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Pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti, Manufactured by Casa e Giardino, 1936
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Casa e Giardino
Italy,1936
Fabric, walnut
Measurements
80 cm x 75 cm x 81,5 cm h
31,5 in x 29,5 in x 32,1 in h
Literature
Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Low easy chair by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil, 1978
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Low easy chair
Manufactured by Tendo Brasileira
Brazil, 1978
Plywood, leather fabric
Measurements
70 cm x 114 cm x 46h cm
27,6 in x 44,9 in x 18,1h in
Literature
Furniture By Archi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Armchair model “Capitello” by Studio 65
By Studio 65
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model “Capitello”
Manufactured by Gufram
Italy, 1970s
Polyurethane
Measurements
110 cm x 110 cm x 60h cm
43,3 in x 43,3 in x 23,6h in
Literature
Michael Collins. Towards Pos...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Polystyrene
Armchair by José Zanine Caldas
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs, 1954
Lacquered wood, fabric upholstery
66 x 64 x 78h cm 26 x 25.19 x 30.7h in
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Alta armchair by Oscar Niemeyer, 1978
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model “Alta”
Manufactured by Tendo Brasileira Brasil, 1978 Leather, painted and molded plywood, steel
Measurements
104,1 cm x 68,6 cm x 56,h5 cm 41 in x 27 in x 22,3h in
Category
Vintage 1970s French Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Armchair "Fuzzy Hi!breed II" by Charlotte Kingsnorth
By Charlotte Kingsnorth
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair "Fuzzy Hi!breed II" Manufactured by Charlotte Kingsnorth Exclusively for SIDE
UK, 2023
Pre-existing Ercol chair frame, foam, faux fur, tree branch buttons
Measurements: 114...
Category
2010s English Armchairs
Materials
Fur, Faux Fur, Wood
Pair of Armchairs manufactured by Móveis Cantu
By Jorge Jabour
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Armchairs Manufactured by Móveis Cantu Brazil, 1960s
Structures executed in solid jacaranda, upholstered bodies and seats covered in grey fabric
Measurements : 74cmx 80cmx99...
Category
Vintage 1960s South American Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacaranda
Armchair by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair
Manufactured by Joaquim Tenreiro
Brazil, 1954 Peroba wood and leather upholstery
Measurements
61x53x42hcm|24x21x16,5hin
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Olivier Mourgue, Lounge Chair and ottoman "Suede", France, 1970
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Olivier Mourgue (1939– )
Lounge chair model “Suede”
Manufactured by Airbone
France, 1970s
Steel, upholstery
Measurements
75 cm x 80 cm x 97 cm
29.53 in. x 31.5 in. x 38.19...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Wood Armchair by Tadeas Podracky from "The Metamorphosis" Series, 2021, Colorful
By Tadeas Podracky
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tadeas Podracky
Armchair
From the series “The Metamorphosis”
Manufactured by Tadeas Podracky
Produced in exclusive for side Gallery
Prague, 2021
Mixed media, plastic, wood, textile, foam
Measurements
110 cm x 120 cm x 130 H cm
43,3 in x 47,2 in x 51,2 H in
Edition
Unique Piece
Concept
The Metamorphosis collection seeks to enhance the emotional bond to our surrounding environment. During the Coronavirus outbreak Podracký returned to Prague his home town and spent a couple of months in a quarantine in his studio there. Access to materials was minimal but he turned this handicap into a research opportunity and started to work only with material found around the studio or that were easy to access, such as wood, textiles, trash such as old car parts, old ceramic pieces or broken glass sheets. Tadeáš realized that these materials had a certain authenticity and so began reevaluating the way he approached the materiality, challenging himself to dis-acknowledge deeply rooted principles of formal design, interrupting established practices of conventional construction methods. The designer was seeking the authenticity of expression and changed his design methodology based on the intuitive use of materials and emotional decisions regarding structure, shape and the construction process. The aim was to let the object grow through his hands by gluing and combining different elements, reminiscent of the process of a bird...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Plastic, Foam, Wood
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Pair of Purple Velvet Armchairs with Ottomans
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Set of armchair and footrest
Manufactured by Forma Moveis,
Brazil, 1950
Iron structure, fabric upholstery
Pair of purple velvet Mid-century modern velvet armchairs made in Brazil.
