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.
Superstudio Console Table Wood and Glass Zanotta, Italy, circa 1980
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Superstudio console table wood and glass Zanotta, Italy, circa 1980. Dimensions are 17.71" x 57.02" x 32.67" (H). Minimalistic and large 57" console table made from wood and ...
Steel
Zanotta Quaderna 710 Consolle in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Quaderna coffee table is part of the historic collection designed by the Superstudio collective for Zanotta, regarded as a manifesto of Italian radical design. Born in the 1970s,...
Plastic
Zanotta Black Carlino CM Console Homage to Carlo Mollino
By Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Service storage unit. Frame and drawer in painted wood, in the shades black and white. Plate glass top in the same colours. Milo CM and Carlino CM, both designed for the Miller Hous...
Wood
Superstudio for Zanotta Quaderna 710 Console Black silkscreen print on white
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in London, GB
Superstudio for Zanotta Quaderna 710 Console Black silkscreen print on white plastic laminate H84 x L180 x D42 cm Contemporary production An iconic design from Italy’s Radical Design...
Plastic, Laminate
$6,922Sale Price / item|20% Off
Zanotta Edizioni Agrilo Console Table in Black Lacquered by Alessandro Mendini
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Edizioni Agrilo Console Table in Black Lacquered by Alessandro Mendini Signed original. Frame in black lacquered wood. Hand- decorated edge in blue and green. Feet in silver-plated brass. Top in black painted plate glass. Born from the experimentations of Zabro Zanotta Edizioni is a special collection of furnishing items verging on art and design. Items in this collection are inspired by the Italian artistic handcrafting tradition. Free from the bonds of industrial production, they are charged with the powerful charm of "handmade” objects. A small console, Agrilo, featuring smooth and clearly peculiar signs and sophisticated or brave colours. Just like the insect to which its name refers, originally belonged to the Zabro Collection, a brand created under the auspices of Aurelio Zanotta...
Wood
Zanotta Quaderna 710 Small Table in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Quaderna coffee table is part of the historic collection designed by the Superstudio collective for Zanotta, regarded as a manifesto of Italian radical design. Born in the 1970s,...
Plastic
$8,522
H 28.55 in W 31.89 in D 98.04 in
Quaderna Console Table by Superstudio for Zanotta, Italy, 1970s
By Superstudio
Located in Brussels, BE
Quaderna Console Table by Superstudio for Zanotta,1970s Italy
Laminate, Wood
Custom Modernist Black Lacquer Console with Greek Key Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist black lacquer console was realized by artisans in New York state. It offers an open square form with stylized Greek key...
Vitrolite, Lacquer
Alessandro Mendini, Sirfo Goose Table, Zanotta, Italy, 1986
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Krefeld, DE
Alessandro Mendini “Sirfo” side table for Zanotta Edizioni, Italy, 1986. Iconic postmodern design piece, also known as the “Goose Table”. The ...
Aluminum
Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple black lacquer console table with waterfall legs, elegant color and lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times in "Architecture Digest...
Lacquer
$8,800 / item
H 30 in W 63 in D 17 in
Whorl Console Table in Matte Black Powder Coated Aluminum by Neal Aronowitz
By Neal Aronowitz
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant and powerful sculptural statement. This is a console that is an unforgettable and dynamic presence in any room. The now iconic lyrical form of the award winning Whorl Table series is this time executed in powder coated aluminum. 1/4" thick aluminum is rolled and bent into the magical folds of the Whorl form, seemingly defying gravity! Displayed here in a rich matte black custom color. Easy to clean and very durable. Hand-crafted in Portland, Oregon USA by renowned designer/artist Neal Aronowitz. The Whorl Console...
Aluminum
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Minimal wear to glass. Mild to moderate imperfections to wood frame from normal use and natural cracking. ...
Glass, Wood
Console by Enrico Carlo Rava
By Carlo Enrico Rava
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant and architecturally significant console table attributed to renowned Italian architect and designer Carlo Enrico Rava. Crafted in the early 1940s, the piece is constructed...
Onyx
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, stained glass and brass console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.0"H x 47.25"W x 10.0"D All items ship from High Point, North...
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Brass, Wood and Glass Console Table
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian very solid and heavy, brass, wood and glass console table from 1970's. The top of this console is in glass. The structure is combined with laquered dark brown color w...
Brass
Nanda Vigo, Console Table, Glass, Italy, 1980s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in High Point, NC
A small wall-mounted blue opaline glass console table designed by Nanda Vigo and produced by Glas Italia, Italy, c. 1980s. Minor imperfections to frost of glass and plastic wall sup...
Glass
$1,088Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
Gae Aulenti Laminate and Purple Metal Italian Coffee Table for Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury laminate and purple enamel metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s. This stunning straight-lined table with a clean enamelled metal frame with a light purple laminate formica top is in a stunning vintage condition. A wonderful item is perfect to complete a mid-century minimal living room...
Crystal, Metal
$7,450
H 27.75 in W 53.38 in D 14.5 in
Italian Modernist Wood and Chrome Console Table, Italy, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist console table in palisander wood with a chrome shelf. A versatile, chic and streamlined piece with wonderful contrasting materials. Italy, circa 1960 Size: 27...
Chrome
Superstudio for Zanotta Console Table ‘Quaderna’
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Superstudio for Zanotta, console table ‘Quaderna’, Italy, designed 1969 The Italian architecture and design group Superstudio (founded in 1966 by Adolfo Natalini and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia...
Plastic, Plywood
Positano console table by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Ravenna, IT
Console table designed by Ettore Sottrass for Zanotta in 1990. The legs have a conical structure with decorative geometric elements at the end. The front legs are staggered on the in...
Wood
Zanotta Quaderna Console by Superstudio in STOCK
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Quaderna Console designed by SuperStudio (Honeycomb core structure coated with White plastic laminate, digitally printed with black Squares at 1 3/16” spacing.) Dimensions: W180 x D ...
Laminate
Sold
H 29.9 in W 51.2 in D 17.7 in
2020 Calamo Writing Desk/Console by Gabriele Rosa for Zanotta of Italy in Steel
By Zanotta, Gabriele Rosa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Calamo writing desk or console table, designed by Gabrielle Rosa for Zanotta in 2013. This piece was produced in Italy in 2020. It sports a graphite steel structure with a ...
Steel
Zanotta Quaderna Console Table Design by Superstudio in Stock
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Console table. Honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, digitally printed with black squares at 3 cm spacing. Golden medal at the M.I.A. International Exhibition 1971 - NYCxDesign Awards 2022 Honoree. Collection: Israel Museum, Jerusalem - Museum fu¨r Angewandte Kunst, Köln - Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin - Kunstmuseum, Du¨sseldorf - Denver Art...
Laminate
Quaderna Superstudio Console for Zanotta, 1970s
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Brussels, BE
Quaderna Superstudio console for Zanotta, 1970s.
Plastic
Sottsass Console Table 'Positano' for Zanotta, 1993
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) Positano, console, 1993 Wood Rare and sought after piece by the post-modern master Ettore Sottsass It's just asking to be inconversation with a grea...
Fruitwood
Console Table by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Milan, Italy
Ettore Sottsass half moon console for Zanotta, made in Italy, 1980s. Brown and gray. Wood with briar and steel top. Vintage, very good condition.
Stainless Steel
Superstudio Quaderna Console Table
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in London, GB
A silk screen printed white plastic laminate coats an ingenious honey-combed core, allowing the piece to be both relatively light and strong. Superstudio were a group of Florence bas...
Laminate