooden Base by Damian Williamson

By Damian Williamson, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Shiki Monobloc Sofa with Wooden Base by Damian Williamson Wooden base covered with the same fabric or leather of the sofa. Wooden frame. Elast...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

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Fabric

Zanotta Dove Sectional Sofa in Red Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame

$15,875Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Dove Sectional Sofa in Red Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame

By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Zanotta Dove Sectional Sofa in Red Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Graphite painted aluminium alloy feet. Wooden seat frame. Elastic strips sus...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Customizable Zanotta Flamingo Leather Sofa by Damian Williamson

$14,471 / item

Customizable Zanotta Flamingo Leather Sofa by Damian Williamson

By Damian Williamson, Zanotta

Located in New York, NY

Price listed for the starting leather and Nickel-satin finished feet. Armchair, monobloc and modular sofas. Polished or black painted aluminum alloy feet, or with natural or black ni...

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2010s Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Steel

Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Brown Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame

$14,220Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Brown Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame

By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Brown Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Graphite painted aluminium alloy feet. Wooden s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Small Bruce Sofa in Grey Upholstery with Black Painted Steel Frame

$7,902Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Small Bruce Sofa in Grey Upholstery with Black Painted Steel Frame

By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Zanotta Small Bruce Sofa in Grey Upholstery with Black Painted Steel Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Monobloc sofas and pouf. Polished aluminum alloy, or with natural or black ni...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Super Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame

$12,698Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Super Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame

By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Zanotta Large Dove Sofa in Super Leather with Graphite Painted Aluminium Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Graphite painted aluminium alloy feet. Wooden...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta Small Flamingo Sofa in Brown Upholstery with Black Aluminum Frame

$7,559Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Small Flamingo Sofa in Brown Upholstery with Black Aluminum Frame

By Zanotta, Damian Williamson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Small Flamingo Sofa in Brown Upholstery with Black Aluminum Frame by Damian Williamson Polished or black painted aluminum alloy feet, or with ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Zanotta William Modular Sofa with Shelf in White Fabric by Damian Williamson

$18,946Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta William Modular Sofa with Shelf in White Fabric by Damian Williamson

By Zanotta, Damian Williamson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta William Modular Sofa with Shelf in White Fabric by Damian Williamson These modular elements allow many corner or straight compositions. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Zanotta Dove Sofa in Viburno Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame

$9,644Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Dove Sofa in Viburno Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame

By Zanotta, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Zanotta Dove Sofa in Viburno Upholstery with Graphite Aluminium Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Graphite painted aluminium alloy feet. Wooden seat fra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Customizable Zanotta Kilt Sofa by Emaf Progetti

$15,865 / item

Customizable Zanotta Kilt Sofa by Emaf Progetti

By Zanotta, Emaf Progetti

Located in New York, NY

Price for starting fabric and without cushions. Armchair, monobloc, modular sofas, pouf. Steel frame. Elastic strips suspension. Upholstery in polyurethane/heat-bound polyester fibre...

Category

2010s Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Textile

Zanotta 1009 Club Sofa for Indoor or Outdoor by Prospero Rasulo

$7,310 / item

Zanotta 1009 Club Sofa for Indoor or Outdoor by Prospero Rasulo

By Zanotta, Prospero Rasulo

Located in New York, NY

Armchair and sofa for outdoor and indoor use. Steel internal structure painted for outdoor use. Weave in PVC thread with nylon internal reinforcement, in the shade of brown. Upon request a small seat...

Category

2010s Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Nylon, PVC

4-Seat White Faux Leather "Montenapo" Sofa by Zanotta, Italy, 1965

$7,500

4-Seat White Faux Leather "Montenapo" Sofa by Zanotta, Italy, 1965

By Zanotta

Located in Geneva, CH

Rare 4-seat white capitoned faux leather "Montenapo" sofa by Mario Scheinchenbauer, produced by Zanotta, Italy, 1965. Fair original vintage condition. One scratch on the back (pictu...

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Faux Leather

Zanotta Hiro Sofa in Quadrifoglio Fabric and Aluminum Frame by Damian Williamson

$10,322Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Hiro Sofa in Quadrifoglio Fabric and Aluminum Frame by Damian Williamson

By Zanotta, Damian Williamson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Hiro Sofa in Quadrifoglio Fabric and Aluminum Frame by Damian Williamson Aluminum alloy feet, either polished or with natural or black nickel-satin finish. Steel frame. El...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Sofas

Materials

Steel

Zanotta sofas for sale on 1stDibs.

Zanotta sofas are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Zanotta sofas, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 18 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 64 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original sofas by Zanotta were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sofas by Rodolfo Dordoni, Pierre Paulin, and Franco Albini. Prices for Zanotta sofas can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,219 and can go as high as $44,130, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $13,192.