Borsani Tecno P40
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chaise Longues
Iron
Vintage 1970s Italian Chaise Longues
Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Tables
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Steel, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Paper
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Marble, Steel, Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Iron
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Canapes
Leather
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Glass, Wood, Burl
Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities
Brass
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Borsani Tecno P40 For Sale on 1stDibs
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Osvaldo Borsani for sale on 1stDibs
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.