2 Seats Sofa /Settee in the Style of Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1950s

Beautiful and original vintage sofa designed in the 1950s and attributed to the craftsmanship of Paolo Buffa, of fine Italian manufacture. It features sculpted sinuous hardwood arms with sleek and delicate legs.
They rise on the armrests taking a very soft bend, which seems to echo those of a very gentle and sinuous tree branch. The seat is very comfortable,
The backrest is very high precisely to give a unique comfort to the sitter.
Reupholstered in a neutral grey tone.

Paolo Buffa was an Italian architect and designer best known for his designs of mid-century furniture. Characterised 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.

W120 x D 64 x H80cm
Seat height 34cm

Italy 1950s.
 

Dimensions
Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)
Width: 47.25 in (120 cm)
Depth: 25.2 in (64 cm)
Seat Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)

Style
Mid-Century Modern

Materials and Techniques
Upholstery
Walnut

Place of Origin
Italy

Period
1950-1959