Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminum Pair of Tulip Chairs Steiner France circa 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of cast aluminum Tulip chairs or also known as Tonneau by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1954.
Aluminum
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminium Tulipe Seat for Steiner with original fabric 1953
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
The "tonneau" was easy to manufacture and inexpensive, and was extremely successful. By Pierre Guariche. Sculpted and curved aluminum seat with cut-out sits on sleek four leg black ...
Aluminum
Rare Pierre Guariche Tulip 'Tulipe' Aluminium Chair, 1950s, France
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare original Pierre Guariche cast aluminum Tulip / Tulipe chair, dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Iron
Rare Pair of Pierre Guariche Tulip 'Tulipe' Cast Aluminium Chairs, 1950s, France
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of original Pierre Guariche cast aluminium Tulip / Tulipe chairs, dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Iron
Set of 4 Pierre Guariche Aluminum Chairs, 1950s France
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous set of 4 aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminum frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
1950s Cast Aluminum Dining Chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Pierre Guariche's work has risen in popularity as reissues bring light to his magnificent body of work.
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Tulipe Chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, Set of 4
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint Paul, MN
These chairs are in raw cast aluminum. All hardware, feet, and bases are original.
Aluminum
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H 27.96 in W 17.72 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminium "Tonneau" Chair, Steiner Meubles, Paris, 1954
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Hitchin, England
A Pierre Guariche cast aluminium "Tonneau" chair dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Steel
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H 28.5 in W 18.25 in D 19 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminum Tulip Chairs for Steiner, France, circa 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast aluminum Tulip chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1954.
Aluminum
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H 28.5 in W 18.25 in D 19 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminum Pair of Tulip Chairs for Steiner France circa 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of cast aluminum Tulip chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1954.
Aluminum
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H 28.5 in W 18.25 in D 19 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminum Pair of Tulip Chairs for Steiner France circa 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of rare cast aluminum Tulip chairs by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1954.
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous set of aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminum frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
Cast Aluminum Chair by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminum frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
Rare Set of 12 Aluminium Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous set of 12 aluminium chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminium frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
Rare Guariche Chair with Chrome Base
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare chairs by French designer Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminum frame with polished chrome legs.
Aluminum, Iron
Set of 8 Pierre Guariche Aluminum Chairs
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous set of 8 aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminum frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
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H 28.35 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Pierre Guariche Tulip Chair, Cast Aluminum, Steiner Meubles, Paris, 1954
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Hitchin, England
A Pierre Guariche cast aluminium "Tulip" chair dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Steel
"Tonneau" Cast Aluminum Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible set of cast aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted and curved aluminum seat with cut-out sits on sleek 4 leg black metal base.
Aluminum, Iron
"Tonneau" Cast Aluminum Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible cast aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted and curved aluminum seat with cut-out sits on sleek four leg black metal base. 8 available and priced individually.
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Cast aluminium chair, Pierre Guariche for Steiner
By Pierre Guariche
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Chair with a cast aluminium shell designed by Pierre Guariche for Steiner around 1953.
Metal, Aluminum
"Tonneau" Cast Aluminum Chair by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible cast aluminum chair by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted seat sits on sleek 4 leg black metal base.
Metal
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H 28.35 in W 18.51 in D 20.48 in
Early Pierre Guariche Aluminium Tulip Chair For Steiner, France, 1950
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Early cast aluminium tulip chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1950.
Aluminum
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H 29.14 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Tulipe Chair in Aluminium by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in London, GB
"Tulipe" (or Tulip) chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France 1950s. Cast aluminium shell with black tubular metal legs.
Metal, Aluminum
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H 28.35 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pierre Guariche 2x Cast Aluminum "Tulipe" Chair 1953 by Edition Steiner, France
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche, Studio A.R.P. (Joseph-André Motte, Michel Mortier and Pierre Guariche)
Located in Munster, NRW
Cast aluminium shell seat with black tubular steel legs.
Aluminum, Steel
"Tulipe" Cast Aluminum Chair by Pierre Guariche
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible cast aluminum chair by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted seat sits on sleek 4 leg black metal base.
Sold
H 28.35 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
Set of four Pierre Guariche Tulip chairs for Steiner, France, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in London, GB
French designer Pierre Guariche (1926-1995) saw himself primarily as an architect, and there’s a pleasing efficiency to this ergonomic design from 1954.
Aluminum
Guariche 'Tulipe' Chair
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
elegant aluminum 'Tulipe' chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, cast aluminum shell on metal base
Aluminum, Metal
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H 27.96 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminium "Tonneau" Chair, Steiner Meubles, Paris, 1954
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Hitchin, England
A Pierre Guariche cast aluminium "Tonneau" chair dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Steel
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H 27.96 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Pierre Guariche Cast Aluminium Tulipe Seat for Steiner Naked 1954
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Stunning cast aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted and curved aluminum seat with cut-out sits on sleek four leg black tubular metal base Great standalone piece.
Aluminum, Steel
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H 28.55 in W 18.51 in D 21.07 in
Rare Set of 4 Pierre Guariche Tulip 'Tulipe' Cast Aluminum Chairs, 1950s, France
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare set of 4 original Pierre Guariche cast aluminum Tulip / Tulipe (sometimes listed as "Tonneau") chairs, dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Iron
Rare Set of 12 Aluminium Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous set of 12 aluminium chairs by Pierre Guariche. Cast aluminium frame sits on four iron legs.
