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.
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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
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
Small table mod. 6500 by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
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
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
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
$3,154 / item
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Gisou Table d'appoint - Rayures de travertin, marbre et onyx par Studio Gaïa
Located in Paris, IDF
Gisou – An Exceptional Marble and Natural Stone Table Gisou is a marble and natural stone side table, with a sculptural octagonal design. Des...
Onyx, Travertine, Marble
Tall Grey Kreten Side Table from Souda, Made to Order
By Isaac Friedman-Heiman, Souda
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 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
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
Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux
By Ecart International, Jean-Michel Frank
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
$1,400 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 14.97 in
Sculptural Side Table Crafted from Solid Mango Wood Burnt Black Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully sculptural side table. Its rich black pigment was achieved through burning the wood three times. Its neutral pigment and subtle wood texture makes it perfect for any sp...
Wood, Fruitwood
Zanotta Teti Small Table by Prospero Rasulo
By Prospero Rasulo, Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Occasional table. Freeze-resistant frame in fine porcelainized grès with thickness controlled two-layering applied by hand and baked at 1250°C with a 36 hour processing cycle, colour...
Porcelain
$1,893 / set
H 18.12 in W 18.31 in D 12.21 in
Tables gigognes d'appoint en céramiques, Cloutier Frères, France, 1970
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Tables gigognes d'appoint en carreaux de céramiques des Frères Cloutier, Robert et Jean, France, 1970. Structure en métal et carreaux de céramiques qui représente un design emblématique de leurs réalisations. Les plateaux peuvent servir comme décoration accrochés sur un mur par exemple. Bon état vintage, quelques légères traces sur le plateau, pas très visible. patine vintage...
Metal
Coffee Table with Aluminum Base Designed by Ward Bennett for Lehigh
By Ward Bennett, Lehigh Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee table with aluminum base designed by Ward Bennett for Lehigh. Bennett used variations on this aluminum base on other tables and seating if you are looking to coordinate furnis...
Aluminum
Marcuso coffee table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
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
Marcuso Coffee Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy 1969
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Beograd, RS
Designed by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, the Marcuso coffee table is one of the most recognizable icons of Italian post-war design. Originally introd...
Steel, Chrome
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