Zanotta: 148 designers from 18 nations — a global studio with Milanese roots
Great collections are edited, not accumulated: Zanotta has spent seventy years commissioning 148 designers from 18 nations — from Achille Castiglioni and Bruno Munari to Max Bill and Ettore Sottsass — and publishing only what deserved to last. The result reads like a design library: the Sacco, Mezzadro, Quaderna, Sciangai, Maggiolina — 336 pieces now held by 60 museums, five Compasso d'Oro on the shelf. For premium Indian projects, that catalogue is a shortcut: lounges, receptions and executive corners furnished with pieces whose story is already written.
La Mercanti curates Zanotta into Indian hospitality and workplaces — global icons, specified, sourced and placed as one project.
Documents and Catalogues
FAQ
What does an «edited» catalogue mean for a buyer?
Less risk: every piece survived the same test — 148 designers proposed, the house published only what museums later confirmed. Choosing from Zanotta is choosing from a pre-curated shortlist.
Which pieces suit hospitality projects?
The informal icons: Sacco for lounges, Maggiolina for reading corners, Sciangai for entrances — conversation pieces that work as hard as they photograph.
How to curate icons into a large project
Five steps to character at scale, without chaos.
Choose a narrative
Radical, poetic or classic: pick the story before the pieces.
Assign heroes per zone
One icon per space keeps each area legible.
Balance with quiet volume
Icons speak because the background doesn't.
Verify authenticity at scale
Original editions only — provenance survives audits.
Stage the delivery
Hero pieces arrive last, placed under supervision.