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.
Ettore Sottsas Ospite Table Zanotta Postmodern, 1980s
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Ospite dining table. Designed in 1984 and produced by Zanotta. Painted brier veneer top and three brass silver legs.
Brass
Reale Dining Table by Carlo Mollino for Zanotta, Italy, 1990s
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The Reale table is an exercise in structural subtraction. The frame develops as a system of slender shaped members meeting at precise nodes, held together by exposed brass bolts that...
Glass, Walnut
Carlo Mollino, Reale Glass Dining Table by Zanotta, Italy (Old Edition)
By Zanotta, Carlo Mollino
Located in Argelato, BO
Carlo Mollino Reale Square Glass Dining Table by Zanotta, Mid Century Modern This table represents an authentic icon of Italian design, conc...
Glass, Wood
Iconic Quaderna Dining Table by Superstudio for Zanotta, Italy, 1970
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Quaderna Table by Zanotta, 1970s — 126 × 126 cm This vintage Quaderna table from the 1970s is one of the most recognisable designs produced by Zanotta. Part of the iconic Quaderna se...
Stone
Superstudio Quaderna Console for Zanotta Italy, 1970
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Skokie, IL
The Quaderna console table features a honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, silk-screen printed with black squares at 1.2" spacing. The Quaderna series featur...
Laminate, Wood
Zanotta Quaderna Dining Table in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Small Quaderna Table/Writing Desk in White Plastic Laminate, Superstudio Honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, digitally...
Plastic
$13,000Sale Price|25% Off
Alessandro Mendini 'Zabro' Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing collectors piece of Post-Modern design is an original 1980s production of the 'Zabro' chair (which easily transforms into a table) designed in 1984 by Alessandro Mendini...
Leather, Wood
Superstudio for Zanotta 'Quaderna' Square Table
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Superstudio for Zanotta, 'Quaderna' dining table as part of the 'Misura' series, silk-screened plastic laminated wood, Italy, design 1969-72 The Quaderna table is one of the best-kn...
Laminate, Wood
Italian modern Dining table Desco by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Dining table Desco by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s Dining table mod. Desco with round top in satin steel with black plastic profile. The 3-spoke leg is made...
Metal, Steel
Italian modern dining table by Peter Noever for Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern dining table by Peter Noever for Zanotta, 1970s Dining table with a large round granite top. The structure consists of a single cylindrical central pedestal in cast ir...
Granite, Cast Iron
$2,679Sale Price|40% Off
Postmodern Cena dining table designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta 1979
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Postmodern Cena table designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, Manufactured by Zanotta, Italy Beautiful dining table or executive office desk with Beola stone tabe top. Manuf...
Stone, Steel
‘Acanto’ Dining Table by Enzo Mari for Zanotta
By Enzo Mari, Zanotta
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Sculptural dining table model 'Acanto' by Enzo Mari (Novara 1932 - Milan 2020) for Zanotta, Italy 1990. The design immediately catches the eye due to the asymmetrical sculptural base...
Metal
$3,292Sale Price|20% Off
Garth Roberts Raw Dining Table Zanotta 7090 Adjustable Planks & Design
By Zanotta, Garth Roberts
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Garth Roberts award winning Raw table retailed through Zanota. Canadian Garth Roberts is another designer whose accomplishments make you wo...
Steel
Kartell Zoom Dining Table in White by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell’s collection of tables now offers yet another function thanks to the extension table designed by Piero Lissoni. Zoom has a solid and rigorous frame but the legs of bent lamin...
Aluminum
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' Dining Table
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' dining table for Zanotta, 1980s.
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Nero Marquina Marble Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Absolutely stunning veining on this black marble dining table. Even the base has intricate veining on all four sides, it’s hard to pick a favorite angle. We also had the lacquer pro...
Marble
$5,430 / item
H 15.36 in W 59.06 in D 16.54 in
Zanotta Quaderna 710 Small Table 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
$6,871
H 30.32 in W 72.84 in D 34.26 in
Mid-Century Organic Table in wood and brass, Carlo Mollino Style, Italy
By Carlo Mollino, Augusto Romano, Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in Argelato, BO
Important organic table in wood and brass, Turin School, Italy, 1950s (unique piece) The table can be traced back to the most experimental moment of Italian organic design, when a n...
Brass
1980s Postmodern Travertine Pedestal Base Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Such an elegant table. It’s really hard for me to believe this table is over 40 years old. The previous owner inherited it from her mother and sold it to me bc she runs an in house d...
Travertine, Marble, Soapstone, Metal
$2,695
H 28.75 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Ettore Sottsass Post Modern Laminate Alicudi Dining Table for Zanotta Italy 1990
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Conversano, IT
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Zanotta in the early 1990s, the Alicudi table represents one of the most refined expressions of the master’s exploration of color, form, a...
Laminate, Wood, Cherry
$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
$4,400
H 32.67 in W 57.08 in D 17.71 in
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
$8,800
H 17 in W 50.5 in D 20.5 in
Arabesco Coffee Table by Carlo Mollino for Zanotta, Italy 20th Century
By Carlo Molino
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1949, Carlo Mollino's Arabesco coffee table has a beautifully organically shaped base and two crystal glass tops. The base is stamped "zanotta made in Italy".
Metal
$5,458
H 27.76 in Dm 51.19 in
Ettore Sottsass Lotto Rosso / Super Loto Dining Table, Poltronova, Italy, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A Lotto Rosso / Super Loto dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Poltronova, Italy, 1970s. In very good original condition. Fast ship...
