Osvaldo Borsani

(Italian, 1911–1985)

Osvaldo Borsani was an Italian designer and architect. Best known for his research-based approach to making furniture, throughout his career Borsani merged technological and material improvements with inventive Modernist stylings. Born in 1911 in Varedo, Italy, Borsani went on to study at the Politecnico di Milanso and later worked for his father’s furniture company, Atelier Varado. In 1953, Osvaldo and his brother, Fulgencio, founded a firm called Tecno. There, he created one of his hallmark designs, the P40 lounge chair, featuring rubber arms and the ability to assume 486 distinct postures. Some early designs from the Tecno company can now be found in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Borsani died in 1985 in Milan, Italy.

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Due poltrone, 1940–1949

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Due poltrone, 1940–1949

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Due pouf, 1940–1949

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Due pouf, 1940–1949

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Divano, 1940–1949

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Divano, 1940–1949

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Due mobili contenitori, 1940–1949

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Due mobili contenitori, 1940–1949

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Divano, 1950–1959

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Divano, 1950–1959

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Divano mod. Canada D110, 1960–1969

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Divano mod. Canada D110, 1960–1969

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Due poltrone, 1940–1949

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Due poltrone, 1940–1949

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Due tavolini mod. T1, 1991

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Due tavolini mod. T1, 1991

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Scrittoio, 1937

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Scrittoio, 1937

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Consolle a parete M7 a/b, 1960–1969

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Consolle a parete M7 a/b, 1960–1969

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Mesa

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Mesa "T102", 1964

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Mesa

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Mesa "T102"

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AN ITALIAN BAR CABINET , 1940–1949

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AN ITALIAN BAR CABINET , 1940–1949

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A DAYBED , 1950–1959

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A DAYBED , 1950–1959

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A APIR OF ARMCHAIRS , 1950–1959

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A APIR OF ARMCHAIRS , 1950–1959

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A WALL-MOUNTED CONSOLLE , 1950–1959

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A WALL-MOUNTED CONSOLLE , 1950–1959

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A SOFA , 1950–1959

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A SOFA , 1950–1959

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AN HANGING BED HEAD , 1950–1959

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AN HANGING BED HEAD , 1950–1959

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A QUEEN SIZE BED , 1960–1969

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A QUEEN SIZE BED , 1960–1969

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A WALL-MOUNTED CONSOLLE , 1950–1959

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A WALL-MOUNTED CONSOLLE , 1950–1959

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A QUEEN SIZE BED , 1960–1969

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A QUEEN SIZE BED , 1960–1969

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AN HANGING BED HEAD , 1950–1959

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AN HANGING BED HEAD , 1950–1959

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A DAYBED , 1950–1959

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A DAYBED , 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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A SOFA , 1950–1959

Osvaldo Borsani

A SOFA , 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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