Giacomo BUZZITA (1910-1989), known as "Jack BUZZITA". - Lot 194

Giacomo BUZZITA (1910-1989), known as "Jack BUZZITA". Pair of armchairs in walnut and wood veneer, the straight arms partly covered with cream imitation leather and finished in a trapeze shape. Sloping back legs. Seat and back upholstered in cream imitation leather. Early STOW DAVIS MICHIGAN edition, circa 1960. Height Height : 81 cm Width : 68 cm Depth : 63 cm Minor restoration to an armrest Note & bibliography: Giacomo "Jack" Buzzitta (1910-1989), a little-known Italian-American designer, emigrated to the United States as a child and grew up in Grand Rapids, a furniture mecca. Trained at the Kendall School of Design, he became one of the first full-time office furniture designers at Stow & Davis. His work, at once Italian craftsmanship and American modernism, remains a rarity in post-war design.