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 articolate P40 (Prima serie), 1955

Osvaldo Borsani

Due poltrone articolate P40 (Prima serie), 1955

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Table de salle à manger

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Table de salle à manger

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Chaise longue modèle L 77, 1953

Osvaldo Borsani

Chaise longue modèle L 77, 1953

Sale Date: April 25, 2014

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Spectaculaire lit, 1958

Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro

Spectaculaire lit, 1958

Sale Date: April 28, 2014

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Wall-mounted coat racks (pair), 1955

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Wall-mounted coat racks (pair), 1955

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Rare coffee table, from The Casa S, Milan, 1936

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Rare coffee table, from The Casa S, Milan, 1936

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Chest of drawers, 1938

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Chest of drawers, 1938

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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T1 side tables (pair), 1950

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T1 side tables (pair), 1950

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Un appendiabiti a pannello girevole AT 15, 1961

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Un appendiabiti a pannello girevole AT 15, 1961

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Una poltrona girevole oscillante P32, 1958

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Una poltrona girevole oscillante P32, 1958

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Una scrivania T160 e una poltroncina P125 (2 , 1967

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Una scrivania T160 e una poltroncina P125 (2 , 1967

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Due poltroncine P38 (2 works), 1954

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Due poltroncine P38 (2 works), 1954

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Due sedie pieghevoli S80 (2 works), 1955

Osvaldo Borsani

Due sedie pieghevoli S80 (2 works), 1955

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Un tavolo T102B, 1960–1969

Eugenio Gerli and Osvaldo Borsani

Un tavolo T102B, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Oval T102 dining table, 1960–1969

Osvaldo Borsani

Oval T102 dining table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 13, 2014

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Paire de bibliothèques modulables (pair), 1960

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Paire de bibliothèques modulables (pair), 1960

Sale Date: April 27, 2014

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Cabinet aménagé de trois abattant, 1940–1949

Osvaldo Borsani

Cabinet aménagé de trois abattant, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 27, 2014

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Porte-manteau modèle AT16, 1961

Osvaldo Borsani

Porte-manteau modèle AT16, 1961

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Paire d'appliques, Modèle L78 (pair), 1957

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Paire d'appliques, Modèle L78 (pair), 1957

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Table, 1950

Osvaldo Borsani

Table, 1950

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Guéridon, 1950–1955

Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani

Guéridon, 1950–1955

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Paire d'étagères (pair), 1935–1940

Osvaldo Borsani

Paire d'étagères (pair), 1935–1940

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Serviteur, 1950–1959

Osvaldo Borsani

Serviteur, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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Bibliothèque / bar mural, 1966

Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro

Bibliothèque / bar mural, 1966

Sale Date: April 15, 2014

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