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Guglielmo Ulrich Chairs

Italian, 1904-1977

Furniture designer Guglielmo Ulrich was born in Milan to a family with Danish origins. After completing his studies at the Brera Academy, the Scuola Speciale di Architettura and the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1927, Ulrich’s status quickly rose in high-society circles, as he’d gained a reputation for creating elegant interiors for a range of commercial and private clients. Architecture and furniture design in Milan was evolving during the era owing to industrialization, and Ulrich’s modernist work was seen as fresh and forward-looking.

In 1930, Ulrich established the furniture company ARCA — which was short for Arredamento Casa — with colleagues Attilio Scaglia and Renato Wild. Together they created a platform for Ulrich’s designs, which were quite different from the typical furnishings found in Europe at the time. 

Ulrich favored simple lines — tapered table and chair legs, lean silhouettes — and the graceful contours of his console tables and dining chairs are representative of an endeavor to streamline neoclassical forms. He created luxurious but practical furniture and home accessories that featured an emphasis on craftsmanship as well as an integration of exotic materials such as ebonized wood, opaline glass and green marble. Ulrich’s designs were very much in line with what we now know as the Art Deco style, which was officially introduced to the world in 1925 at Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. He collaborated with legendary architect and designer Gio Ponti on designs for a hotel property in the late 1930s and co-edited Ponti’s revered Domus magazine with Milanese architect Melchiorre Bega

By the 1950s, Ulrich was firmly established as one of the most influential Milanese designers, having a hand in designing homes, commercial properties and more. In 1961, he won the Fiera di Trieste award for his lightweight Trieste chair, a seat that shared common ground with Ponti’s iconic Superleggera chair and was produced by Saffa. 

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Creator: Guglielmo Ulrich
Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich
Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich

Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich

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Located in London, GB

Vintage desk chair with arms, off white patterned cotton fabric upholstery, polished ebony walnut wood structure. Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich ca.1940. The lines of this chair ...

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Located in Taranto, IT

Rarissima sedia disegnata da Guglielmo Ulrich negli anni ’50, un pezzo di alto modernariato italiano realizzato in pochissimi esemplari. La struttura, in legno massello finemente sag...

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Guglielmo Ulrich chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Guglielmo Ulrich chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Guglielmo Ulrich chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Melchiorre Bega, Marcello Cuneo, and Bonacina. Prices for Guglielmo Ulrich chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $377 and can go as high as $8,322, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,090.