Grappa Trolley by Cesare Lacca in Glass, Brass and Metal. Italy, 1950’s

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) architect, designer Paolo Buffa was the son of artist Giovanni Buffa, long-considered a modern innovator of early 20th centu...

Floor lamp in metal, brass and marble, Italy, 1960s Italian floor lamp in good mix of materials. The color of the metal shade is bordeaux red and this works very well with the brass...

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) architect, designer Paolo Buffa was the son of artist Giovanni Buffa, long-considered a modern innovator of early 20th century applied arts. The elder Buffa was renowned for his studio works in stained glass, often collaborating with Eugenio Quarti and other important architects. After graduating in 1927 from Politecnico di Milano, Paolo began training in the studio of Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia. The following year he opened his own studio with the architect Cassi Ramelli, designing private villas and residential buildings with a strong focus on fine furniture done in the neoclassical style of the Milanese School and its luminaries: Ponti, Lancia, Buzzi, Marellin, and Albini. His designs (which included lighting and textiles) were characterized by perfect execution, for homes of the wealthy middle class with a taste for modern design, that blended functionality and comfort with quality materials. His pieces were primarily executed by the highly skilled artisans of the Mario Quarti studio in Milan, by Serafino Arrighi, and later by the Angelo Marelli workshop. In 1930 Buffa and Cassi Remelli participated in The International Exhibition of Decorative Arts,which would later become the Triennale di Milano. At this time he also began his first collaboration with Gio Ponti's Domus magazine, to which he would contribute many writings in the years to follow. The 1933 Triennale, "Mostra dell Arredamento," presented a solo exhibition on Buffa, as well as a group show that featured his textile designs alongside works by Buzzi, Albini, and Pollini in the display hall of the government institution National Crafts and Small Industries (ENAPI). By the time of his participation in the 1936 VI Triennale, Buffa was considered one of the elite arbiters of modern taste and style. The painter Roberto Aloi, director of “L’Arredamento Modern” (the Hoepli periodic review of modern design) dedicated more space to Buffa in his publication than to any other Italian architect in future editions. 1940 saw an intense collaboration with the acclaimed Mario Quarti furniture studio in Milan, in which Buffa created the furnishings for the Royal Palace of King Zog, in Tirana, Albania. In 1945 Ico Parisi organized the exhibition "Prima Mostra dell Arredamento" in Como. Together he and Buffa designed 12 environments, displayed as real rooms in a home. The following year the show travelled to Milan as “Mostra Mercato per la Reconstruzione” (Exhibition of Reconstruction). In addition to Buffa and Parisi, among the participants were Cassi Ramelli, Gio Ponti, and Guillermo Ulrich, all working under an objective to foster a profound collaboration between architect and expert craftsman. In 1947 Buffa was invited by esteemed textile designer Fede Cheti to participate in the exhibition “Lo Stile nell Arredamento Moderno” (The Style of Modern Furniture), celebrating the rebirth of quality execution and technical perfection in the reinvention of classic Italian furniture...

A large symmetrical desk by Silvio Cavatorta in solid walnut with on both sides 3 drawers and in the middle a larger drawer with key and lock. For whom this lock is not safe enough...

This geometrical writing desk has a sleek symmetry. This is formed by two large, rectangular storage compartments, together with four smaller compartments above. In between the compa...

A recently reupholstered lounge chair with long brass legs. Great curves and shapes and the colour of the recent upholstery is grey / blue. The chair very much resembles the 'Bergere...

Italian drinks trolley / bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Italy circa 1950. Mid-century modern with pure elegance by tis slender and curvaceous lines in hand carved and French po...

Bar serving cart trolley by the Italian designer Cesare Lacca in a mahogany and brass structure and two glass shelves, Italy, circa 1950.

Brass food trolley, Italian production of the 1950s attributed to the Neapolitan designer Cesare Lacca.

Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Fantastically crafted and elegant Italian design. Good condition. 1950s - Italy Dimensions: Height: 70cm/27.55" ...

Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Stunning and elegant italian design with original glass and a mahogany and brass frame. Good condition with age related wear. ...

Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Stunning and elegant italian design with original glass and a mahogany and brass frame. Good condition with age related wear. ...