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.
High Back Lounge Chair by de Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta Model "Campo"
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1980s "Campo" lounge chair by de Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta 1984, Italy. U-shaped black leather frame with grey velvet-covered seat and a loose decorative cushi...
Leather, Upholstery
$6,950Sale Price|36% Off
H 38 in W 72 in D 48 in
'Joe' Lounge Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 1970s, Signed
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Poltronova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful patinated leather "Joe" lounge chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova is covered in a gorgeous and soft light brown / ...
Leather
De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi Lounge Chair Italy 1970.
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Almelo, NL
De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi Lounge Chair Italy 1970. This very cool-shaped lounge chair was designed by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'urbino, and ...
Fabric, Foam
$3,730
H 30.71 in W 40.95 in D 40.95 in
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy 1967
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Almelo, NL
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy, 1967. This stylish lounge chair, designed by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta in ...
Fabric
$11,850
H 33 in W 68 in D 44 in
Joe Chair by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova Italy. Original. Restored.
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Poltronova
Located in Kansas City, MO
Original iconic "Joe" Chair designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi for Poltronova, Italy, 1970s. Named after baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and shaped like an...
Steel
$1,687
H 27.96 in W 43.71 in D 38.19 in
1967, Paolo Lomazzi, Donato D'urbino, Jonathan de Pas, for Zanotta, Blow Chair
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) This was the first mass-produced inflatable chair...
Plastic
$2,366
H 32.29 in W 24.02 in D 33.08 in
Scacciapensieri Lounge chair by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi, Poltronova, 1970s
By Poltronova, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The Scacciapensieri armchair feels like it was designed to let you exhale. A single, fluid arc in bentwood holds a suspended fabric seat that wraps gently around the body. Rather tha...
Fabric, Bentwood
$4,400
H 35.24 in W 29.73 in D 27.56 in
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi 'Campo' Lounge Chair
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta, 'Campo' lounge chair, leather, fabric, plastic, Italy, 1984 Designed in 1984 by De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi ...
Leather, Fabric, Plastic
$8,934
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Lounge Chair in Leather by De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for BBB Bonacina
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, BBB Bonacchina
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Lounge chair mod. 'Carrera' in leather by De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi for BBB Bonacina, Italy ca. 1965. Iconic model and hard to find as a single lounge ch...
Leather
$9,700 / set
H 24.41 in W 39.77 in D 34.26 in
De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for BBB Pair of 'Flap' Transformable Lounge Chairs
By BBB Bonacchina, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for BBB, pair of 'Flap' lounge chairs, metal, plastic, alcantara, Italy, 1975 The "Flap" lounge chair, produced in 1975 by BBB, tr...
Metal
Onda Loveseat by De Pas, D’Urbino, and Lomazzi
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s produced by Zanotta, Italy - excellent vintage condition
Chrome
$11,700 / set
H 25.2 in W 50.01 in D 63 in
De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for Zanotta 'Settebello' Sectional Sofa
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta, 'settebello' modular sofa, fabric, polyurethane, Italy, 1974 A postmodern design by Gionathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino ...
Fabric
$6,982
H 30.71 in W 54.34 in D 28.35 in
Italian “Onda” Black Leather Sofa by De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Iconic “Onda” sofa, designed in 1985 by De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, representing one of the most recognizable examples of Italian postmodern design of the 1980s. The s...
Steel