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.
Coffee Center Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta Chrome and Smoked Glass
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury table 'Marcuso' by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta steel chrome and large tempered thickness smoked cristal. Excellent condition. Measures cm: H 33, W 103, D 56 About This...
Crystal, Steel
$1,590
H 12.6 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
"Marcuso" Square Chrome Coffee Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy 1970s
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century “Marcuso” square coffee in chrome plated metal completed by a thick square shaped glass. This stylish table designed by Marco Zanuso and produced by Zanotta in ...
Crystal, Chrome
Marco Zanuso ‘Springtime’ Coffee Table for Arflex, Italy 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover the timeless elegance of Italian design with this original coffee table designed by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, part of the iconic Springtime collection from the 1960s. This ex...
Walnut
$6,500
H 17.72 in W 72.84 in D 39.38 in
Large Bicolor Brass and Chrome Smoked Glass Coffee Table 1970s Springer Style
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Karl Springer
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large bicolor / bicolour rectangular centre coffee table with a smoked glass table top "floating" on a curved polished brass frame supported on large, oversized mirrored chrome legs ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Brass Chrome Smoked Glass Willy Rizzo Square Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp looking Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Willy Rizzo.
Brass, Chrome
Marcuso coffee table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1970s
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Correggio, IT
1970s coffee table model Marcuso by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta. The legs are made of chrome-plated steel and bear the manufacturer's mark. The visually striking, 1.5 cm thick top is ma...
Stainless Steel
$4,475
H 16.93 in W 31.7 in D 31.7 in
Midcentury coffee table by Marco Zanuso for Techniform, Italy 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury coffee table by Marco Zanuso for Techniform. Stunning square coffee or bar table, wood structure, central top and storage compartment. Perfect vintage condition Italy 1960s
Wood
Smoked Glass Round Top X-Base Coffee Table
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern smoked bronze glass round top coffee table. Barcelona style.
Steel
$1,648
H 12.6 in W 26.58 in D 26.58 in
Square Glass and Chrome Coffee Table by Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy, 1960s
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Roma, IT
Marco Zanuso square coffee table for Zanotta. Italy, 1960s. Chrome-plated glass top. Measures: 67.5 x 67.5 x 32 cm in height.
Fiberglass
$3,800
H 16 in W 55 in D 27 in
Brass Chrome Thick 3/4" Glass Top Mid Century Modern Oval Coffee Center Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass chrome thick 3/4" glass top Mid-Century Modern oval coffee center table.
Brass, Chrome
Marco Zanuso, Coffee Table, Wood, Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass coffee table, model Square, designed by Marco Zanuso and produced by Arflex, Italy, c. 1960s. Water marks to one edge of tabletop. Minor scratches on glass; wear c...
Glass, Wood
$5,300
H 16.54 in W 27.56 in D 50.4 in
"Filicudi" coffee table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta 1993
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini, Zanotta
Located in Renens, CH
Coffee table form the "Filicudi" series by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta Italy 1993. Beautiful and sculptural coffee table which stands on four diabolo shaped beachwo...
Laminate, Pearwood
Tall Round Center Coffee Table Chrome and Glass
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass round coffee table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. This table is 22" higher which higher then usu...
Chrome
Carlo Mollino Coffee Table
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Dronten, NL
Arabesco coffee table designed by Carlo Mollino 1949 for the living room of Casa Orenga in Turin. Plywood base with glass top. Original Zanotta production. Manufacturer signature...
Steel
Double Top Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta, 1970
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in MIlano, IT
Double top coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta, 1970 Eclectic Italian coffee table of important size from 1970s, designed by Gae Aulen...
Metal
Dining Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1972, Italy
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in London, London
Dining table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1972 Italy Just a funky table! Marco Zanuso (1916-) Zanuso was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan sha...