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.

Paolo Buffa Artworks

Paolo Buffa (1,857 results)
Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Sale Date: February 26, 2012

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Dining chairs with arms (set of 4), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Dining chairs with arms (set of 4), 1950

Sale Date: February 26, 2012

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Dining chairs with arms (set of 8), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Dining chairs with arms (set of 8), 1950

Sale Date: February 26, 2012

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Mobile bar (Bar cabinet), 1950–1959

Paolo Buffa

Mobile bar (Bar cabinet), 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Scrittoio da camera (Small desk), 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Scrittoio da camera (Small desk), 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Poltrona (Armchair), 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Poltrona (Armchair), 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Libreria

Paolo Buffa

Libreria

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Specchiera (Mirror), 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Specchiera (Mirror), 1940–1949

Sale Date: November 30, 2011

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Lounge chair

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Lounge chair

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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Armchairs (set of 8), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Armchairs (set of 8), 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Paolo Buffa

Lounge chairs (pair), 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Cabinet, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Chandelier, 1930

Paolo Buffa

Chandelier, 1930

Sale Date: December 14, 2011

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Meuble de rangement

Paolo Buffa

Meuble de rangement

Sale Date: November 30, 2011

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Sedia (+ 5 others; 6 works)

Paolo Buffa

Sedia (+ 5 others; 6 works)

Sale Date: October 24, 2011

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Un secretaire, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Un secretaire, 1940

Sale Date: October 24, 2011

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Sedia (Chair)(+ 5 others; 6 works)

Paolo Buffa

Sedia (Chair)(+ 5 others; 6 works)

Sale Date: October 24, 2011

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Lounge chairs from the Hotel Bristol, Merano , 1950

Paolo Buffa

Lounge chairs from the Hotel Bristol, Merano , 1950

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Armchairs from Hotel Bristol, Merano (set of , 1950

Paolo Buffa

Armchairs from Hotel Bristol, Merano (set of , 1950

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Cabinet, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1940

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Eßtisch, 1940

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Eßtisch, 1940

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Sofa und Armlehnsessel (set of 3), 1940–1949

Paolo Buffa

Sofa und Armlehnsessel (set of 3), 1940–1949

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Pair of lounge chairs from the Hotel..., 1950

Paolo Buffa

Pair of lounge chairs from the Hotel..., 1950

Sale Date: September 15, 2011

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