Italian Modern Daybed or Bench Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani

Vintage Italian walnut ottoman or bench attributed to Afra & Tobia Scarpa. This handsome organic modern/Brutalist ottoman, bench or stool has been newly upholstered in green velvet.

Italian Modern Table By Osvaldo Borsani. This stylish Italian mid century table is constructed of rosewood with a beautifully designed brass base. Our versatile round table can be us...

Italian Modern bar / cabinet with brass hardware attributed to Paolo Buffa. This stunning Italian midcentury commode, cabinet, credenza, ba...

Large Italian Gio Ponti inspired curved bench with splayed brass legs. This stunning Italian modern curved bench with brass splayed legs is upholst...

Italian credenza or commode attributed to Paolo Buffa. Chic Italian midcentury six-drawer commode, chest or credenza in the style of Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani and Ico Parisi. This gorgeous ebonized and burled wood commode...

Italian Modern Gio Ponti inspired brass bench. Stunning Italian Modern Gio Ponti inspired brass bench with splayed legs. This gorgeous Italian Mid-C...

Elegant modernist design. Quality made wood construction Architectural steel base Walnut rails Forest green suede upholstery Original vintage condition Minor wear / patina co...

Minimalistic bench or daybed attributed to Wim Rietveld, the Netherlands, 1960s.

Rare and exceptional pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern wood stools or benches featuring pairs of angled and tapered saber legs that unite to support seats. Solid brass pins and leg ...

This simple yet stylish oversized daybed stretches to seven feet long and makes a comfortable seating addition to any home or business. This vintage m...

Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, daybed, model 5767, walnut, fabric, Italy, 1941 This exceedingly rare sofa or daybed, designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo in 1941, was originally intended for Casa Albonetto in Italy. The designer himself owned a smaller version of this type. This modest daybed serves as a prime example of Borsani's impeccable innovative thinking and his keen sense of harmonious compositions. When it comes to practicality, its defining feature are the adjustable armrests, simultaneously placing the backrest cushions over the lowered armrests. In an easy gesture the sofa is transformed into a daybed. A generous storage compartment is present by raising the seating space upwards. The overall wooden frame in walnut is characterized by rounded contours and clear lines with evenly spaced spindles structuring the piece. Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) was an Italian designer and architect, raised by a family of fine furniture makers in Varedo. At the age of 16, he joined his father’s furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, which was fully engaged in designing and furnishing homes inspired by the Italian Art Deco movement. The designer of the atelier was the Italian architect Gino Maggioni (1898-1955) who was known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and Politecnico di Milano, where he studied Fine Arts and Architecture respectively. In 1932, the family company was renamed ‘Arredamenti Borsani’ and opened its first studio in Milan. During this period, he encountered Avant-Garde artists of various artistic disciplines like Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Agenore Fabbri (1911-1998), Aligi Sassu (1912-2000), Roberto Crippa (1921-1972), Fausto Melotti (1901-1986), Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926-) and Giò Pomodoro (1930-2002). These collaborations resulted in the creation of furniture and interior design projects with a high-level of craftsmanship and artistry. In 1953, Borsani founded together with his twin brother Fulgenzio Borsani ‘Tecno’, a design and manufacturing company that produced items based on mechanical innovations and refined technicality. The ‘P40’ adjustable lounge chair (1953) has become the ideological manifesto of Borsani's Tecno program, and still remains the best known, exemplary piece in the Tecno catalogue. Other iconic works that were produced by Tecno were created by Gio Ponti (1891-1979), Vico cham...

Osvaldo Borsani adjustable 'L77' daybed for Tecno, Italy 1956s. Outstanding design and technique which makes it possible to adjust in multip...