Granite, Metal
1980s Mid-Century Italian Postmodern Beige Marble Dining Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Mid-Century Postmodern Beige Travertine Dining Table. Very solid pedestal base and top, both made of travertine. This stunning table has a minimalist aesthetic, and Italian...
Marble
$1,087
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 47.25 in
Italian Designer Table Star Galaxi Granite Dining Table Zanotta Italy
Located in Berlin, DE
Conference table or dining table with high quality Star Galaxy granite plate oval. stands on 5 steel columns. ideal for the office or at home as a dining table. some scratches on th...
Granite
$3,550
H 29.53 in W 86.62 in D 31.5 in
Italian modern dining table Asnago by Asnago Vender for Pallucco, 1990s
By Mario Asnago, Pallucco
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern dining table Asnago by Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender for Pallucco, 1990s Asnago dining table with rectangular glass top. The top is supported by light gray metal bea...
Metal
Postmodern Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Round dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass, a piece of postmodern design in Memphis style. The solid wood round top is supported by four metal legs with wooden bases. This table ...
Metal
Carlo Mollino by Zanotta 'Reale' Table
By Zanotta, Carlo Mollino
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining table model Reale by Carlo Mollino for Zanotta, Italy, design 1946, production 1980s. This complex, ingenious table seems to have appeared from nature itself. The icon by M...
Steel
Sold
H 28.35 in W 49.61 in D 49.61 in
Quaderna 2600 dining table by Superstudio for Zanotta, made in Italy, 1971
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Lyon, FR
Large dining table model Quaderna 2600 made in Italy in 1971 by Superstudio for Zanotta. An iconic design with a refined profile, a high quality conception and a graphic grid pattern...
Wood
Sold
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Italian post-modern wood and glass dining table Reale C. Mollino Zanotta, 1990s
By Zanotta, Carlo Mollino
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern wood and glass dining table Reale C. Mollino Zanotta, 1990s Dining table mod. Reale with rectangular top in transparen...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 29.93 in W 75.6 in D 49.61 in
Italian modern Green white Dining table Quaderna Design Superstudio Zanotta 1970
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Green and white laminate Dining table Quaderna Design Superstudio Zanotta, 1970s Dining table mod. Quaderna in wood with white laminate finish with 3 cm green lined sq...
Laminate, Wood
Vintage dining table by Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Round wooden and chrome base dining table by Zanotta, 1970s Good overall condition 1970s - Italy Dimensions: Height: 72cm Diameter: 115cm Ref.: 951892
Chrome
Sottsass “Filicudi” dining table for Zanotta, 1990s
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Postmodern dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta Italy. Attractive and payful 'memphis' design. Made of beech wood and a laminated geometrical table top. 1990s - it...
Beech
Sold
H 28.35 in W 102.37 in D 49.22 in
Rare "Bramante" Table by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1950s
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Presenting an extraordinary piece of mid-century design history, the "Bramante" Dining Table by renowned Italian designers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta. Crafted i...
Maple
Quaderna table by Superstudio for Zanotta, 1970s
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in bruxelles, BE
White and black formica table by Superstudio. Wear due to time and age of the table. For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Formica
Sold
H 29.14 in Dm 55.12 in
Round marble Zanotta Roberto Barbieri table with blue steel base, Italy, 1980s
By Roberto Barbieri, Zanotta
Located in Zevenaar, NL
140 diameter eyecatcher XXL table in beautiful French marble with a blue steel base. Signed Zanotta underneath the base, made in the 1980s in Italy. Design is by Roberto Barbieri. Al...
Marble, Steel
Sold
H 27 in W 119 in D 49 in
1950s Italian Bramante Beech Dining Work Studio Table by Castiglioni for Zanotta
By Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An opportunity to buy a rare and substantially sized ‘2630 Bramante’ trestle table originally designed in 1950 by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy. A reversible beech wooden top, sits upon a pair of solid beech trestle bases. The bases are height adjustable, allowing the top to be set at five different heights from 69.5cm to 85.5cm in increments of 4cm - from a seated position to a standing position - and secured by turned wooden pegs...
Wood
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H 28.75 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Italian "Reale Table" Designed by Carlo Mollino Produced by Zanotta, 1990
By Zanotta, Carlo Mollino
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This splendid table was designed by Carlo Mollino in 1947 for the offices of Reale Mutua Assicurazioni in Turin. The table became an icon of Italian design (the original at auction a...
Crystal, Brass
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Marco Zanuso Italian Mid-century Dining Table Marcuso Model for Zanotta, 1969
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury dining table model Marcuso designed by Marco Zanuso and produced by Zanotto since 1969 with thick glass top and stainless steel legs. Zanotta trademark engraved o...
Crystal, Steel, Stainless Steel
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H 27.56 in W 66.93 in D 31.5 in
20th Century Glass Dining Table Designed 1970s By Marco Zanuso For Zanotta
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in London, GB
Italian 1970s glass dining table having a slightly tinted, thick glass top with rounded corners, on chrome legs The legs are detachable for ease of transport. Bearing 'Made in ...
Chrome
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H 28.35 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Italian Mid-Century White Wooden Work Table by Minale Simpson for Zanotta, 1980s
By Zanotta
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century White wooden work table by Minale and Simpson for Zanotta, 1980s Work table with rectangular top in white formica. The top rests on a wooden structure consisting...
Formica, Wood
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H 27.56 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian "Marcuso" Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1970s
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "Marcuso" dining or center chrome and glass table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta.
Stainless Steel