Measurements:
100 cm x 60 cm x 70 H cm (armchair)
39.37 in x 23.62 in x 27.56 H in (armchair)
Literature
Brasilian modern: The rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture. Aric Chen. Brasil, 2016. Pag 217,128 (similar model).
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Brazilian "Concha" Armchair Burnt Sunset Red
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair model “Shell”
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950
Iron structure, fabric upholstery
Measurements
70 cm x 78 cm x 74h cm.
28 in x 27,5 in x 31h in.
Literature
Brasilian modern: The rediscovery of twentieth-century Brazilian furniture. Aric Chen. Brasil, 2016. Pag 217,128
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Italian Lounge Chairs by Campo & Graffi 1960s white upholstery iron
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Set of four armchairs
Manufactured by Home
Italy, 1960
Iron structure, upholstery
Measurements:
70 cm x 50 cm x 80 H cm
19.68 in x 27.55 in x 3...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Iron
French Mid-century Pink Fabric Armchair and Ottoman "CM 190" by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pierre Paulin
Armchair and ottoman model “CM 190”
Manufactured by Thonet
France, 1954
Iron, fabric upholstery.
Measurements:
57 cm x 49 cm x 67 H cm
22.44 in x 19.29 in x ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Guillermo Santomá Contemporary Design Pink Armchair with Footrest Barcelona 2018
By Guillermo Santomà
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair with footrest
Manufactured by Guillermo Santomá
Edition Side Gallery
Barcelona, 2018.
Pladur structure, foam, latex painting.
Guillermo Santomá is a designer living and wor...
Category
2010s Spanish Armchairs
Materials
Foam, Latex
Guillermo Santomá Contemporary "Yeti" Armchair Tibetan Sheep Fur Barcelona, 2018
By Guillermo Santomà
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair
Manufactured by Guillermo Santomá
Edition side galley
Barcelona, 2018
Tibetan sheep fur, foam, porex.
Category
2010s Spanish Armchairs
Materials
Fur
Pair of Pale Pink Italian Armchairs Part of Set Model “P-35” by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Barcelona, ES
Osvaldo Borsani, (1911-1985)
Pair of armchairs part of set model “P-35”
Manufactured by Arredamenti Borsani, Varedo
Italy, 1951
Walnut with fabric upholstery
A pair of pale pi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Paolo Tilche Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Ratan Armchairs Model “Silvia”
By Arform, Paolo Tilche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Paolo Tilche (1925-2000)
Pair of armchairs model “Silvia”
Manufactured by Arform,
Italy, 1956
Rattan
Pair of Italian 20th century ratan armchairs ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Liceu De Artes e Oficios Pair of Midcentury Brazilian Jacaranda Armchairs Cream
By Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in Barcelona, ES
Liceu de artes e oficios
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Liceo de Arte e Oficios
Brazil, 1950
Solid jacaranda and upholstery
Cream upholstered Mid-Century Modern
Measure...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Modern Brazilian Large Armchair White fabric metal
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair, part of set with sofa
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950s
Black painted metal, fabric upholstery
Measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Modern Brazilian Pair of Low Armchairs White Fabric
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Pair of low armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950s
Black painted metal, fabric upholstery.
Measurements
70 cm x 53 cm x 71 H cm.
27.5 in x 21 in x 28 H in.
Literature
Brazil Modern, the rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture – Aric Chen, 2016.
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Midcentury Brazilian Armchairs White Fabric Metal
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950s
Black painted metal, fabric upholstery
Measurements
66 cm x 80 cm x 94h cm.
26 in x 35 in x 37h in.
Literature
Brazil Modern, the rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture – Aric Chen, 2016.
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 1950s and 1960s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Branco e Preto Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs solid jacaranda wood, fabric
By Branco & Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Miguel Forte, Jacob Ruchti, Plinio Groce, Roberta Aflalo, Carlos Millan & Che Y Hwa)
Pair of armchairs model “R3”
Sold as individual it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
Martin Eisler & Carlos Hauner Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs wood and velvet
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlos Hauner (1927-1997)
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1955
Caviuna wood legs, velvet and cotton upholstery
Measurements:
77 c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Martin Eisler & Carlos Hauner Model "Reversible" modern Brazilian armchair 1955
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler(1913-1977) & Carlos Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair model “Reversible”
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1955
Iron structure, brass, cotton upholstery
Measurements:
10...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Jose Zanine Caldas Pair of Mid-century modern BrazilianArmchairs Model "H"
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Barcelona, ES
JOSE ZANINE DE CALDAS (1919-2001).
