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High Armchair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Brazilian Midcentury Design

Name: High Armchair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Brazilian Midcentury Design
Brand: Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Price: 17000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Designed by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma S.A Móveis e Objetos de Arte in circa 1960. A modern Brazilian armchair made in curved iron structure and recently upholstery in red velvet. This particular design consists of a comfortable seat, high curved backs. The position of the armrests and the high backs suggests a classical throne but in modern aesthetics. The piece's very comfortable and elegant. For this piece, the original state of the iron frame has been kept original, and the upholstery was chosen considering the contemporary proposal of the piece. The customer can choose new finishing for the piece. The piece was the first presented in the exhibition "Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler and the modernization of furniture in Brazil" in MuBa. São Paulo, Brazil. Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) were the primary designers for the iconic Brazilian furniture company, Forma. Their work spans four countries and several decades. And, their abundance is left to discover, through their exceptional, unique works that are already highly sought as examples of the vibrant modern movement in South America.

Creator:

Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 33.86 in (86 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)Depth: 22.84 in (58 cm)Seat Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Iron,Velvet

Place of Origin:

Brazil

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1950s

Condition:

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU3979115723531

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Forma began in São Paulo, under the leadership of Italian designer Carlo Hauner and Austrian architect and interior designer Martin Eisler. Hauner studied drawing and technical drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan. After participating in the Venice Biennale, he emigrated to São Paulo, where he established the furniture manufacturer Móveis Artesanal, for which Carlo and Martin — as well as Carlo’s brother Ernesto Hauner — would create a range of pieces for the home.

In 1936, Eisler earned a degree in architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he studied under Oskar Strnad and Clemens Holzmeister. With World War II looming, he left Austria immediately after graduating. He first went to Czechoslovakia, to which some of his family had already fled. In 1938, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and opened his interior design firm Interieur Forma.

Eisler relocated to Brazil in the early 1950s, where he met Hauner. At the time, Eisler had been looking for help producing furniture for his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf, and contacted Hauner. The two found that they had a shared vision, and with financial help from Wolf, they opened Galeria Artesanal as a storefront for Móveis Artesanal.

Looking to expand into international sales, the duo rebranded the company Forma. Sérgio Rodrigues, who helped launch a branch of Artesanal in Curitiba, was put in charge of interiors at Forma. That company soon became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture — it sold its own sculptural rattan lounge chairs, bookcases and other case pieces crafted with rosewood or jacaranda, and Forma was eventually distributing furniture licensed from iconic American manufacturer Knoll, thereby bringing works by noted designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian market.

Forma stands at the forefront of a revival of Brazilian modern furniture. Fashioned from high-grade regionally sourced hardwoods, leather and iron, even Forma's earliest creations have stood the test of time. The company’s alluring mid-century modern works appealed to homeowners at its peak, from the 1950s through the ’70s, and given the broadening interest in Brazilian furniture and the likes of designers such as Rodrigues, vintage Forma is making a major comeback today.

The Forma furniture company continued producing masterfully crafted furniture into the 1970s, until Eisler's death in 1977. Forma folded soon after, but Eisler's company in Argentina, Interieur Forma, is still in business today.

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