Osvaldo Borsani P32 Lounge Chair
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Weesp, NL
, ‘Nuova poltrona per la serie’, 342, May 1958 Osvaldo Borsani, Gramigna and Irace, p. 278-27 Osvaldo
Brass, Iron
$5,381
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 27.56 in
Swivel - Armchair "P32", Design: Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy 1956
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The rotating armchair "P32" was designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by Tecno in Italy in
Brass, Metal
$8,188 / set
H 31.5 in W 30.71 in D 29.93 in
Rare Variant Pair of Armchairs P32 Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy, 1950
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare variant pair armchairs P32 Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950, whit brass legs.
Wood
$26,000 / set
H 31.5 in W 33.08 in D 29.53 in
First Edition P32 Lounge Set by Borsani, Early Triangulated Form Wire Base, 1956
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning, rare early first edition 1956 "32" series lounge set by Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani
Brass, Metal
P32 Lounge Chair Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brugge, BE
Rare P32 lounge chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1956. This innovative chair has a
Steel
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Chairs
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1956. A pair of model P32 lounge chairs, black enamelled swivel
Swiveling Tecno Armchair By: Osvaldo Borsani "P32"
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiveling armchair in metal with varnished steel, slipcovere/upholstered in original TECNO fabric.
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Lounge Chair Tecno, Italy, 1956
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice early edition of the P32 chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy 1956. This chair
Metal, Brass
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Lounge Chairs for Tecno, Italy, 1956
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare early edition of the P32 chairs designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1956. These
Brass, Metal
Osvaldo Borsani Armchair Model "P-32"
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Barcelona, ES
Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985). Single armchair model “P-32”. Manufactured by Tecno, Italy, 1956
Steel
Osvaldo Borsani Swivel Chair "P32", Tecno, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The rotating armchair "P32" was designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by Tecno in Italy in
Metal, Brass
Pair of Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno P32 lounge chair
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of P32 designed by Osvaldo Borsani and edited by Tecno. Completely reupholstered with
Metal
P32 Lounge Chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare P32 lounge chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1956. Beautiful elegant soft forms on a
Velvet
Osvaldo Borsani Pair of Green P32 Chairs for Tecno, Italy 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
The P32 is one of Osvaldo Borsani founding pieces in his line of groundbreaking designs for Tecno
Brass, Steel
Armchair "P32" Designed by Osvaldo Borsani and Edited by Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair "P32" designed by Osvaldo Borsani and edited by Tecno with structure made in solid wood
Steel, Iron
Sold
H 31.5 in W 74.81 in D 29.53 in
Borsani lounge set, pair of P32 lounge chairs with matching super rare D32 sofa
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Borsani , produced by Tecno. This complete lounge set comprises a pair of swivelling P32 lounge chairs
Brass
Lowchair P32 by Osvaldo Bosani, Tecno Italy, 1956/1962
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Berlin, DE
Lowchair P32 by Osvaldo Bosani, Tecno Italy, 1956/1962
Sold
H 30.71 in W 33.08 in D 29.14 in
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Lounge Chair in Ochre Yellow Velvet for Tecno, Italy, 1956
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Literature: Domus, ‘Nuova poltrona per la serie’, 342, May 1958 Osvaldo Borsani, Gramigna and Irace, p
Iron
P32 Swivel Armchair by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1956
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in New York, NY
Timeless swivel lounge chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Techno in 1956. Has been re
Pair of p32 Armchairs by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1950s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Tecno Editions backrest pivot mechanism not functionalfunctional|missing newly reupholstered ; else in excellent vintage condition This item will be shipped out of France US cust...
Steel
Sold
H 31.5 in W 30.71 in D 29.93 in
Rare Variant Pair Armchairs P32 Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy, 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare variant pair armchairs P32 Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950.
Wood
Sold
H 32 in W 34 in D 29 in
P32 Memory Swivel Armchair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, circa 1958, Signed
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This P-32 Memory Swivel armchair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno would work great in a Mid-Century Modern
Fabric
Sold
H 31.5 in W 33.08 in D 29.53 in
First Edition P32 Lounge Set by Borsani, Early Triangulated Form Wire Base, 1956
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Borsani for 'Tecno', Italy. This set comprises a pair of first edition 'P32' lounge and the extremely
Brass, Metal
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Lounge Chair
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in New York, NY
P32 lounge chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. Architectural chair with swivel base. Black painted
Osvaldo Borsani P32 Armchairs
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Newburgh, NY
The P32 armchair is not only able to swivel and return automatically to its original position, but
Brass, Iron
Armchairs P32- Tecno- Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milan, IT
Armchair made on 1962 by Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani Tecno P 32 Swivel chair
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecta. The base is of metal with copper ends. The chair is able to
Metal
Pair of armchairs P32- Tecno- designer Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of armchairs designer Osvaldo Borsani- 1962
“P32” Swivel Chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Wilnis, UT
A 1950s swivel chair with a tilting mechanism, model P32, designed by Osvaldo Borsani and
Metal
$1,699 / item
H 31.49 in W 21.25 in D 0.98 in
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Black Brass for GUBI
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Black Brass for GUBI The 'F.A. 33' Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, ...
Brass
$2,360 / item
H 33.47 in W 17.72 in D 20.08 in
Giraffe dining Chair in Solid Brazilian Wood by Juliana Vasconcellos
By Juliana Lima Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
The Giraffe dining chair was designed with soft curves and slender, but with volume, bringing comfort and elegance. The base structure was thought with three feet. The upholstered se...
Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$14,037 / set
H 33.86 in W 27.96 in D 31.89 in
Pair of Ignazio Gardella Digamma armchairs for Gavina Italia, 1960s
By Gavina, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
An extremely rare first edition pair of original 1950's Digamma reclining chairs designed by Ignazio Gardella designed in 1957 and manufactured by Gavina, Bologna, Italy. The chair...
Brass, Steel
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
$4,281 / set
H 29.93 in W 18.12 in D 20.87 in
Set of Six Mahogany Chairs Mod.110 by Ico Parisi for Cassina - Italy - 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful set of six chairs in elegant mahogany and comfortable hazelnut-colored velvet born from the pencil of Ico Parisi and made since the 1960s, by the prestigious Cassina compan...
Velvet, Wood
Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Unique Vittorio Dassi dining chairs manufactured in Italy 1950. These chairs feature beautifully shaped teak frames and the seats have been re-upholstered in a soft cream velvet fabr...
Velvet, Teak
$3,743 / item
H 26.5 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Small Model G13 Flush Mount Wall/Ceiling Light by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small Model G13 flush mount wall/ceiling light by Pierre Guariche. Originally designed in 1952, this current edition is made in France by Sammode Studio. Black perforated metal base,...
Metal
$17,505 / item
H 13 in W 36 in D 52 in
Circular Coffee/Side Table Organic Black Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - COFFEE TABLE J.M. Szymanski d. 2019 This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel, with a natural black patina and wax finish, to create an u...
Steel, Iron
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$6,199 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Early Marco Zanuso Lady Chair, Italy, 1960s, New Pure Mohair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early, authentic Marco Zanuso lady chair, Arflex, Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered in a luxurious, premium, burnt orange / rust coloured 100% mohair fabric. Brass feet with nat...
Brass
$7,556 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
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. Borsani would be the firm’s lead designer for 30 years, while fostering work by Vico Magistretti, Carlo De 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.
Find a collection of vintage Osvaldo Borsani tables, dining chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.