Osvaldo Borsani

Who is Osvaldo Borsani?  I'm always learning about furniture designers of the twentieth century.  We are in the process of acquiring several pieces by Borsani. After seeing these pieces, I knew that he was an exceptional furniture designer.  Lewis is always ahead of me when it comes to knowing about the furniture designers of the 2oth century.  Now is the time for me to do my homework and learn a thing or two.

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http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=302471Osvaldo was born, in 1911, into a family already rooted in the furniture making business.  He studied to be an architect, like so many of Italy's great furniture designers of the mid 20th century. After his graduation he joined his family's firm,  Atelier Varedo.  Here he worked as a furniture designer.  During this period the Italian furniture designesr and particularly their architects were ready for a change and grabbed hold of the idea of streamlining both their buildings and their furniture for the 20th century.  Working with his twin brother, Fulgencio, they developed furniture of exceptional quality and design geared to the modern world. He sold to such clients as  Fontana,  Crippa,  Fabbri, and Sussu.  In 1956 the brothers launched a new company named Tecno.  Here they produced notable designed furniture appropriate to the technology expected for the "modern age."