Zanotta Dry Bars

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 Edizioni Nairobi Bar Cabinet in Red Veneered Laminate by Ettore Sottsass

$15,048Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Edizioni Nairobi Bar Cabinet in Red Veneered Laminate by Ettore Sottsass

By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Edizioni Nairobi Bar Cabinet in Red Veneered Laminate by Ettore Sottsass Signed original. Red veneered laminate frame (design E. Sottsass). Base and inner frame with drawe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Zanotta Edizioni Mikiolone Bar Cabinet in Lacquered Wood by Alessandro Mendini

$61,864Sale Price / item|20% Off

Zanotta Edizioni Mikiolone Bar Cabinet in Lacquered Wood by Alessandro Mendini

By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Zanotta Edizioni Mikiolone Bar Cabinet in Lacquered Wood by Alessandro Mendini Nine originals, numbered and signed. Wooden frame lacquered in various colours. Legs in turned wood ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Cantaride Bar Cabinet by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta, Italy, 1980s

$14,000

Cantaride Bar Cabinet by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta, Italy, 1980s

By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini

Located in Antwerp, BE

Designed and signed by Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta in 1988, the Cantaride Bar-Cabinet is a rare piece from the iconic 1980s Memphis era. The cabinet...

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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Bar Cabinet Carmen by Comité De Proyectos

$31,407 / item

H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in

Bar Cabinet Carmen by Comité De Proyectos

Located in Geneve, CH

Bar cabinet Carmen by Comité De Proyectos Dimensions: large: W 45 x D 90 x H 110 cm Materials: Huanacaxaxtle Wood, Sisal Fiber, Steel, Wicker, Mirror, Leather. We are an interior a...

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2010s Mexican Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Steel

"Perf" Bar Cabinet in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel

$1,562 / item

H 66.9 in W 31.5 in D 11.4 in

"Perf" Bar Cabinet in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel

By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Perf" is a bar cabinet, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Steel

1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Mirror Mosaic Bar Cabinet

$2,924

H 27.96 in W 29.53 in D 14.97 in

1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Mirror Mosaic Bar Cabinet

By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful 1950s Italian Art Deco bar cabinet in great wood veneer front double doors standing on four classic legs giving elegance and importance. Once you open the two doors the ful...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Zanotta Dry Bars

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Brass

Danish Viking Bar Cabinet

$6,500

H 56.5 in W 17.75 in D 13 in

Danish Viking Bar Cabinet

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A very unusual, hand painted bar cabinet, as a Danish Viking, made in Italy. Striking naive/modern style, humorous and direct. The back is finished and ...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Bar Cabinet by Gio Frigerio, Italy 1970s

$11,800

H 42.5 in W 60.75 in D 21.75 in

Bar Cabinet by Gio Frigerio, Italy 1970s

By Frigerio

Located in New York, NY

Bar cabinet by Gio Frigerio. Red lacquer doors and mirrored interior. Makers label affixed to back.

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Zanotta Dry Bars

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Glass, Lacquer

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet 1950' Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani

$9,942

H 47.25 in W 45.28 in D 14.97 in

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet 1950' Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Rome, IT

Elegant and unusual bar cabinet. Decorated front door with finely engraved bird figures. Door panels inside with mosaic mirror and brass and glass shelfs....

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s

$7,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 25 in W 33 in D 13 in

Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s

Located in New York, NY

An Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides to be free standing. Mahogany, teak, patinated...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Zanotta Dry Bars

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet Osvaldo Borsani style 1950'

$11,112

H 47.25 in W 45.28 in D 14.97 in

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet Osvaldo Borsani style 1950'

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Rome, IT

Elegant and unusual Italian Art Deco bar cabinet. Decorated front door with finely engraved bird figures. Door panels inside with mosaic mirror and brass and glass shelfs. Support w...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Wood Bar Cabinet

$3,275

H 47.64 in W 33.08 in D 14.97 in

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Wood Bar Cabinet

By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful 1940s Italian Art Deco bar cabinet in great wood veneer, three front doors, standing on waterfall legs giving elegance and importance. Once you open the top door two drawer...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Zanotta Dry Bars

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Brass

Midcentury Extravagant Bar Cabinet by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s

$4,211Sale Price|20% Off

H 37.41 in W 29.53 in D 15.75 in

Midcentury Extravagant Bar Cabinet by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s

By Umberto Mascagni

Located in Rome, IT

This fancy bar cabinet designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni .This piece features a cream colored vinyl with anodized aluminium and centered by colorful Italian landscape prints. An ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Wood

Bronze Mirrored Bar Cabinet by Ello

$3,680

H 50.5 in W 36.25 in D 20.5 in

Bronze Mirrored Bar Cabinet by Ello

By Ello Furniture

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A two-part mirrored cabinet on chest, perfect for a bar. Two mirrored doors above three mirrored drawers with modern inset brass campaign handles, on a brass base with brass sides. G...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Zanotta Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cabinet in Wood, Mirror and Glass, Italy, 1960s

$10,526

H 77.56 in W 48.04 in D 27.56 in

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cabinet in Wood, Mirror and Glass, Italy, 1960s

Located in Rome, IT

Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cabinet in rosewood and glass with the peculiarity of being composed of two separate units. The larger one is a wall unit characterized at the top ...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Zanotta Dry Bars

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Metal, Brass

Zanotta dry bars for sale on 1stDibs.

Zanotta dry bars are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Zanotta dry bars, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dry bars by Matteo Cibic, Hebanon Fratelli Basile, and Scarlet Splendour. Prices for Zanotta dry bars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $17,100 and can go as high as $70,300, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $43,700.