Aluminum, Iron
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H 28.55 in W 18.51 in D 21.07 in
Rare Set of 8 Pierre Guariche Tulip 'Tulipe' Cast Aluminum Chairs, 1950s, France
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare set of 8 original Pierre Guariche cast aluminum Tulip / Tulipe (sometimes listed as "Tonneau") chairs, dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Iron
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H 28.55 in W 18.51 in D 21.07 in
Rare Set of 6 Pierre Guariche Tulip (Tulipe) Cast Aluminum Chairs, 1950s, France
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare set of 6 original Pierre Guariche cast aluminum Tulip / Tulipe (sometimes listed as "Tonneau") chairs, dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Iron
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H 28.35 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Pierre Guariche Tulip Chair, Cast Aluminum, Steiner Meubles, Paris, 1954
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in Hitchin, England
A Pierre Guariche cast aluminium "Tulip" chair dating from the 1950s.
Aluminum, Steel
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H 27.56 in W 18.12 in D 19.49 in
Cast Aluminium Tulip Chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner, France, 1954
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Stunning cast aluminum chairs by Pierre Guariche. Sculpted and curved aluminum seat with cut-out sits on sleek four leg black tubular metal base Great standalone piece.
Aluminum
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H 16 in W 18 in D 28 in
Pierre Guariche, Set of Three "Tonneau" Cast Aluminum Chairs, circa 1950-1959
By Pierre Guariche
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Designer and architect Pierre Guariche was an important voice in the modernist movement of post-war France. Guariche studied under René Gabriel at the École Nationale Supérieure des ...
Iron, Aluminum
Tulip Chair by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast aluminium "Tulip" chair by Pierre Guariche.
Aluminum, Iron
Aluminium "Tulip" Chair, Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in lyon, FR
Aluminium "tulip" chair, Pierre Guariche Circa 1950.
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 2 Aluminium "Tulip" Chairs, Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in lyon, FR
Set of 2 aluminium "tulip" chairs, Pierre Guariche Circa 1950.
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 4 Aluminium "Tulip" Chairs, Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in lyon, FR
Set of 4 aluminium "tulip" chairs, Pierre Guariche Circa 1950.
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 6 Aluminum Tulip Chair , Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in lyon, FR
Set of 6 Aluminum tulip chair, Pierre Guariche Circa 1950.
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of 'Tulipe' chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Two aluminum chairs 'Tulipe' by Pierre Guariche for Steiner France.
Rare aluminum Tulip chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in Kleinburg, ON
One of the earliest examples of cast aluminum furniture.
Aluminum, Metal
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Iron
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$1,550 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Arvo Ray, Seth Premo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a powder-coated steel shade and...
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$2,085 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
$78,400 / set
H 36.62 in W 40.95 in D 26.97 in
Pair of Brasiliana Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, 1965, Brazilian Midcentury
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brasiliana is a series composed of a sofa and armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in 1965 and produced by his company, L'atelier. These rare pieces have molde...
Rosewood, Fabric
$16,640 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$9,843 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
Fantastic 1950s Pierre Jeanneret Daybed
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to present this fantastic daybed or Diwan by Pierre Jeanneret, circa late 1950s. The bed is documented as model PJ-L-11-A. Pierre Jeanneret first arrived in India ...
Upholstery, Teak
$45,000
H 55.12 in W 75.2 in D 20.08 in
Charlotte Perriand "Le Courbolay” Cupboard for Atelier Jean Prouvè, 1958
By Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charlotte Perriand cupboard from the building “Le Courbolay” for Fabrications Ateliers Jean Prouvè, sapele wood and lacquering, France, 1958. This Charlotte Perriand cupboard is cha...
Sapele Wood
Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Fritz Hansen, Mogens Lassen, Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb modern round arm armchair and ottoman. Handmade beech frames, sprung seat and newly upholstered in a premium, golden brown, soft, pure alpaca wool fabric with solid oak feet...
Alpaca, Beech, Oak
The architect Pierre Guariche was one of the leading modern furniture and lighting designers of postwar France. Guariche can, in some ways, be thought of as the French version of Charles Eames: with his lean and angular chairs and slender, sculptural table lamps, he helped introduce a new aesthetic to the country’s interiors — and he was an eager pioneer in the use of new industrial materials and production techniques that emerged in the 1950s.
Guariche studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (the national design academy) under René Gabriel — a designer known for his quality, mass-produced furnishings, who served as a director of the postwar Ministry of Reconstruction. Two years after graduating in 1949, Guariche opened his own design firm, and he was soon creating pieces for numerous companies, including the lighting manufacturer Disderot.
Wood and metal were rationed in the years following the war and Guariche learned to do more with less. His chairs of the early 1950s include several designs with narrow, softly angular wooden frames; others, like the Tonneau chair, feature a single piece of molded plywood set atop metal legs. His lamps of the period are likely his best-known works. They include delicate compositions of slender steel tubes, and more flamboyant pieces such as the Kite lamp, with its curved metal reflector panel.
Always on the lookout for new materials, Guariche spent several years in the mid-1950s operating a firm making furniture in fiberglass and other plastics, along with Joseph André Motte and others. After 1957 — when Guariche was named head of design for the Belgian company Meurop and given a brief to create stylish, up-to-date chairs and cabinets — he began to look to America for ideas.
In the mid-1960s, Guariche produced several lines of deeply upholstered, rounded lounge chairs inspired by the Space Age look, and gave them names like Jupiter, Polaris and Luna. While Guariche always kept pace with his times, throughout his career he showed a consistent talent for producing elegant, eye-catching forms using a minimum of materials.
Find vintage Pierre Guariche furniture today on 1stDibs.
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.