Osvaldo Borsani Boomerang
Osvaldo Borsani Boomerang curved grey velvet Sofa mid-century modern Italian
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Barcelona, ES
. Ierace: Osvaldo Borsani. Pages 198 and 199. Published by De Luca Editori
Provenance
Private collection
Category
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Materials
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H 33.47 in W 88.59 in D 51.19 in
Mahogany Midcentury Table Coffe Italian Design Osvaldo Borsani Attributed
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H 17.33 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
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Jansen, Galerie Maison et Jardin, Ferdinando Loffredo, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina, Osvaldo Borsani, Joe
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Materials
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H 28.94 in W 77.56 in D 37.8 in
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image 5 , 315cm / 130"
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: G.Gramigna, F.Irace, “Osvaldo Borsani”, De Luca editiri
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Osvaldo Borsani Boomerang For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal osvaldo borsani boomerang for your home. Each osvaldo borsani boomerang for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and aluminum. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect osvaldo borsani boomerang — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A osvaldo borsani boomerang is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one osvaldo borsani boomerang that is appealing in its simplicity, but Osvaldo Borsani and Tecno produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Osvaldo Borsani Boomerang?
Prices for a osvaldo borsani boomerang start at $5,000 and top out at $18,500 with the average selling for $9,800.
Osvaldo Borsani for sale on 1stDibs
With his stylish and technically innovative furniture, Osvaldo Borsani helped change the face of Italian design in the 1950s and ’60s. His sofas and chairs, featuring deeply upholstered seating and adjustable position settings, have an aura of optimism and efficiency that still seems fresh and lively today.
Born in the commune of Varedo in northern Italy’s Lombardy region, Borsani studied at the Brera Academy in Milan — the same school attended by such luminaries as designer Piero Fornasetti and artist Lucio Fontana — as well as the Polytechnic University of Milan. Borsani first worked for his father’s furniture-making firm, Arredamenti Borsani, an atelier influenced by the more expressive and curvaceous wing of Art Deco design. By 1953, when, along with his twin brother, Fulgenzio — the pair also created this visionary mid-century villa — Borsani opened the furniture company Tecno, his design sensibilities had evolved toward furnishings with strong, simple forms enhanced by mechanical innovations, as with the P40 adjustable armchair (1953). Borsani would be the firm’s lead designer for 30 years, while fostering work by Vico Magistretti, Carlo di Carli, Robin Day and others.
Similar to Gio Ponti in the earliest years of his career, Borsani first created designs marked by lush and buoyant lines: tables with voluptuous curved legs, sofas with undulating backrests. But Borsani’s best-known and most novel pieces date from Tecno’s initial furniture lines: the adjustable D70 sofa, which folds open to make a daybed, and the P40 recliner. The latter — now included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum — is an articulated lounger with a back, seat and leg rest that can be moved into 486 different positions. Not only is it extremely comfortable, it is also enduringly chic.
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