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Canada Chair By Osvaldo Borsani

Osvaldo Borsani Canada chair Tecno Italy 1965
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic so called 'Canada' lounge chair model P110 designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Plastic, Plywood

Osvaldo Borsani Canada chair Tecno Italy 1965
Osvaldo Borsani Canada chair Tecno Italy 1965
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 35.44 in
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'Canada' Lounge Chair in Green Leather
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani, Valeria Borsani, and Marco Fantoni for Tecno, 'Canada' lounge chair, model 'T110
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Plywood

Osvaldo Borsani 'Canada' P110 Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Tecno, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Antwerp, BE
chair; Ottoman; P110 Canada lounge chair with Ottoman, an exemplar of design ingenuity by Osvaldo
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Plywood

Mid-Century Modern P110 ‘Canada’ Lounge Chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century Modern P110 'Canada' lounge chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. An iconic design by one
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather

Vintage Lounge Chair Osvaldo Borsani, Armchair and Ottoman Canada Tecno 1965
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Biella, IT
Osvaldo Borsani design, armchair with ottoman "Canada" by Tecno Italy years 65 good general
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Italy Art Deco Dining Room Set, table, chairs & sideboards, by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery Casati Gallery P40 chair
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Sets

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Velvet, Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
) attributed to legendary designer Osvaldo Borsani (Italy, 1911-1985), circa 1950s. Having a swan's neck
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wood, Rosewood

Art Deco Entry Cabinet, Vanity or Dressing Table by Osvaldo Borsani , Burl Walnut
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery Casati Gallery P40 chair
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Cabinets

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Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Rosewood Maple Parquetry Center Table
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce midcentury Italian modernist center table attributed to legendary designer Osvaldo Borsani
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Maple, Rosewood

Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Commode by Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
P40 chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery Casati Gallery P40
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Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Night Stands by Gaetano E Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
P40 chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery Casati Gallery P40
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

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Walnut

1920s Art Deco Extendable Table by Osvaldo Borsani, in Burl Walnut
By Osvaldo Borsani, Atelier Borsani Varedo
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ponti. Black P40 chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery Casati
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables

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Burl, Walnut

1930s Art Deco Commode in Burl Walnut by Osvaldo Borsani Per Atelier Di Varedo
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ponti. Black P40 chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1955) Italian design and furniture gallery
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Vintage Italian Brass Bed Structure by Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
By Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Milano, IT
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro are two famous and well respected exponents of Italian
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Brass

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A Pair of Modernist Club Chairs in Leather by Osvaldo Borsani
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leather upholstery and large side button detailing. By Osvaldo Borsani for Techno, model "Canada", Italy
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Single Brown Leather "Canada" Chair by Osvaldo Borsani
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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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