Zanotta - Sciangai grey coat hanger

In the first half of the Seventies, as part of a strategy aimed at the diversification of the collection, Zanotta began the production of some furnishing accessories.

The Sciangai coat stand is the first and among the most important accessories produced by Zanotta. «Objects must enter into a relationship of sympathy with those who use them and be easy to use», explains Paolo Lomazzi in a television interview for Rai.

«Everyday objects, household objects and I can say affectionate objects». Inspiration for Shanghai: the eponymous Chinese board game, with many wooden sticks to drop on a floor, after holding them together with your hand, in the center. The opening-closing mechanism is made with a steel washer. Astounding for its simplicity and originality in 1979 he won the Compasso d'Oro award.

De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi

Born in Milan in the 1930s, they have been working together since 1966 in the design of architectures, objects, installations, furnishings and urban planning. In the 1960s they developed a business of creating temporary furniture and architecture, characterized by the use of signs, advanced industrial materials and technologies: they design and create a series of pneumatic housing structures for the Italian Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka and for the XIV Triennale in Milan.

In 1972 they participated in the exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" at the m.o.m.a. in New York. They continue their experimentation on the "boundary" design between architecture and design, through numerous installations, including that for the exhibition "Italienische Möbel Design 1950/80" in Cologne. In 1979 they received the Compasso d'Oro award. Their works are collected in the most important museums in the world. Their production is documented in the historical literature on Italian design and in the main international publications of the sector. They have been collaborating with Zanotta since 1966. L'arch. De Pas disappeared in 1991.

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.