Anthony Zanetta

Anthony Zanetta’s career has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime and back again quite literally.

Since the early 90s, Tony has concentrated on designing and producing showrooms, trade show exhibits, and corporate events. He has been the Visual Director of WestPoint Home, one of the world’s largest global textile manufacturers, for the past ten years.

At WestPoint Home Tony designed and styled showrooms for Rachel Ray, Martex, Charisma, Halston Home, Ralph Lauren, Martha Stewart, Disney Home and Designers Guild. The launch event he conceived and produced for Joe Boxer Home was awarded a Homey award by Home Textiles Today.

Tony spent the 1970s acting in underground theater in plays by Andy Warhol, Jackie Curtis, Wayne/Jayne County, Anthony Ingrassia, Ken Bernard, Roslynn Drexler et al. in New York, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Toronto.

In ’72 and ’73 Tony was the tour manager for the Ziggy Stardust US, Japan and UK tours. In ’74 he produced Wayne County at the Trucks, David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs tour and Anthony Ingrassia’s Broadway venture FAME. By ’76 he had returned to acting working with the Playhouse of the Ridiculous at LaMaMa and also with Linda Mussmann’s Time and Space Ltd. In the 80s he directed, collaborated with, and designed performance pieces for Emilio Cubeiro, Cherry Vanilla, Penney Arcade, Yello, Annie Sprinkle, and Man 2 Man. He also staged nightclub extravaganzas for then reigning Downtown Queen of the Night Dianne Brill at Danceteria, Tunnel, and Palladium.

Most recently Tony was thrilled to combine his past underground experience with his present corporate work to collaborate with Betsey Johnson on designing her home showroom and creating an event to launch her bed and bath collection. For one night Danceteria was back— 70s/80s glam was alive and well at WestPoint Home on West 46th Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.

In launching his own firm, Tony intends to utilize his 25 plus years of experience to continue producing evocative, style concious visual presentations for exhibits, displays, showrooms, photography, theatre, and live events.