Zanotta was founded in 1954 by Aurelio Zanotta. The period of intense creativity in Zanotta’s production began in 1965. Aurelio Zanotta produced Throw Away, a de-boned armchair obtained with blocks of glued polyurethane, designed by Willie Landels.

In the years to follow Zanotta produced proposals by young designers, achieving brilliant success: Sacco by Gatti, Paolini and Teodori and the inflatable Blow armchair by De Pas-D Urbino-Lomazzi.

In the 1980s the firm received its third Compasso d`oro prize, for the Tonietta chair by Enzo Mari, produced with the aim of creating a mass-produced object without sacrificing fine craftsmanship and good design.

Recent catalogue entries are characterized by a tendency toward minimalist synthesis and severe geometries, as in the Uni table by Roberto Barbieri or the Florence containers by Alfredo Häberli.