Pair of armchairs model “H.”
Manufactured by Moveis Artísticos Z.
Brazil, 1949.
Marine plywood, fabric upholstery.
Measuremenents
58 cm x 50 cm x 80 H cm.
Literature: Habitat, nº9, Sao Paulo 1952.
José Zanine Caldas (Belmonte, Bahia, 1918 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, 2001) was an architect and designer. Caldas stands out on the national architecture in Brazil for his exploration of the constructive qualities of Brazilian woods, defining his work with a warm rustic ambience, working on both high-end residential projects and also popular constructions.
Never actually training as an architect, he starting working in the 1940s as a designer at Severo & Villares and as a member of the National Artistic Historical Heritage Service (Sphan). He opens a maquet studio in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked between 1941 and 1948, and, at the suggestion of Oswaldo Bratke (1907-1997), moved the studio to São Paulo, from 1949 to 1955. The studio served important modern architects of the two cities, and was responsible for most of the models presented in the book Modern Architecture in Brazil, 1956, by Henrique E. Mindlin (1911-1971)..
During the 1940s, he also began developing and researching at the Institute of Technological Research of the University of São Paulo (IPT/USP), and was first introduced to plywood. In 1949, he founded the Fábrica Móveis Artísticos Z, with the objective of producing large-scale industrialized furniture, good quaility and afforable, the furniture was to be materialized using plywood sheets. This method minimized material waste and the need for artisan skills, as the parts were mechanically produced and the use of labor was only needed for the assembling of the furniture.
His time at Móveis Artísticos Z, in 1953 was rather short lived and left the company in 1953 and instead worked on landscape projects until 1958 in São Paulo, when he moved to Brasília, where he built his first house, also in 1958, and coordinated the construction of others until 1964. Appointed by Rocha Miranda to Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), he joined the University of Brasília (UnB) in 1962 and taught modeling classes until 1964, when he lost his position due to the military coup. He set off and travelled through Latin America and Africa, an experience that had a remarkable effect on his work.
On return to Brazil he built his second house, the first of a series of projects in the Joatinga region of Rio de Janeiro. In 1968, he moved to Nova Viçosa, Bahia, and opened a workshop, which ran up until 1980. His experience in the Bahian city was shaped by his renewed love and contact with nature, and he began working closely with environmentalists. In one of these collaborations, he participated in the project of an environmental reserve with the artist Frans Krajcberg (1921-2017) for whom he also designed a studio in 1971. The furniture he designed during this period, is reflective of his ecological sensitivity, his works were constructed with crude logs of wood, whose twisted lines inspire his drawings.
It is also in Nova Viçosa that the architect builds the Casa dos Triângulos (1970) and casa da Beira do Rio (1970), in which he adopted a very artisanal construction system with typical woods of the region. According to the historian and architecture critic Roberto Conduru, Caldas' performance was relevant for the diffusion of environmental values in architectural projects: a "taste for the alternative and the rustic was disseminated throughout the Brazilian territory [...], encouraged by environmental preservation campaigns, by the wear and tear of the current models in reinforced concrete and by the re-emergence of the regionalist ideal in the international panorama"1.
Between 1970 and 1978, he kept an office in Rio de Janeiro, where he returned in 1982. In 1975, the filmmaker Antonio Carlos da Fontoura made the film Arquitetura de Morar, about the houses of Joatinga, with a soundtrack by Tom Jobim (1927-1993), for whom Caldas designed a house. Two years later, the architect's work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM/RJ), at the São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand (Masp) in Belo Horizonte, and the following year at Solar do Unhão, in Salvador.
Between 1980 and 1982 The Helium House Olga Jr was designed and built in São Paulo. Caldas outlined the plans for the construction sourcing the all the wood, the actual assembly of the house was carried out by the owner. The house, is defined by wooden structure that stands out from the fence walls, the clay tile roof of wide eaves and the demolition materials that give the building the feeling of rusticity, warmth and nostalgia. The house was similar to those built in the 1970s for Eurico Ficher and Pedro Valente, in Joatinga.
In 1983, Calders founded the Center for the Development of Applications of The Woods of Brazil (DAM), and gave it to UnB in 1985. During this period, he proposed the creation of the Escola do Fazer, a teaching center focused on the use of wood for the construction of houses, furniture and utilitarian objects for the low-income population.
