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Willy Guhl Cauldron Planter

Willy Guhl Cauldron Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Made in the shape of a cauldron. Beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Planters and Jardinieres

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Concrete

Cauldron Planter, Willy Guhl, 1960
By Willy Guhl
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
. Willy Guhl was a renowned Swiss designer, behind some designs of outdoor planters and furnishing, for a
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Planters and Jardinieres

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Cement

Six fibre cement planters, by Willy Gühl, Eternit AG, France, circa 1971
By Willy Guhl
Located in Paris, FR
Six planters or cache-pots in the form of cauldrons, « Marmite » model. Tripod base. Very fine
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Vintage 1970s French Planters and Jardinieres

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Cement

Pair Amous Marmite Planters by Swiss Designer Willy Guhl for Eternit Swiss F286
By Willy Guhl
Located in Lyon, FR
Famous "Marmite" planters by Swiss designer willy Guhl produced by Eternit in the 50s and 60s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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A Pair of Willy Guhl 'Marmite' Model Planters, Switzerland, c.1950
By Willy Guhl
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Mid-Century Modern "Marmite" planters designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. This iconic
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"marmite" planters by Willy Ghul from the 50s/60s
Located in Lyon, FR
Trio of planters based on the famous "marmite" model by Swiss designer Willy Guhl, produced by
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Cement

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Willy Guhl Cauldron Planters
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Willy Guhl Cauldron Planter
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Willy Guhl Cauldron Planter For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the willy guhl cauldron planter you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of cast stone, stone and cement, every willy guhl cauldron planter was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the willy guhl cauldron planter you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A willy guhl cauldron planter made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular.

How Much is a Willy Guhl Cauldron Planter?

A willy guhl cauldron planter can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,750 and the highest can go for as much as $3,950.

Willy Guhl for sale on 1stDibs

Decades prior to the mass popularity of neo-industrial cement floors and furniture taking shape, there was Willy Guhl. The Swiss creative is considered one of the first “industrial” designers in his home country. He pioneered a rugged, organic style of modern furniture and decor — stylish planters, shapely seating and lots more — that remains widely coveted by many today.

Guhl was born in 1915 in Stein am Rhein and worked as a carpenter before beginning studies at the Zurich School of Applied Arts (known today as the Zurich University of the Arts), where he would go on to teach for nearly 40 years.

While Guhl is well-known for his range of provocative garden elements as well as his patio and outdoor furniture, today’s legion of mid-century modern enthusiasts are likely familiar with the designer’s iconic Loop chair (introduced in 1954). For this sculptural seat and other furnishings, Guhl tended toward industrial materials, which he bent and shaped into organic forms for a striking juxtaposition. Much of his work is crafted from either concrete or Eternit, a mixture of cement and asbestos developed by the Belgian company Etex, which, in the 1950s, commissioned Guhl and his students at the School of Applied Arts to conceive planters in the material. The resulting vessels — some hourglass-shaped, some in the form of handkerchiefs, all suitable for indoors or exteriors — remain some of Guhl’s most collectible pieces.

Guhl’s affiliation with the Swiss “neo-functional” movement centered on the idea of simplifying design without sacrificing form. According to Guhl, his mission was “achieving the most with the minimum of effort.”

In addition to his work as a designer, Guhl left his mark on subsequent creatives through his 39-year tenure at his alma mater, where he was instructor to the likes of Robert Haussmann, Kurt Thut and Bruno Rey. Modern-day shoppers at IKEA owe Guhl a debt of gratitude too. He was an early advocate of flat-pack furniture, championing its ability to make good design more widely accessible.

At its core, though, Guhl’s work was inherently human-centric: “At the center of my efforts, I put people and their living requirements,” he once said. “My products must be useful to people.” Guhl died in 2004 at the age of 89.

Find a range of vintage Willy Guhl furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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