Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Sofa mod. D70, 1954

Osvaldo Borsani in 1953, together with his brother Fulgenzio, realized his most complex project: a company idea named after the "techne" of the Greeks, which means both art and technique. Tecno thinking was born: the perfect synthesis between the artisan experience of the atelier and its declination on a larger scale.
Tecno is first and foremost an entrepreneur's project: Italy has begun its process of tertiarization; the office environment does not yet have its unquestionable formal definition, and that is where Osvaldo Borsani wants to get to: to reinvent for workspaces that mix of formal elegance, rigor and rational functionality that the modern movement had developed for domestic living.
Iconic D70 sofa designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in 1954, the sofa features two pivoting “wing” elements mounted on a metal frame, allowing multiple reclining positions. Thanks to its ingenious adjustable mechanism with a locking lever system, the backrest and seat can be inclined at various angles, transforming the sofa into a fully flat daybed.
In very good condition and fully original.