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
Vintage 1970s coffee table designed by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Coffee table with cylindrical chrome-plated metal legs and a smoked glass top, designed by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1970s. CONDITION: In good condition, with signs of wear due to a...
Metal
Marco Zanuso for Zanotta Marcuso Round Coffee Table Smoked Glass Steel 1970s
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in bari, IT
In the late 1960s, Marco Zanuso conceived the Marcuso while observing automobile baffles, where a bracket was glued directly onto the glass: he imagined applying that technology to f...
Steel
Wood, glass, and steel coffee table, "CHROME ONE," 1970s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
An elegant coffee table with a modernist design, featuring a smoked glass top with rounded corners, a chrome-plated tubular steel frame, and a central wooden compartment with two sto...
Steel
$1,534
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, 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
$5,250
H 15.5 in W 43.625 in D 43.625 in
Vintage Zanotta Quaderna Square Coffee Table by Superstudio, Italy, circa 1970s
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional vintage Quaderna square coffee table designed by Superstudio for Zanotta, Italy, circa 1970s. An icon of the Italian Radical Design movement, the Quaderna series remains ...
Laminate
$4,434
H 15.75 in W 42.52 in D 24.81 in
1970s Cassina coffee table in Teak wood with Bronzed Smoked Glass
By Cassina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Sculptural solid coffee table by Cassina , from the 1970s, in precious teak wood beveled with central smoked glass top with rounded corners of beautiful architectural immmage Histo...
Nutwood
$7,800 / item
H 13.78 in W 31.5 in D 70.87 in
"Emi" Coffee Table by Marcos Amato, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Marcos Amato
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Marcos Amato, the Sahara collection (that comprises the coffee tables Emi and Kou) was designed after long days trying to portray the calm and breathtaking landscape of t...
Walnut
$1,136Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.18 in W 31.89 in D 31.89 in
MARCUSO model Modernist Design Coffee Table, Italy 1970's
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Modernist Italian Design "MARCUSO" model Coffee Table in the manner of Marco Zanuso for Zanotta. Made in Italy, 1970's / 80's period. Thick glass top with chrome cylindrical ...
Metal, Chrome
$2,273
H 15.75 in W 25.6 in D 35.44 in
Marco Zanuso Coffee Table - 1970s Design - Chrome and Smoked Glass
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Manzano, IT
Gorgeous coffee table attributed to renowned designer Marco Zanuso, an iconic piece that perfectly embodies the rationalist and industrial elegance of Italian design. The table feat...
Chrome
Brass Chrome Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular glass top coffee table. Chrome frame shape base with brass accent rings. glass top.
Brass, Chrome
$1,591Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.15 in W 40.56 in D 25.6 in
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
$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
Thick Smoked Glass Top Chrome Base Rectangle Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick smoked glass coffee table Milo Baughman decor match.
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
$4,653 / item
H 72 in W 140 in D 140 in
Zanotta Large Marcuso Table in Plate Glass Top with Stainless Steel Legs Frame
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Large Marcuso Table in Plate Glass Top with Stainless Steel Legs Frame by Marco Zanuso 5/8” thick plate glass top, either clear or covered in ...
Glass
$3,456Sale Price|20% Off
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 19...
Wood
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 Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
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...