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Danish T118 teak coffee table with glass top designed by Illum Wikkelso. The smoke/grey coloured glass gracefully floats on top . Dimensions: Height: 16 in (40 cm) Diameter: 36 in ...

About Gaetano and Osvaldo Borsani Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936. Designer: Gaetano / Osvaldo Borsani Manufacturer: Country: Italy Model: dining table / desk Design period: 1930-50 Date of manufacturing: 1930-50 Size in cm: WxDxH 199x95x80 cm (the table can be lowered 4 cm on request) Material: Burl wood / Black lacquered wood / Walnut / Black glass Condition: Good / The black lacquered edges have wear and scratching due to use / The glass has light scratching due to use / Signs of age and use About Gaetano and Osvaldo Borsani Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936. In 1933, two years before graduating as an architect, Borsani designed the Casa Minima project for the V Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), along with architects Cairoli and Varisco. This project earned him a silver medal for its Rationalist code and geometries, and he received positive reviews from the critic Edoardo Persico of Casabella magazine. Villa Borsani And Other Prominent Architectural Work In 1937, Osvaldo Borsani designed Villa Presenti in Forte dei Marmi, a sea town in Tuscany where the Italian aristocracy and industrial elite would build their houses, a project that displayed the same rationalistic rigor displayed in Casa Minima, but softened by the use of mediterranean finishes and materials. Villa Borsani designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Varedo, Italy Villa Borsani. Varedo, Italy In 1943, Osvaldo designed and built his own house, the Villa Borsani, in Varedo, which, despite being conceptualized under strict Rationalist principles, incorporated objects and art of younger artists that communicate a freer approach to the human expression. The Villa Borsani project involved artists such as Adriano Spilimbergo, Fausto Melotti, Lucio Fontana (who made the ceramic fireplace and the ceramic Madonna), and Agenore Fabbri (who made the bronze statue in the staircase). To this day, Villa Borsani has been preserved with most of its original furniture and it remains with Osvaldo Borsani’s family along with the extensive archives of his work. Osvaldo Borsani As a Successful Product and Furniture Designer After Villa Borsani, Osvaldo continued to develop many projects for the Milanese bourgeoisie, frequently with many of the same artists whom he employed for his villa. A particularly strong relationship was the one that Osvaldo developed with artist Lucio Fontana, a close friend since the time of the Accademia de Belle Arti di Brera, and whom Borsani assigned to make a large metal...

Paolo Buffa La Permanente Mobili Cantù Italy, 1950s Wood stand with brass details Circle Marble top. Excellent condiction Marble in perfect condiction, no crack and no restorations....

Beautiful coffee table made of solid stained beech wood with green-grey smoke glass top. Attributed to Afra & Tobia Scarpa, in Italy during the 1960s. The wooden table frame with its...

The Amanta coffee table, designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, combines sleek style with durable functionality. Crafted from fiberlite in a ric...

This signed Willy Rizzo vintage coffee table was made of brass and chromed metal and appears as an elegant beauty. Willy Rizzo (1928-2...

Gaetano Borsani Side Table, produced by Atalier di Varedo, Italy, 1930s. With makers label and a certificate of authenticity from the Osvaldo Borsani Archive. Fast shipping worldwide.

This charming circular mid-century coffee or side table was designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. It's style is very close to coffee tables designed by Carlo di Carli. It ...

Midcentury Coffee Table in Full Brass and Cut Glass by Willy Daro, 1970s Very beautiful and highly decorative, sculptural mid-century coffee table with a massive brass base in form ...

This coffee table of very high quality was produced at Haug Sneekeri AB Norway for Bruksbo Tegnekontor. The well-known architect Torbjörn Afdal was the designer. He made this round c...

Gorgeous coffee table with big Mosaic plate with white-off and grey tiles on strong teak table base. Made in Germany in the 1960s by Berthold Müller, Oer...

The Grid Pattern Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa features a glass top supported by tapered legs. About Paolo Buffa: Paolo Buffa was an Italian architect, designer, and decorator, born ...