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Paolo Buffa Night Stands

Italian, 1903-1970

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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Creator: Paolo Buffa
Paolo Buffa night cabinets pair Italy 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
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By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of nightstands made of hand crafted polished Maplewood, designed by Paolo Buffa in good condition. The bed side tables are composed with a glass shelf and two small doors, detailed with its original brass hardware. The small side chests...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Buffa Night Stands

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Metal, Brass

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Pair Italian Modern End Tables by Paolo Buffa
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish pair of 1950s nightstands feature elegant Italian Modern design, and make excellent two tier bedside tables in any interior. Stylish glass shelf, sculpted two tone frame, and tapered legs with brass sabots add to the Classic mid-century charm of this pair of Paolo Buffa nightstands...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Buffa Night Stands

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By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
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Paolo Buffa night stands for sale on 1stDibs.

Paolo Buffa night stands are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paolo Buffa night stands, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original night stands by Paolo Buffa were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider night stands by Ico Parisi, Claudio Salocchi, and Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Prices for Paolo Buffa night stands can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,820 and can go as high as $10,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,500.

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