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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Table, 1940–1949

Osvaldo Borsani

Table, 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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Large cabinet with dressing table, 1940–1949

Osvaldo Borsani

Large cabinet with dressing table, 1940–1949

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Round coffe table, 1940–1949

Osvaldo Borsani

Round coffe table, 1940–1949

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Coat hangers cielo-terra, mod. AT 16, 1954

Osvaldo Borsani

Coat hangers cielo-terra, mod. AT 16, 1954

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Desk Model T 95 Direzionali, 1965

Osvaldo Borsani

Desk Model T 95 Direzionali, 1965

Sale Date: May 11, 2019

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Table model T 69, 1963

Eugenio Gerli and Osvaldo Borsani

Table model T 69, 1963

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Scrivania con contenitori girevoli per..., 1950–1959

Osvaldo Borsani

Scrivania con contenitori girevoli per..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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Letto per Arredamenti Borsani, 1958

Osvaldo Borsani

Letto per Arredamenti Borsani, 1958

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Enfilade, 1951

Federico Quatrini and Osvaldo Borsani

Enfilade, 1951

Sale Date: May 6, 2019

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T41, Table à système à hauteur variable, 1955

Osvaldo Borsani

T41, Table à système à hauteur variable, 1955

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Table d'appoint, 1930

Osvaldo Borsani

Table d'appoint, 1930

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Suite de six chaises, 1950

Osvaldo Borsani

Suite de six chaises, 1950

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Set of Twelve Modus Stacking Dining Chairs, 1972

Osvaldo Borsani

Set of Twelve Modus Stacking Dining Chairs, 1972

Sale Date: April 24, 2019

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Pair of P110 Canada Chairs and an Ottoman, 1966

Osvaldo Borsani

Pair of P110 Canada Chairs and an Ottoman, 1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2019

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D110 Canada Settee, 1966

Osvaldo Borsani

D110 Canada Settee, 1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2019

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Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Osvaldo Borsani

Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Osvaldo Borsani

Table modus se composant de quatre assises

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Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Osvaldo Borsani

Table modus se composant de quatre assises

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Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Osvaldo Borsani

Table modus se composant de quatre assises

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Table modus se composant de quatre assises

Osvaldo Borsani

Table modus se composant de quatre assises

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Dining table, 'T69' model, manufactured by..., 1963

Eugenio Gerli and Osvaldo Borsani

Dining table, 'T69' model, manufactured by..., 1963

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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Pair of doors, 1952–1953

Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana

Pair of doors, 1952–1953

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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Cabinet manufactured by ARREDAMENTI..., 1950–1955

Osvaldo Borsani

Cabinet manufactured by ARREDAMENTI..., 1950–1955

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Coffee table 'T68' for TECNO, 1963

Eugenio Gerli and Osvaldo Borsani

Coffee table 'T68' for TECNO, 1963

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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