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Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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. 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.

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Creator: Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani for AVB Rare Onyx and Mahogany Dining or Center Table Model 7969
By Arredamenti Borsani, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Osvaldo Borsani for ABV (Arredamenti Borsani Varedo) exquisite and rare center or round dining table model 7969 with its original green onyx marble table top resting on sculptural da...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Onyx

Osvaldo Borsani Blond Walnut Center Table, Coffee Table, Italy 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous round coffee table in a fantastic old walnut. This fantastic piece was design by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1940s in Italy. The coffee table, fully made in a gorgeous walnut,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Wood, Glass, Walnut

T61 Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani 1956
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
A rare example produced by Tecno Italy. Constructed of Teak and iron, It is in its original finish.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Teak

Osvaldo Borsani round dining table, walnut, four feet, circa 1951
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Osvaldo Borsani round dining or center table, circa 1951 produced by Arredamento Borsani Varedo 1951 the table is one of a series od table designed as prototype of model T40 walnut...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Osvaldo Borsani Wood and Glass Coffee Table by Arredamenti Varedo
By Atelier Borsani Varedo, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Turin, Turin
Coffee table designed by Osvaldo Borsani in '40s. The table has a wooden structure and 2 tops, one in wood and one in glass. The shape of the table is mostly recatngular, for this re...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Small Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the refined elegance of the 1960s with this Osvaldo Borsani wooden coffee table for Tecno, embodying the essence of mid-century modern design. This table is celebrated for i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Wood

Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani Unique Revolving Occasional Table
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique revolving occasional table by Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani for Tecno Provenance Ziuta Gerstenzang Akston (1901-1994) and Joseph James Akston (1895-1983), Palm Beach, Florida.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum, Steel

20th Century, Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Coffee Table mod. T61/b, '50s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Turin, Turin
Osvaldo Borsani in 1953, together with his brother Fulgenzio, realized his most complex project: a company idea named after the "techne" of the Greeks, which means both art and techn...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Metal

Borsani-Gerli by Tekno Round Glass and Metal Dinning Room Table, 1960
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and essential glass table, with Italian design from the first half of the last century. Table of Tecno mod. T69, designed by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli. Table with gl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian T69 Round Table by O. Borsani and E. Gerli for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "T69" table with round carrara marble top and gold and black aluminum saber legs by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. 1970s The marble top pres...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Metal Dining Table Osvaldo Borsani Tecno, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century Modern vintage dining table, which was designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1963. The base with curved legs was made of black lacquered cast aluminum with bru...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Metal

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italian vintage coffee table
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Baranzate, IT
Beautiful wood and brass side table designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. The coffee table has a round curved plywood top, brass frame reaching to a black marble base from Belgium. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Osvaldo Borsani Center Tables

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Belgian Black Marble, Brass

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Osvaldo Borsani center tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Osvaldo Borsani center tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Osvaldo Borsani center tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original center tables by Osvaldo Borsani were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider center tables by Angelo Mangiarotti, Romeo Rega, and Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Prices for Osvaldo Borsani center tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,001 and can go as high as $43,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,180.

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