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Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Console by Paolo Buffa Per Permanente Mobili Cantù

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Mid Century Modern Art Deco console from Cantu, by Paolo Buffa, in solid hand carved carved maple and walnut veneered, handle in gilt brass. Measures cm: H 83, W 102, D 34 About Paolo Buffa One of the greatest Mid Century Modern designers in Italy and in the world The Italian architect-designer Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) was active between the '30s and' 60s. It is known for a series of furniture designs that combine neoclassical and art deco motifs with modernist principles. His pieces rarely include identifying marks, making them difficult to authenticate. After receiving his architectural degree from the Politechnico di Milan in 1927. Buffa worked briefly in the studio of Gio Ponti and Lancia. By 1928 he had opened a studio with architect Antonio Cassi Ramelli with whom he designed a dining room for the 1930 Triennale exhibit. Not long after Buffa opened his own studio. His furniture, stylish, comfortable and functional is often witty and exceptionally well made. Buffa furniture is known for it’s elegant Neoclassical lines, fine woods and beautiful intarsias. Best quality Buffa pieces marry classic Milanese taste with rigorous modern design. In terms of craftsmanship and high quality materials, Buffa’s best furniture, can be equal to that of the French master; Emile Jacques Ruhlmann. About La Permanente Mobili di Cantù The exposition Permanente dei Mobili Canturini was born on 11 May 1893, an initiative, which allowed the wooden manufacture to make a significant entrepreneurial improvement, thus passing the weak point of an activity, that for a quite number of companies had already arrived at the second generation. Its establishment brought to the members not only economic benefits but also a new awareness in the sector. Also, for the effects of these kind of initiatives, the Cantù manufacture was considered at the beginning of the XX century at the height of the national production. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, La Permanente Mobili was seen as the reference cooperative model for all the small manufactures of furniture. La Permanente Mobili has been one of the greatest ideas, on which the economic development of our territory was based. And with this saying, carved on our Palace, it will still be so.

Creator:

Paolo Buffa (Designer),La Permanente Mobili Cantù (Cabinetmaker)

Dimensions:

Height: 32.68 in (83 cm)Width: 40.16 in (102 cm)Depth: 13.39 in (34 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Maple,Walnut,Hand-Carved

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1930s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Vigonza, IT

Reference Number:

Seller: FW761stDibs: LU2495330218112

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Paolo Buffa

With a surname that loosely translates to a synonym for “bizarre” in Italian, Milanese designer and architect Paolo Buffa is best known for capturing the best of both old and new in his plush, enveloping lounge chairs and wingback chairs as well as his range of modern tables, each dazzling and provocative but built using classical techniques.

Purposely playful and airy, mid-century Italian interiors encouraged merriment and socializing. Buffa’s work was well suited to this, but unlike the postwar designers who established recognizable trademarks and signatures, his vintage furniture for Cassina and other firms — the sculptural side tables and case pieces of walnut and solid oak, the luxurious sheepskin sofas — differed considerably from one design to the next, making them appealing to a range of interior decorators and socialites with specific taste. The son of a highly sought-after artist, Giovanni Buffa, Paolo graduated in 1927 from Politecnico di Milano. He then spent time working under architects and designers Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia. Ponti, who himself crafted thousands of furnishings and endlessly creative rooms, was so taken with the young designer that in 1928 he featured his simple and elegant rosewood dressing table in his new magazine, Domus.

After opening a firm with his regular collaborator Antonio Cassi Ramelli, Buffa became one of the leading tastemakers of Italian mid-century modern furnishings, designing for villas and residential buildings across the country. His style was a mix of Art Deco, Rationalism, neoclassicism and a bit of whimsy. He used high-quality materials and regularly worked with local ateliers known for their fine craftsmanship to produce his designs, such as Serafino Arrighi and Marelli & Colico. In 1940, he partnered with the Mario Quarti furniture studio on the royal palace of Albania’s King Zog, with Buffa designing the furniture, and in 1951, Egypt’s King Farouk enlisted him to redecorate his yacht.

While Buffa’s transcendent pieces are now collector’s items, there are a few still in production, such as those he made with Angelo Marelli. His eponymous firm, the Italian furniture producer Eredi Marelli, still manufactures some designs based on Buffa’s archives.

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