Tomaso Buzzi

Tomaso Buzzi (1900–1981) was an Italian architect and designer. He is known for his interior design work in a number of historically significant buildings in Milan, Venice, and Turin, as well as the follies he constructed on his estate in Umbria.

Early life and education Tomaso Buzzi was born in Sondrio, 30 September 1900. He studied architecture at Politecnico di Milano (known at the time as Regio Istituto Tecnico Superiore).

Career Buzzi collaborated with Paolo Venini on a number of decorative glass pieces, and in the early 1930s, he was the creative director of Venini & C. glassworks in Murano.

He was a proponent of Italian Art Deco during the 1920s and 1930s, and was later associated with Neo-Mannerism. Buzzi was a favourite of the Milanese haut-bourgeoisie.

He designed the Villa Volpi a Sabaudia.

He renovated parts of the Palazzo d'Azeglio in Turin.

In his later years, he devoted considerable time and resources to his private estate and garden called la Scarzuola.

Legacy Buzzi died in Rapallo on 16 February 1981.

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