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.
Kioko aluminum coffee table designed by De Pas, d'Urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta 1990s
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Milano, IT
Original coffee table with gray laminated wood top and silver aluminum legs. The table is named Kioko, was designed by Gionathan De Pas, Donato d'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi, a great tr...
Aluminum
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Brighella 634 Side Table from Zanotta
By Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brighella 634 side table from the Historical Archive collection of Zanotta Spa., 1980s. Top is stain resistant black leather stitched into a black lacquer hard polyurethane top and i...
Chrome
Paire de tables d'appoint par Tavolino Brighella pour Zanotta 1980's
By Zanotta
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Paire de tables d'appoint par Tavolino Brighella pour Zanotta 1980's Fissure sous l'une des tables
Leather, Resin
Small table mod. 6500 by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Ravenna, IT
Small table designed in 1986 by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta. The tabletop features a daisy design, made entirely of mosaic. The central leg, which supports the top, reaches the gr...
Aluminum, Steel
Modern Round Side Table in Macassar Ebony from Costantini, Andino
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
In Stock and available for immediate delivery The Andino Table features a two-part curved wood base whose shape is seemingly unique from every angle. Shown here in Macassar Ebony, i...
Macassar, Ebony
Early Walnut Side Table From Italy, Circa 1800
Located in Nashville, TN
Early Walnut Side Table From Italy, Circa 1800. Solid walnut construction with nice original patina and wear.
Walnut
Pars Table I, by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
Pars Side Tabel is a bent wood design made by Raka Studio. This piece's main element is bentwood's organic motion between the top and the base. The proportions of the top and the ...
Wood, Bentwood
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
Table d’appoint à étages par Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table d’appoint par Mathieu Matégot avec sa couleur d’origine jaune.
Metal
Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux
By Jean-Michel Frank, Ecart International
Located in Paris, FR
End of 20th century coffee table by Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux, edited by Ecart International, in sanded and stained oak. This model was not reedited.
Oak
Round Bentwood Macassar Ebony Side Table from Costantini, Andino
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
In Stock and available for immediate delivery The Andino Table features a two-part curved wood base whose shape is seemingly unique from every angle. Shown here in Macassar Ebony, it is customizable in any size or shape top and any species. Dimensions: 20" Diameter x 20" H as shown, custom sizing available Finish Options: Veneers Options: Custom sizing, materials, and finishes available. Other materials available are Argentine Rosewood, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Beech, Elm, Okume, Teak...
Macassar, Ebony
Memphis Side Coffee Table Servomuto Castiglioni Zanotta, Italy 80s
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-century side coffee table "Servomuto" designed by A. Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy 1974. Signed. Artist customized with new finish.
Metal
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 21 in W 14 in D 11 in
Tall Grey Kreten Side Table from Souda, Made to Order
By Souda, Isaac Friedman-Heiman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, organic and sculptural, the Kreten side tables are concrete furniture like you haven’t seen before. Original pieces are created in Souda's Brooklyn studio by casting conc...
Cement, Concrete
Table d’appoint par Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare and cute side table by Jacques Adnet in perfect condition
Leather, Glass
Lou Hodges for Califonia Design Group Coffee Table
By Lou Hodges
Located in Denton, TX
Solid oak parquet cube coffee table / end table by Lou Hodges for California design group.
Oak
Coffe Table Ollo by Alessandro Mendini For Alchimia
By Studio Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
tavolo basso della Collezione Ollo Legno laccato. Edizione Alchimia, 1988 ca. Bibliography: Clémence e Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designer's Lights II, Jrp Ringier Kunstverlag...
Wood
Orange Smallwire Table by Arik Levy for Zanotta, Stamped
By Arik Levy, Zanotta
Located in London, GB
The Smallwire coffee tables are part of the Wire collection designed by Arik Levy for Zanotta in 2007. The coffee tables have a steel structure painted black, red, orange or white an...
Metal