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Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Matte Black Leather Chrome by De Pas, D'urbino

About the Item

De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, pair of lounge chairs, model 'Onda', matte black leather, high polish chrome, Italy, 1985. While the Onda has become a highly collectible icon in its own right, credit is paid to the giants on which the design was inspired. The chromed tube steel encasing soft leather armchair pays homage to the LC series by Le Corbusier for Cassina, as well as the Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll, among others. These chairs represent a timeless aesthetic that spans from the Bauhaus, to the Mid-Century Modern era, right into Post-Modernism. Original high quality Italian leather has been professionally refurbished and re-pigmented at our atelier in Germany to a matte black finish that contrasts beautifully with the high polish chrome tubing. Provenance: these chairs were in a C-Suite executive office of an insurance corporation. Very good conditon with only light signs of use, considering age. Curved ‘Onda’ lounge chairs by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'urbino and Paolo Lomazzi. The piece was designed for Zanotta in 1985. Because of the soft leather, the chair is comfortable to sit in. The leather armchair wrapped in a polished frame contributes to the chair's expressive and vigorous appearance. Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi are three Milanese designers, born in the 1930s. Around 1960, they started working together. With their designs, they wanted to bring forward a new Italian design, contrasting with the International Style. Their overall concept is to create unconventional designs that uses the pop culture of the 1960s.

Creator:
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi (Designer),Zanotta (Manufacturer)
Similar to:
Marcel Breuer (Designer)Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 35.04 in (89 cm)Depth: 35.44 in (90 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Bauhaus (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Chrome,Leather
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1985
Condition:
Refinished. Minimal signs of use considering age. Leather has been professionally repigmented.
Seller Location:
Grand Cayman, KY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5587241818402

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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.