Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹³

Osvaldo Borsani

Italian architect and furniture designer

Osvaldo Borsani (1911–1985) was an Italian architect and furniture designer.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Osvaldo Borsani (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 17, 1911, died Apr 16, 1985.¹

About

Borsani and his twin brother Fulgenzio founded the Italian designer furniture company Tecno S.p.A. in 1953.

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, and the Triennale di Milano museum.

From Wikipedia’s article on Osvaldo Borsani, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

TecnoFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedBrera Academy³
Date not recordedPolytechnic University of Milan^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: furniture designer, architect, designer, company founder.^{6 7}

Date not recordedFounded Tecno⁵

Personal life

BornAug 17, 1911, Varedo^{4 8}
DiedApr 16, 1985, Milan⁹
CitizenshipItaly, Kingdom of Italy¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani on Wikidata
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WikipediaOsvaldo Borsani on Wikipedia
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: Founded Tecno, on Wikidata
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataOsvaldo Borsani: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataTecno, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsOsvaldo Borsani photo by Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0