Osvaldo Borsani table T102 original Marble 230 cm , italy 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:Tecno (Maker),Osvaldo Borsani (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 90.56 in (230 cm)Depth: 47.64 in (121 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: newpolishing before sending. Wear consistent with age and use. polishing before shipping.
- Seller Location:DÉNIA, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7070239450112
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. 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.
Tecno
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.
Find vintage Tecno chairs, tables, desks and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: la xara, Spain
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Goffredo Reggiani Orbit Chrome Chandelier with 15 bulbs , Italy 1960sBy Goffredo ReggianiLocated in DÉNIA, ESItalian entrepreneur, Goffredo Reggiani founded the Reggiani Illuminazione company in the early 1950s. He began production with decorative lamps for which he designed the prototypes....Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Mazzega table lamp 4 globe glass murano space age , italy 1960By MazzegaLocated in DÉNIA, ESExceptional Mazzega table lamp with large globe glass Murano. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This unique Mazzega table lamp i...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Brutalist Palwa cristal and gilt gold , 1960sBy PalwaLocated in DÉNIA, ESSuperb chandelier brutalist with crystal , Palwa attr by the Design and the gilt gold finition . period 1960sCategory
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsCrystal, Brass
- Original oil painting flowers bouquet , Spain 1960Located in DÉNIA, ESThis Spanish still life knife oil painting captures a scene of a large bouquet of ancient rose flowers? purple, pink, white j'hece and Bordeaux in a green tinted glass jug. It is l...Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
MaterialsCanvas
- Starburst Chrome Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960sBy Emil Stejnar, Rupert NikollLocated in DÉNIA, ESExceptional large star chrome chandelier with hundreds of lucite crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, made in Austria, circa 1960s. High Quality and in good condition with ...Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- Angelo Brotto by Mazzega Globe glass Murano , Italie 1960sBy Angelo Brotto, MazzegaLocated in DÉNIA, ESExceptionnal Globe By Angelo Brotto for Mazzega ! This arts of Glass of murano with bubble champagne murano Glass will be be the master piece of your room project .Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Mod T102 for Tecno Marble Dinning Italian Table Designed by Osvaldo BorsaniBy Osvaldo Borsani, TecnoLocated in Madrid, ESDinning or conference table Mod. T102 designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. Composed of two sculptural curved bases made of chromed steel. Carrara marble oval top. Italy, 1964. Cha...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMarble, Steel
- Osvaldo Borsani Grey Marble Center/Dining Table, 1960sBy Osvaldo BorsaniLocated in Raleigh, NCA striking vein pattern to this graphite marble over steel base. An original Stow Davis table base by Osvaldo Borsani retrofitted with a vintage marble top. Top is newly refinished...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMarble, Steel
- Osvaldo Borsani circular dining table in wood and brass details, Italy, 1960sBy Tecno, Osvaldo BorsaniLocated in Milan, ITOsvaldo Borsani circular dining table in sculpted wood and brass details, Italy, 1960sCategory
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Osvaldo Borsani T69 Round Dining Table by Tecno, Italy, circa 1960By Osvaldo Borsani, TecnoLocated in Pijnacker, Zuid-HollandIconic T69 dining table by Osvaldo Borsani for TECNO, Italy – circa 1960. Designer: Osvaldo Borsani Country: Italy Model: T69 dining table Design period: circa 1960 Date of manu...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- T69 dining table , Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno , Italy , 1960sBy Osvaldo BorsaniLocated in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JPT69 dining table , Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno , Italy , 1960sCategory
Vintage 1960s Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- 1960's Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli ''T69'' Dining TableBy Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani, Eugenio GerliLocated in Madrid, ESDining table designed by Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli for TECNO. Italy, 1960s. Matte-black laquered cast aluminum with brush steel foil and glass table top. In an excellent condit...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsAluminum, Steel