Paolo Buffa

(Italian, 1903–1970)

Paolo Buffa was an Italian architect and designer best known for his designs of mid-century furniture. Characterized by a melding of tradition and modernity, he used a combination of low-profile, rectilinear, and hardwood forms to produce his most classic pieces. Born in 1903 in Milan, Italy, Buffa studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan before working for the prominent Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti. After opening a firm with his frequent collaborator Antonio Cassi Ramelli, Buffa's career grew in critical and commercial acclaim. The designer’s oeuvre includes exhibitions at the 1948 Salon des Artistes Decorateur in Paris. Before his death in 1970 in Milan, Italy, Buffa had been named one of the most important designers in the country.

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Furniture

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Alvar Aalto, Antonio Cassi Ramelli, Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Gio Ponti

Paolo Buffa Artworks

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Paolo Buffa (1,857 results)
Coppia di poltrone (pair), 1950

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Coppia di poltrone (pair), 1950

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Letto, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Letto, 1950

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Consolle con tre cassetti, 1945

Paolo Buffa

Consolle con tre cassetti, 1945

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Secrétaire, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Secrétaire, 1950

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Mobile bar, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Mobile bar, 1950

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Élégante table basse, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Élégante table basse, 1950

Sale Date: December 3, 2013

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Nightstands/end/side tables (pair)

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Nightstands/end/side tables (pair)

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Petite lounge chairs (pair), 1955

Paolo Buffa

Petite lounge chairs (pair), 1955

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Coppia di raffinate sedie-scultura (2 works), 1947

Paolo Buffa

Coppia di raffinate sedie-scultura (2 works), 1947

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Coppia di poltrone (2 works), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Coppia di poltrone (2 works), 1950

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Importante tavolo, 1950

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Importante tavolo, 1950

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Suite de douze élégantes chaises (set of 12), 1940

Paolo Buffa

Suite de douze élégantes chaises (set of 12), 1940

Sale Date: November 13, 2013

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Otto sedie (8 works), 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Otto sedie (8 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Sei sedie (6 works), 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Sei sedie (6 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Due poltrone (2 works), 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Due poltrone (2 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una poltrona, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Una poltrona, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una poltrona da scrivinia, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Una poltrona da scrivinia, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una console con specchiera, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Una console con specchiera, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una console, 1945–1949

Paolo Buffa

Una console, 1945–1949

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una credenza, 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Una credenza, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Un trumeau, 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Un trumeau, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una credenza, 1950–1955

Paolo Buffa

Una credenza, 1950–1955

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Sei sedie (6 works), 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Sei sedie (6 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Cabinet, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1950

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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