Zanotta - Museo wall coat rack set 4 pcs black

After the indisputable results between criticism and market achieved with the Tonietta, Enzo Mari and Eleonora Zanotta (daughter of Aurelio, the management of the company after the death of his father in 1991) set as a new goal to build a dictionary of durable objects, measured in shapes and expressly dedicated to a precise function.

Enzo Mari

Born in Novara in 1932, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. After his studies, he immediately devoted himself to the nascent world of industrial design, which accompanied an intense artistic activity. Characteristic of Mari’s work, internationally established among the most representative of Italian design, is the continuous research and experimentation of new forms and meanings of the product, sometimes even in contrast with the traditional schemes of industrial design.

In 1971 he participated in the exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" at the m.o.m.a. in New York. Considered one of the greatest theorists of the Italian and world design, he is dedicated to numerous publications and intervenes in important institutions, including the Association for Industrial Design, of which he was president from 1976 to 1979.

Among the most important awards: two Compasso d'Oro and the inclusion in the collections of different contemporary art museums. Mari’s activity extends to collaboration with public bodies, for research and design of urban furniture and teaching, carried out with conferences and lectures in Italy and abroad.  He has been collaborating with Zanotta since 1981. He disappeared in 2020.

Zanotta

Founded in 1954, Zanotta is recognized as one of the major protagonists of the history of Italian design. In particular since the 1960s, guided by the intuition and extraordinary entrepreneurial ability of its founder Aurelio Zanotta, conquer the international scene thanks to emblematic products for formal innovation. The technological research supported by the continuous evolution of the quality of materials and production processes is one of the best in the world.

The cultured and precious history of Zanotta is renewed in 2017 in the union with Tecno starting a common project. This implies the consequent strengthening of synergies and commercial strategies at the international level under the guidance of Giuliano Mosconi. It brings irony to the domestic universe, which suggests different ways to feel better in the world of the home, which for the first time has included in its catalog the works of the great masters of design, creating an unparalleled "collection" of masterpieces, awarded and exhibited in the most important design museums.