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

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Tavolino da gioco, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Tavolino da gioco, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Tavolino da gioco con quattro sedie, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Tavolino da gioco con quattro sedie, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Tavolino da gioco con quattro sedie, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Tavolino da gioco con quattro sedie, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Panchetta, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Panchetta, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Coppia poltrone con struttura, 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Coppia poltrone con struttura, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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Mobile contenitore, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Mobile contenitore, 1940

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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Consolle con cassetti, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Consolle con cassetti, 1940

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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Suite de deux enfilades (set of 2), 1945

Paolo Buffa

Suite de deux enfilades (set of 2), 1945

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Cabinet, 1945

Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1945

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Tavolino, 1945–1948

Paolo Buffa

Tavolino, 1945–1948

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Portaritratti, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Portaritratti, 1940

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Table de salle à manger, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Table de salle à manger, 1940

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Table hexagonale à piètement tripode, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Table hexagonale à piètement tripode, 1940

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Dining chairs (set of 6), 1930

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Dining chairs (set of 6), 1930

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Illuminated bar cabinet, 1940

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Illuminated bar cabinet, 1940

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Ladderback chairs (pair), 1955

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Ladderback chairs (pair), 1955

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Grand fauteuil, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Grand fauteuil, 1950

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Meuble bar, 1950

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Meuble bar, 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Un troumeau, 1954

Paolo Buffa

Un troumeau, 1954

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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Un letto, 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Un letto, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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Una poltroncina, 1941

Paolo Buffa

Una poltroncina, 1941

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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Un tavolino, 1968

Paolo Buffa

Un tavolino, 1968

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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Uno scrittoio e una sedia (2 works), 1943

Paolo Buffa

Uno scrittoio e una sedia (2 works), 1943

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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Una poltroncina con schienale a bacchette, 1946

Paolo Buffa

Una poltroncina con schienale a bacchette, 1946

Sale Date: October 25, 2012

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