Architect, urban planner, glass, furniture and landscape designer, and interior decorator — Tomaso Buzzi was a 20th-century renaissance man. Buzzi, along with his frequent collaborator Gio Ponti, led Italy’s Novecento Milanese movement of the 1920s and ‘30s — an approximate equivalent to France’s Art Deco movement. While Buzzi is prized for chairs, tables and other furnishings that modernized the majestic lines of 18th-century designs, he is best known for the remarkable, jewel-toned glassware he produced in a two-year stint as the artistic director of the Venini glassworks on the Venetian island of Murano.
Buzzi was born in 1900 in the town of Sondrio in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. He studied at the Milan Polytechnic, and soon after he graduated joined a lively Milanese decorative arts scene. In 1927, he and Ponti joined fellow designers Paolo Venini and Michele Marelli to form a design collaborative called Il Labirinto (the Labyrinth), Italy’s answer to the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1932, when Venini's glass company lost the design services of the sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi, who left to start his own factory, he turned to Buzzi. The young architect’s careful study of lighting design and a love for experimentation yielded major innovations in Murano glass fixtures. The forms of his wares were inspired by sources from antiquity as diverse as Persian urns and animal-shaped Etruscan jugs. Buzzi developed a complex glass-layering method that produced deep, glowing pastel colors that ran from pink to peach, to sea-green and slate blue.
Buzzi furniture has a noteworthy elegance and nobility. Delicate chairs with arrow-shaped backs and elaborate burled wood armoires are typical of his aesthetic, and would add a sophisticated note to any room, modern or traditional. And an exemplary piece of Buzzi’s vibrant, lustrous glassware would merit a place of honor in every design collection.
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Gio Ponti Tomaso Buzzi Sofa
By Gio Ponti, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Red Lion, PA
Truly beautiful one of a kind authorized copy of Gio Ponti and Tomaso Buzzi 1930 Sofa. Walnut frame upholstered in satin silk. Manifactured by Carpani F.ll inc Literature: Mobili De...
Satin, Silk, Walnut
Tomaso Buzzi Set of eight chairs - 1954 Italian Design from a private commission
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Milan, IT
Tomaso Buzzi was the real designer for the Italian and Milanese upper middle class in the post-World War II period. His creations, as in this case, were often commissioned creations, designed for a specific family and on the occasion of an overall furnishing project, to be followed from A to Z. This set of eight chairs together with a fine dining table was designed for an apartment on Via Conservatorio, deep in the heart of bourgeois Milan, near Villa Necchi...
Fabric, Wood
Exceptional Tomaso Buzzi Mahogany Bench
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in North Miami, FL
In original velvet upholstery, this simple X-shape mahogany bench is perfect for a vanity or any other use. By Tomaso Buzzi.
Mahogany, Velvet
Tomaso Buzzi Pair of Wooden Structure Chairs , Italy 1929
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Paris, FR
Tomaso Buzzi (Sondrio, 1900 - Rapallo, 1981) Italian architect and Designer ( Well Known for the conception of Famous "La Scarzuola" in Italy) Pair of wood sculpted structure and ne...
Wood
Rare Set of Two Wood Armchairs by Tomaso Buzzi, Italy, 1930s
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Milan, IT
Mid 1930s armchairs by Tomaso Buzzi. Literature and provenance available upon request.
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 8 Fine French 1930s Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of eight fine French Art Deco solid cherry wood bridge armchairs with bronze sabots. Price is for a set of 8 chairs only (not 12 as mentioned in "Sold As")
Bronze
$10,601 / set
H 30.32 in W 27.17 in D 33.47 in
Rare Art Deco Armchairs by J. Halabala, Model H269, 1930s, Set of 2
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Set of two Art Deco armchairs designed by famous Jindrich Halabala in 1930s in Czechoslovakia. One of his iconic models, H269. The wooden elements have been professionally restored. ...
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Mahogany Bench
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant 19th century mahogany bench from England covered with charming fabric in the chesterfield buttoned style lovely unusual bench since it is smal...
Mahogany
Exceptional Carved And Painted Three Seat Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful, stylish and very well made three seat Painted Bench. On six turned legs with stretcher supports providing support to the upper frame with well carved seat back with arched...
Rush, Wood
Italian Sofa in the Style of Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Fantastic Italian sofa from the 1950s. Very much in the style of Gio Ponti.
Fabric, Wood
$3,399 / set
H 27.17 in W 21.66 in D 20.48 in
Rare Set of Two Bauhaus Armchairs B 246 by Josef Frank for Thonet, 1930s
By Josef Frank, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Bauhaus armchairs B 246 designed by Josef Frank and manufactured by Thonet in 1930s. Historically, this model was among those installed in the iconic Villa Rezek in Vienna, buil...
