Dry Bar Cabinet Dining Room Service Cupboard or Buffet by Osvaldo Borsani, 1948
View Similar Items
Dry Bar Cabinet Dining Room Service Cupboard or Buffet by Osvaldo Borsani, 1948
About the Item
- Creator:Osvaldo Borsani (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 57.49 in (146 cm)Width: 70.08 in (178 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Mahogany,Polished
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1948
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Amsterdam, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU930018926392
Osvaldo Borsani
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.
Find a collection of vintage Osvaldo Borsani tables, dining chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Outstanding Bar Cabinet by Osvaldo BorsaniBy Osvaldo BorsaniLocated in St.Petersburg, FLAn outstanding bar cabinet (bar mobile) by Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani, 1940's, documented. Leather covered doors reveal mirrored, lighted back with glass/brass shelves i...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Cabinets
MaterialsBrass
- Inside-Out Credenza Lungo, Cupboard Lacquer Finish, Liquor Buffet Bar CabinetBy Sergio Mannino and Thomas LehmanLocated in Brooklyn, NYNow available in walnut finish as well! Dive into the world of innovative design and functional elegance with the Lungo sideboard from our coveted Inside-Out collection. Whether ser...Category
2010s Canadian Modern Cabinets
MaterialsWood
- Osvaldo Borsani CabinetBy Osvaldo Borsani, Arredamenti BorsaniLocated in New York, NYDrinks Cabinet, Model No. 6534B by Osvaldo Borsani for ABV. Mahogany, painted wood, maple, glass, brass. Arredamenti Borsani Varedo edition. This cabinet features 2 front doors that retract into the cabinet revealing a lit interior with mirrored back, 2 glass shelves, 1 pull out wood shelf and 4 lower drawers. Door front painting by Marcello Piccardo.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsBrass
$65,000 - Buffet or Bar by Osvaldo BorsaniBy Osvaldo BorsaniLocated in New York, NYVery rare piece by Osvaldo Borsani with original leather and interior pink paint.Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Buffets
MaterialsBronze
- Sublime circa 1820 French Fruitwood Kitchen or Dining Room Antique Pot CupboardLocated in GBWe are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1820 original French antique pot cupboard One of the best things I’ve seen all year, a 200...Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Cupboards
MaterialsFruitwood
- Rocky Bar Cabinet, Cupboard in Black by Joel EscalonaBy Joel EscalonaLocated in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de MexicoA luxurious piece of furniture with an implied provocation in its polygonal surface. Definitely an elementary piece of design for bold personalities. Cantina from the Rocky Collecti...Category
2010s Mexican Cabinets
MaterialsStainless Steel
$11,163 / item
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Mid-Century Master Osvaldo Borsani Gets His Due at Donzella
The New York City gallery has devoted its latest show to the work of the modernist Italian designer.
Peek inside Osvaldo Borsani’s Mod Italian Villa
The iconic mid-century estate outside of Milan opens its doors to the public for a very special homage.