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Chaise Longue Genni for Zanotto by Gabriele Mucchi 70s

Name: Chaise Longue Genni for Zanotto by Gabriele Mucchi 70s
Brand: Gabriele Mucchi
Price: 3475.16 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Chaise longue model Genni, design Gabriele Mucchi for Zanotta. Chrome-plated steel frame. Springing on steel spirals. Seat adjustable to two positions. Polyurethane padding. Leather upholstery cushions and armrests. Ottoman measurements W 55 D 43 H 35 cm Founded by Aurelio Zanotta, the company immediately began to involve well-known names in Italian design and architecture in the production process. These included Achille Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Marco Zanuso, Ettore Sottsass, Joe Colombo, Alessandro Mendini, Piero Gatti - Cesare Paolini - Franco Teodoro, Andrea Branzi, Giuseppe Terragni, Carlo Mollino, De Pas-D'Urbino-Lomazzi, Enzo Mari, Bruno Munari, and Ross Lovegrove. The company's success in the field of design has been recognized with four Compasso d'oro awards: the first, in 1968, for Guscio hut by Roberto Menghi, the second in 1979 for Sciangai clothes stand by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi, the third, in 1987, for the famous Tonietta chair by Enzo Mari, and the fourth, in 2020, for Sacco by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, and Franco Teodoro. Beginning in 1989, the company added a second product line to the collection, Zanotta Edizioni, which is less tied to industrial design and more influenced by applied art. Production for this line is largely carried out with artisanal techniques, and is in limited series. Zanotta produces with a variety of technologies, without tying itself to one type of material or process like other companies in the same industry (e.g., Bonacina Pierantonio or Kartell), ranging from metals to plastics, stones, fabrics, and woods. Several of Zanotta's pieces are exhibited at MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Design Museum in London, the Taideteollisuusmuseo Konstindustrimuseet in Helsinki, and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein.

Creator:

Gabriele Mucchi (Designer),Zanotta (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 41.34 in (105 cm)Depth: 22.84 in (58 cm)Seat Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Leather,Steel

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1978

Condition:

the back has very worn leather.

Seller Location:

bari, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU4076332446082

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Zanotta

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.