mid century furniture designers: osvaldo borsani

OSVALDO BORSANI

Osvaldo Borsani came from a family of furniture makers. At 22 years old he took part in the fifth Triennale of Milan designing concepts for the "Minimal House" and was awarded the Silver medal. The post-war era was crucial for this young talent and after graduating from Polytechnic he was influenced by many relevant artists of that time, including Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, and Arnaldo Pomodoro with whom he collaborated for different projects. In 1953 he founded Tecno where he put emphasis on designs of Industrial products.