Osvaldo Borsani

Italian architect and furniture designer

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Polytechnic University of Milan

OccupationArchitect, furniture designerWebsitehttps://www.osvaldoborsani.com/

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Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) was an Italian architect and furniture designer.^[1]

Borsani and his twin brother Fulgenzio founded the Italian designer furniture company Tecno S.p.A. [it] in 1953.^[2]

Works by Borsani are held by the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum in New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, Die Neue Sammlung in Munich, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal [fr], and the Triennale di Milano museum.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Sammichelli, Marco (April 13, 2018). "Italian modernist Osvaldo Borsani's innovative home opens up in Milan for Salone del Mobile". Wallpaper. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ "Osvaldo Borsani: il progettista di Tecno". ELLE Decor (in Italian). 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "SIUSA - Borsani Osvaldo". siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Osvaldo Borsani, Italian, 1911–1985". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Osvaldo Borsani". Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^ "Osvaldo Borsani Exhibition". Norman Foster Foundation. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.