Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s.

Bookcase attributed to OSVALDO BORSANI (Varedo 1911 - Milan 1985), 1950s.
Black enameled iron with lacquered wood shelves.
In good condition according to use and age, with marks on the wood lacquer and surface patina on the iron.
Measurements: 180 x 123 x 52 cm.
Wrought iron wrought iron structure enameled in black color and four lacquered wood shelves. The piece is based on a design of constructivist aesthetics based on geometry and a play of volumes that does not rival the functionality of the piece.
Trained from a very young age in the family furniture company, Osvaldo Borsani participated in the V Milan Triennale in 1933, with the "Minimal House" project, which was awarded the silver medal. After graduating from the Milan Polytechnic, he met and collaborated with important artists such as Lucio Fontana, Agenore Fabbri, Aligi Sassu, Roberto Crippa, Fausto Melotti, and Arnaldo Pomodoro. In 1953, together with his brother Fulgencio, he founded Tecno, a project to which he would dedicate his entire life. His first industrial design works were the P40 variable-tilt armchair (1953) and the D70 sofa with invertible seat. In 1968 he created the Graphis office system (together with Eugenio Gerli, which was distributed worldwide in a million copies), thanks to which Tecno became an internationally renowned manufacturer of office design products.
At the end of the sixties, Osvaldo Borsani created the Tecno Project Center with Marco Fantoni and Valeria Borsani.