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Eugenio Gerli S83 chairs by Tecno Italy 1962

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Elegant set of 4 model S83 chairs designed by Eugenio Gerli and manufactured by Tecno, Italy 1962. Made from black painted plywood these chairs have a robust metal structure for strength, together with detailed aluminum caps around the legs. The organic form of the plywood and slim tapered legs show an innovative design. Tecno tags are fixed to the sides of the seats, and the chairs are stackable for convenience and functionality. Kindly note that the listed price is for the set of 4 chairs. The table on the pictures is not included but can be purchased here. This series of disassemblable chairs has a die-cast aluminium frame supporting the black seat and providing anchorage for the front legs and rear uprights made of walnut or rosewood. The S81 and S82 have a seat and back upholstered in foam rubber covered with fabric or leather. The S82 has a high back. A version was also designed with three legs and a round seat and back, but it was never put into production. The S83 has a similar structure with the seat and back made of moulded plywood, walnut, rosewood veneered or lacquered plywood. It also has the added feature of being stackable. The wooden legs have a polished black finish. Eugenio Gerli is an Italian architect and industrial designer known for his long collaboration with Italian architect-designer Osvaldo Borsani and Italian manufacturer Tecno. In 1949 Gerli graduated in engineering and began his career a year later by opening his own architecture and industrial design studio. Gerli began experimenting with different materials such as resin, felt, and molded plywood, leading to the creation of designs. In 1957 Gerli began a long and prolific collaboration with the Borsani brothers, Fulgenzio and Osvaldo (1911-1985) founders of the Italian furniture manufacturer Tecno. Literature; Tecno A discreetly technical elegance Giampiero Bosoni 2011, page 142-143.

Creator:

Eugenio Gerli (Designer),Tecno (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)Seat Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 4

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Beech,Plywood,Cold-Painted

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1962

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Roosendaal, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU933039735122

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From his early start at his father’s boutique furniture and cabinetry atelier — Arredamenti Borsani (ABV) — Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani began to steadily dream to life the movement-inducing pieces that would eventually lead to him founding his innovative furniture company, Tecno, with his twin brother, Fulgenzio.

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. He first worked for the family furniture-making firm, ABV, an atelier influenced by the more expressive and curvaceous wing of Art Deco design. Borsani took over Arredamenti Borsani in 1937.

With his stylish and technically innovative furniture, 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.

While he is today recognized as a master of mid-century modernist Italian furniture, Borsani is most famous these days for cofounding Tecno. (He and Fulgenzio also created Villa Borsani, a visionary mid-century estate cherished for its modern lines and exquisite custom furnishings.)

When Borsani opened Tecno, an office-focused maker of industrial design, his design sensibilities had evolved toward furnishings with strong, simple forms enhanced by mechanical innovations, as with the P40 adjustable armchair.

When they were originally released, Tecno pieces like the P40 and the award-winning D70 sofa bed were acclaimed as cutting-edge, and they are still considered groundbreaking in their adaptability and functionality. The firm quickly garnered widespread acclaim for its tech-forward designs and quality craftsmanship.

Borsani would be Tecno’s lead designer for 30 years, while partnering on projects with the likes of architect Eugenio Gerli and fostering work by Vico Magistretti, Carlo De Carli, Robin Day and others.

Borsani designed pieces for Tecno until shortly before his death in 1985, when his daughter Valeria and her husband, Marco Fantoni, took over the creative work.

Today, the family’s legacy is preserved by Borsani’s architect grandson Tommaso Fantoni, who, along with Norman Foster, curated a blockbuster retrospective of Osvaldo Borsani’s work at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum in 2018.

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