Flickr Widget

Showing posts with label Osvaldo Borsani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osvaldo Borsani. Show all posts

Monday, March 4, 2013

Osvaldo Borsani

Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) was an Italian architect and designer. He completed a degree at the Politecnico di Milan and became a furniture designer in the family business with his father, who was a well known furniture craftsman. The business was then known as Atelier Varedo but later changed names and became Arredamento Borsani.

In the 1940s and 1950s, he produced an extensive body of work, which included seating and case goods. In 1946, he designed an especially noteworty wall-mounted shelving system. In 1955 he formed a firm called Tecno with his twin brother Fulgencio.  As the name of the company might suggest, Tecno took a technology- and research-based approach to furniture design.

Some of Tecno's best known pieces are the P40 lounge chair, which featured rubber arms and had 486 different positions, and the D70, which was the sofa version. For 30 years, Osvaldo was the company's only designer. In the mid-80s Gae Aulenti and Norman Foster began to design for the company, which is known today for its innovative furniture for offices and public buildings.

From deconet.com


P40 lounge chair
1stdibs.com

D70 sofa
icollector.com

Wall unit
artfinding.com

Armchair
midcenturia.com

Curved sofa
1stdibs.com

Desk
liveauctioneers.com

Table
trovegallery.com

P32 chair
donshoemaker.com

Coat hook
etsy.com - windesign

Thursday, February 14, 2013

In the store: Case goods and seating

As usual, my SIL has scored some exceptional pieces for the store. He dropped a long credenza and a large Danish wall unit off to be refinished, but here are the pieces he's put on the floor.

First, the 401 highback wing chair by Alvar Aalto finally arrived. It still has its original raffia upholstery and wooden buttons, and it's amazingly beautiful. We've been eagerly waiting for this piece, and it didn't disappoint.


401 highback wing chair by Alvar Aalto

He also got a beautiful daybed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, which is a beautiful blue with a lovely frame.


Daybed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen

This rosewood sideboard is massive. Look at the way it dwarfs the Sarpaneva Festivo candleholders on top of it!


Rosewood sideboard

I think this Italian bookcase is an exciting piece too. I love the glass doors and splayed legs. It's attributed to Osvaldo Borsani.


Italian bookcase attributed to Osvaldo Borsani