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Zanotta

Zanotta is one of the most significant furniture brands in Italian design history. Founded in 1954 in Nova Milanese (Brianza) by Aurelio Zanotta, the company made design history from the 1960s through radical material and formal experimentation: in 1965 it was the first company to use expanded polyurethane foam in frameless construction (Throw Away series, Willie Landels); in 1967 Blow (De Pas-D'Urbino-Lomazzi), the first inflatable chair produced in mass production; in 1968 Sacco (Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro) — the bean bag chair that radically rethought the categories of sitting, now held in 26 museums worldwide (MoMA, V&A, Musée des Arts Décoratifs) and awarded the Compasso d'Oro 2020. Zanotta has also brought historically overlooked design classics back into production: Terragni, Castiglioni, Carlo Mollino, De Pas-D'Urbino-Lomazzi.

The designer network encompasses over 148 names from 18 countries — from Achille Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Ettore Sottsass, Enzo Mari, Alessandro Mendini and Bruno Munari to contemporary positions including Vincent Van Duysen, Muller Van Severen and Zaven. 336 products are represented in the permanent collections of 60 museums worldwide, including MoMA, Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum and the Vitra Design Museum. A total of 4-5 Compasso d'Oro awards. In 2023 Cassina acquired the brand; Zanotta is now part of the Haworth Lifestyle Design Group (together with Cappellini, Poltrona Frau, Ceccotti, Karakter).

For architects, interior designers and contract buyers seeking one of Italy's most original and historically informed design brands — with a catalogue full of object history, genuine avant-garde gesture and one of the broadest living designer archives in the industry — Zanotta is an irreplaceable reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zanotta

Zanotta is one of the most significant furniture brands in Italian design history. Founded in 1954 in Nova Milanese (Brianza) by Aurelio Zanotta, the company made design history from the 1960s through radical material and formal experimentation: in 1965 it was the first company to use expanded polyurethane foam in frameless construction (Throw Away series, Willie Landels); in 1967 Blow (De Pas-D'Urbino-Lomazzi), the first inflatable chair produced in mass production; in 1968 Sacco (Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro) — the bean bag chair that radically rethought the categories of sitting, now held in 26 museums worldwide (MoMA, V&A, Musée des Arts Décoratifs) and awarded the Compasso d'Oro 2020. Zanotta has also brought historically overlooked design classics back into production: Terragni, Castiglioni, Carlo Mollino, De Pas-D'Urbino-Lomazzi.

The designer network encompasses over 148 names from 18 countries — from Achille Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Ettore Sottsass, Enzo Mari, Alessandro Mendini and Bruno Munari to contemporary positions including Vincent Van Duysen, Muller Van Severen and Zaven. 336 products are represented in the permanent collections of 60 museums worldwide, including MoMA, Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum and the Vitra Design Museum. A total of 4-5 Compasso d'Oro awards. In 2023 Cassina acquired the brand; Zanotta is now part of the Haworth Lifestyle Design Group (together with Cappellini, Poltrona Frau, Ceccotti, Karakter).

For architects, interior designers and contract buyers seeking one of Italy's most original and historically informed design brands — with a catalogue full of object history, genuine avant-garde gesture and one of the broadest living designer archives in the industry — Zanotta is an irreplaceable reference.