Osvaldo Borsani Night Stands
Italian, 1911-1985
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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Creator: Osvaldo Borsani
Pair Night Stands Table Coffe Osvaldo Borsani Arredameti Borsani Varedo 1955
By Osvaldo Borsani
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Pair Night Stands Table Coffe Osvaldo Borsani Arredameti Borsani Varedo 1955.
Expertise of Originality Written by Osvaldo Borsani Historical Archive
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Osvaldo Borsani night stands for sale on 1stDibs.
Osvaldo Borsani night stands are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Osvaldo Borsani night stands, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original night stands by Osvaldo Borsani were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider night stands by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Vittorio Dassi, and Silvio Cavatorta. Prices for Osvaldo Borsani night stands can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,767 and can go as high as $7,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,800.
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