{"id":8126,"date":"2024-01-08T18:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T18:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disderot.com\/?page_id=8126"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:50:01","slug":"michel-buffet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disderot.com\/en\/michel-buffet\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Buffet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row wrap_container=&#8221;yes&#8221; txt_section_align=&#8221;txt-center&#8221;][vc_column txt_column_align=&#8221;txt-center&#8221; delay=&#8221;0ms&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;]<div class=\"porto-u-heading  wpb_custom_95aa9a11c17ad45cfabaf210d84ee7cc porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac \"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h5  >DESIGNER<\/h5><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>[vc_separator el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;]<div class=\"porto-u-heading  wpb_custom_95aa9a11c17ad45cfabaf210d84ee7cc porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac \"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h2  >Michel Buffet<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\">\u00ab Michel Buffet was born on November 1, 1931 in Paris. An industrial designer, his career focused from the start of the \u201cTrente Glorieuses\u201d on transport, first by air, then by rail, road and sea&#8230; \u00bb<\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8130&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"to-pull-quote left to-pull-quote-border\" style=\"width:40%;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MICHEL BUFFET<br \/>\n<\/strong>1931 &#8211; 2024<\/p>\n<p><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Attracted by both art and technology, Michel Buffet prepared to enter the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Arts et M\u00e9tiers (ENSAM) and opted for a compromise: After studying at the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Arts D\u00e9coratifs (ENSAD), from which he graduated in 1953, and making a promising start as a model designer, he discovered ergonomics during his military service in the meteorological service, and then industrial aesthetics1 in full swing when he joined Raymond Loewy&#8217;s Compagnie de l&#8217;Esth\u00e9tique Industrielle (CEI) in 1956, where he continued his career until 1985, before setting up his own design office, Vecteur Design Industriel. Until its closure in 2000, his work focused mainly on transport systems: vehicle architecture, materials and equipment, ergonomics, signage, brand and network images.<br \/>\nHis studies at ENSAD put him at the heart of the influential milieu of interior architects of the Reconstruction period, such as Marcel Gascoin, and he came into contact with the first generation of French interior designers who were just ahead of him, such as Andr\u00e9 Monpoix and Pierre Guariche, with whom he became friends.<br \/>\nIn the effervescent early years of the Trente Glorieuses, he began designing interiors as soon as he left school, creating furniture and lighting, which he exhibited at the Artistes D\u00e9corateurs and Arts m\u00e9nagers shows in 1953 and 1954, and at the Milan Triennale in 1954. Among his lighting designs, the B211 floor lamp, published by Robert Mathieu, has become an emblem of his creations. It is part of the collections of the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>His promising career as an interior designer soon turned towards the nascent field of design, then known as industrial aesthetics. After reading Raymond Loewy&#8217;s book La laideur se vend mal8 in 1953, which he felt was decisive, he came into contact with the pioneers in this field: first at Techn\u00e8s, the first industrial design consultancy founded by Jacques Vi\u00e9not in Paris9, where he spent a brief period in 1954. There he met Jean Parthenay and Roger Tallon, who introduced him to the design of industrial products. Then, in 1956, he joined the CEI (Compagnie de l&#8217;Esth\u00e9tique industrielle), newly founded by Raymond Loewy. Loewy, a designer of French origin, made his name in France with the introduction of self-service department stores in the United States, a concept still unknown in France. The Paris office was run by Harold Barnett. He started out in office and shop fitting, product design, graphic design and brand image.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row wrap_container=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column txt_column_align=&#8221;txt-center&#8221; delay=&#8221;0ms&#8221;]<div class=\"porto-u-heading  wpb_custom_95aa9a11c17ad45cfabaf210d84ee7cc porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac \"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h5  >MICHEL BUFFET<\/h5><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>[vc_separator el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;]<div class=\"porto-u-heading  wpb_custom_95aa9a11c17ad45cfabaf210d84ee7cc porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac \"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h2  >B206 WALL LAMP - B211 LAMP FLOOR<\/h2><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8142&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0B206 WALL LAMP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class='to-button tiny standard square to-button-border to-icon-anim' style='color: #7c7c7c; background: none !important; border-color: #7c7c7c;' href='https:\/\/disderot.com\/en\/produit\/applique-b206\/' target='_self'><span style='color: #7c7c7c;'>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8140&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0B211 LAMP FLOOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class='to-button tiny standard square to-button-border to-icon-anim' style='color: #7c7c7c; background: none !important; border-color: #7c7c7c;' href='https:\/\/disderot.com\/en\/produit\/lampadaire-b211\/' target='_self'><span style='color: #7c7c7c;'>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row wrap_container=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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