The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Borsani exhibit to open Saturday
WOODBURY — “Osvaldo Borsani: Designs for Tecno,” an exhibit of the Italian designer and architect, will open at George Champion Modern Shop on Saturday, according to a news release.
The exhibit will coincide with the first retrospective of Borsani’s work, opening this spring at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum. Modern Shop owns the largest collection in the United States of Borsani’s original furniture for Tecno.
Borsani (1911-1985) was co-founder of Italian furniture manufacturer Tecno, and the exhibit includes original pieces of the designer’s work, pieces from Modern Shop’s private collection, and rare prototypes.
Owner of George Champion Modern Shop and Borsani collector, George Champion, said, “I have lived with Osvaldo Borsani’s furniture in my own home for over 30 years. With his retrospective opening in Milan, I wanted to share this collection and my appreciation of his work. The original examples in the exhibit show the form and sensuality we have come to expect from Borsani’s postwar Italian design, combined with the ingenious technology from the period. His designs endure as ones we want to live with today.”
“Osvaldo Borsani: Designs for Tecno” is open May 12 through June 30 at George Champion Modern Shop, 442 Main St. S., Woodbury.
Hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Visit championmodern.com/osvaldoborsani-exhibit for more information.
George Champion Modern Shop features important 20th century American, Italian, and Scandinavian furniture and objects, with a speciality in midcentury modern design. Opened in 2004, the shop and neighboring show house gallery offer over 4,000-square-feet of modern and select contemporary furniture, lighting, and objects.
George Champion, owner, is a dealer and collector of modern furniture and design.
After his first public design showcase in 1996, he developed a following among modern furniture collectors and design enthusiasts in both Connecticut and New York City.