Again and again
Again and again
1950—1980
Series production:
industrial
organisation
The company begins producing series of original
furniture, combining the independence and elegance
of their design with industrial production principles –
all according to the design ethos of Osvaldo Borsani.
The chosen name offers an insight into our origins:
Tecno uses technology to create modern products by
imagining a “new” way of furnishing first domestic
environments and later work spaces and waiting areas.
1953
The twins Osvaldo and Fulgenzio Borsani found Tecno
1954
Meeting with Roberto Mango and design of the iconic T logo
Interiors for Richard Buckminster Füller’s experimental
geodesic dome, based on a design by Roberto Mango,
in Milan’s Parco Sempione for the 10th Milan Triennale
Beginning of 30-year collaboration with Eugenio Gerli
1956
Offices of the ENI headquarters in San Donato Milanese
1960
E22: first mobile and flexible partition system
1966
Collaboration with seven other companies to launch
the Ottagono magazine as a new mean of communication
1967
Collaboration with Gio Ponti
1968
Graphis: first open-space office and the revolution
of the colour white
1970
Launch of the Centro Progetti Tecno (CPT), focusing
on the development of cross-discipline industrial design
and communication projects on a medium-to-large scale
1973
Openings in the biggest cities in the world, with sites in
the most prestigious streets in Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona,
Bologna, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Catania, Düsseldorf, Florence,
Geneva, Genoa, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Munich,
Naples, Paris, San Sebastian, Turin, Valencia, Vienna
1974
Halls at Yale University in the USA
1975
WB and WG: partition walls introduce glass as a way
of dividing spaces
1978
Special outdoor dome for a villa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1920—1950
Between savoir-fare
and art: artisanal
culture
Atelier Varedo is founded on the basis of the artisanal
expertise and in-depth knowledge of materials of
Gaetano Borsani’s stylish furniture workshop.
Thanks to the innovative art direction of Gino Maggioni,
Atelier Varedo becomes a hub for contemporary artists.
Their influence leads to the transformation of Atelier
Varedo into ABV Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, which
adopts a style based around linearity, simple functions
and sleek decoration. The final step in the evolution
process comes in the shape of the Casa Minima project,
which is designed by Osvaldo Borsani with Alessandro
Cairoli and Grazia Varisco. The architects are honoured
at the fifth Milan Triennale with the “Diploma Silver
Medal” for furniture, while ABV receives the “Grand
Prize” for production.
1923
Atelier Varedo
1930
Futuristic collaborations with Cesare Andreoni and Giandante X
Meeting with Lucio Fontana
1931
Collaboration with the artists Roberto Crippa,
Angelo Del Bon, Gianni Dova, Agenore Fabbri, Fausto Melotti,
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Aligi Sassu, Adriano Spilimbergo
1932
ABV Arredamenti Borsani Varedo
1933
Casa Minima
1943
Villa Borsani in Varedo
1923, Atelier Varedo
1954, 10th Milan Triennale
1968, Graphis
1974, Yale University
1930, Lucio Fontana
1933, Casa Minima
1932, ABV Arredamenti
Borsani Varedo
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