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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Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge / Slipper Chairs, Guglielmo Ulrich, 1930
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs, slipper, club or lounge chairs by Italy's master of form and line, Guglielmo Ulrich. These pieces embrace modern, Art Deco and neoclassical and Art Deco influences while t...
$2,250 / set
H 30.5 in W 22 in D 27 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Upholstery, Wood
$2,900 / set
H 29 in W 30.5 in D 36 in
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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$7,795 / set
H 27 in W 28.75 in D 29 in
Harvey Probber Mid Century Cantilevered Chrome Slipper Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Harvey Probber
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Italian 1940s Lounge Chairs Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in CA, CA
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Fabric, Wood
$1,407
H 31.89 in W 25.2 in D 23.23 in
Pair of Italian Armchairs Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1950s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
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Pair of Italian armchairs attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 81 cm; W= 64 cm; D= 59 cm; H seat= 42 cm.
Wood
Rattan Slipper Chair, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
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Metal
$4,084 / set
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 28.35 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Armchairs Guglielmo Ulrich Attributed Design, 1960s
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Brass
Pair of Slipper Chairs P, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
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Pair of Armchairs, Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1950s
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$35,004 / set
H 28.35 in W 24.41 in D 45.28 in
Space Age Pair of Lucite Leather Slipper Chairs by Marzio Cecchi, Italy, 1970s
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Brass
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By Knoll, Jens Risom
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