Bentwood
$6,551
H 31.5 in W 80.32 in D 35.44 in
Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa for Isa Bergamo, 50s
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sofa Collection designed in the style of Gio Ponti for the manufacturing company Isa Bergamo in the late 1950s. The armchairs have been restored and the upholstery has been redone in...
Bouclé, Beech
Gio Ponti, Sofa, Velvet, Wood, Italy, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A green velvet and wood sofa designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Casa e Giardino, Italy, c. 1940s. Minor scuffing of feet. Minor staining on seat and backrest cushions. Minor fr...
Velvet, Wood
Pair of Italian Dante Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of exquisite Italian wood "Dante" style chairs from the early 20th century. These feature x-base frames with carved accents and a crest back. Vintage cushions in good condition ...
Walnut
$4,824 / set
H 33.27 in W 18.31 in D 19.3 in
Set of Eight Restored Bauhaus Cesca Chairs, by M. Breuer, Chrome, Italy, 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic Cesca chair, an original design masterpiece by Marcel Breuer in the Bauhaus style, represents the pinnacle of "Made in Italy" quality. This authentic chair by the famous ...
Steel, Chrome
$1,965 / set
H 31.5 in W 22.45 in D 19.3 in
Set of Two Original Art Deco Armchairs, by Jules Leleu, Beech, France, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designer: Jules Leleu Source: France Period: 1930-1939 This exceptional pair of Art Deco armchairs dates back to the early 20th century and bears the signature of renowned French de...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
$7,754
H 27.96 in W 78.75 in D 33.47 in
Wonderful Italian Sofa Attributed to Gio Ponti and Completely Re-Upholstered
By Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing lines resting on two legs in front and two castors at the back for easy moving. Belts, foam and velvet completely redone.
Velvet
Sold
H 14.75 in W 32.25 in D 15.5 in
Pair of Veneered and Ebonised Upholstered Stools by Tomaso Buzzi.
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of veneered and ebonised upholstered stools by Tomaso Buzzi. Of ecxeptionnal proportions and design, these small benches are the perfect example of the Italian modern interpret...
Wood
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H 18.12 in W 29.93 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Bench Midcentury Gio Ponti and Tomaso Buzzi in Hardwood, 1930s-1940s
By Gio Ponti, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of bench in solid wood carved and painted white by Tomaso Buzzi and Gio Ponti. The upholstered seat is covered in beige and burgundy banded fabric in good condition. Note the ho...
Fabric, Hardwood
Tomaso Buzzi Wrought Iron Side Chair
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical wrought iron paint decorated Italianate chair, by Tomaso Buzzi. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use, shows cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Measures: Seat h...
Pair of Tomaso Buzzi Wrought Iron Armchairs
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in New York, NY
Rare armchair version of the classic wrought iron garden chairs by Tomaso Buzzi. Measure: Arm height 24.75 inches, seat height 15.5 inches. Original paint finish, shows some cosmetic...
Wrought Iron
Tomaso Buzzi Surrealist Arrow Motif Chair
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Riverdale, NY
Surrealist iron garden chair with arrow motifs by Tomaso Buzzi. Brass arrow points and feather motifs contrast with the blackened iron. Draped metal "fabri...
Iron
Elegant Tomaso Buzzi Armchair, circa 1936
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Tomaso Buzzi armchair, circa 1936 elm wood ,black laquered elm , cotton fabric Misure: h 87 cm 57 x 56 cm available with a pair of chair of the same original forniture
Elm, Cotton
Pair of Tomaso Buzzi Chairs, circa 1936
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Rome, IT
Important pair of TOMASO BUZZI chairs, circa 1936 elm wood and black laquared olm, fabric available with an amrchair of the same original forniture Misure: h 85, 47 x 45 cm
Elm, Fabric
Pair of Arrow Chairs by Tomaso Buzzi
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful pair of Italian iron chairs with brass appointments by Tomaso Buzzi, circa 1940.
Iron, Brass
Tommaso Buzzi Set Of 8 Elegant High Dining Room Chairs
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Rome, IT
important set of 8 high dining room chairs in valnut and silk with white profile by Tommaso Buzzi for a private residence in Florence (Italy)
Silk
Tomaso Buzzi pair of 1940's iron chairs with arrows in brass.
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chic Tomaso Buzzi metal chairs with arrows detailed in polished brass. Made in Italy, circa 1940's. H: 36 1/2"’, W: 15 1/2'’’, D: 18’, Seat H: 17".
Iron, Brass