Product sheet D-77 adjustable chaise
Designer:
Osvaldo Borsani
Manufacturer:
Tecno
Year: 1957
Osvaldo Borsani
Manufacturer:
Tecno
Year: 1957
Designed 1957, manufactured by Tecno, black enamelled tubular and sheet steel, rubber webbing, fully adjustable permitting use as chaise or single bed.
351⁄2in. (90cm.) width; 791⁄2in. (200cm.) approximate depth; height variable
Frame with brass medallion Tecno
Throughout the 1950s Osvaldo Borsani produced a range of inspired mechanical furnishings that were characterised by a highly articulated machine aesthetic, inspired by recent advances in Italy's burgeoning automobile industry. As production costs were high, many of the designs, this one included, were only accessible to the economically priviledged.
Lit: Anty Pansera, Il Design del Mobile Italiano dal 1946 a Oggi, Rome, 1990, p.146, pl.9 (the design illustrated)
351⁄2in. (90cm.) width; 791⁄2in. (200cm.) approximate depth; height variable
Frame with brass medallion Tecno
Throughout the 1950s Osvaldo Borsani produced a range of inspired mechanical furnishings that were characterised by a highly articulated machine aesthetic, inspired by recent advances in Italy's burgeoning automobile industry. As production costs were high, many of the designs, this one included, were only accessible to the economically priviledged.
Lit: Anty Pansera, Il Design del Mobile Italiano dal 1946 a Oggi, Rome, 1990, p.146, pl.9 (the design illustrated)
estimated value:
10.000-15.000 GBP
reached price:
11.352 GBP
Auction:
Designed by Architects
Sales date: 2003-10-08
location: London
Sales number: 6813
Lot number: 98
10.000-15.000 GBP
reached price:
11.352 GBP
Auction:
Designed by Architects
Sales date: 2003-10-08
location: London
Sales number: 6813
Lot number: 98
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