Despite the fact that much of Calders early work was centered around building houses for the elite, in the 1980s the designer dedicates himself the DAM where he rigorously researches popular housing based on artisan construction processes and whereby the users participate in the construction process. At the Brasília unit, he developed prototypes of popular houses with eucalyptus logs as a structure and sealing in soil-cement, betting on an ideal of self-construction already tested at Casa do Nilo, in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. From that moment on, as occurred with his the furniture designs, Caldas adopts the use of crude wood logs rolled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plywood, Velvet
Carlos Hauner & Martin Eisler Blue Velvet Pair of Armchairs, Brazil, 1955
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlos Hauner & Martin Eisler
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1955
Caviuna wood legs, velvet and cotton upholstery
Measurements:
77 cm x 77 cm x 72 H cm.
30.3 in x 30.3 in x 28.3 H in.
Literature:
Casa & Jardim, 1956. Nº 92
Bio:
Beside Carlos Hauner, Martin Eisler (1913-1977) was the founder for the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied architecture in his country. In 1938 he moved to Buenos Aires. After meeting Carlos Hauner in Brazil, he started traveling there frequently to collaborate on designs and, they founded Forma to sell their own designs as well as pieces licensed from Knoll International. Eisler also opened Forma in Buenos Aires, along with partners Arnold Hakel and Susi Aczel...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Carlos Hauner & Martin Eisler Pair of Armchairs, Orange Velvet, Brazil, 1950
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlos Hauner & Martin Eisler
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950
Iron, velvet upholstery
Orange Velvet Upholstery
Measurements
63 cm x 53 cm x 76h cm
24,8 in x 20,86 in x 29,92h in
Bio
Beside Carlos Hauner, Martin Eisler (1913-1977) was the founder for the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied architecture in his country. In 1938 he moved to Buenos Aires. After meeting Carlos Hauner in Brazil, he started traveling there frequently to collaborate on designs and, they founded Forma to sell their own designs as well as pieces licensed from Knoll International. Eisler also opened Forma in Buenos Aires, along with partners Arnold Hakel and Susi Aczel...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Leve”, Brasil, 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Joaquim Tenreiro
Pair of armchairs model “Leve”
Manufactured by Langenbach & Tenreiro Ltda
Brasil, 1942
Jacaranda, upholstery
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona
M...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacaranda
Gio Ponti Pair of Armchairs, Model "803" Manufactured by Cassina Italy, 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model «803»
Manufactured by Cassina
Italy, 1955
Walnut, fabric.
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona
Measurements
80 cm x 75 cm x 81.5 H...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Concha” Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Joaquim Tenreiro
Pair of armchairs model “Concha”
Manufactured by Tenreiro Moveis e Decoraçaos
Brasil, 1950
Pau marfim wood, upholstery
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barce...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Leve”, Brasil, 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Joaquim Tenreiro
Pair of armchairs model “Leve”
Manufactured by Langenbach & Tenreiro Ltda
Brasil, 1942
Jacaranda, upholstery
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona
M...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Single Armchair Model “Redonda”, Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Joaquim Tenreiro
Single armchair model “Redonda”
Manufactured by Tenreiro Moveis e Decoraçoes
Brasil, 1950
Jacaranda wood, upholstery
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelo...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joe Colombo 20th Century Pair of Armchairs from the Series “Additional System”
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
From the series “Additional System”
Manufactured by Sormani
Italy, 1968
From the archives of Side Gallery Barcelona
Aluminium,...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Joe Colombo 20th Century Pair of Armchairs from the Series “Additional System”
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
From the series “Additional System”
Manufactured by Sormani
Italy, 1968
From the archives of Side Gallery Barcelona
Aluminium,...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Sofa Model “Ander”, Side Gallery Edition
By Side Gallery
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sofa model “Ander”
Side Gallery edition
Manufactured by Side Gallery
Barcelona, 2018
Wood frame, linen upholstery
Measurements:
Armchair
78 cm x 114 cm x 75 H cm
30.70 in x...
Category
2010s Spanish Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Joaquim Tenreiro, Pair of Armchairs, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Tenreiro Moveis e Decoraçaos
Brasil, 1950
Upholstery, jacaranda legs
Measurements:
67 cm x 89 cm x 73 H cm
26.38 in x 35.04 in x 228.75 H in...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Achille Castiglioni, Armchair Model “Primate”, 1970
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, ES
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002)
Armchair model “Primate”
Manufactured by Zanotta
Italy, 1970
Leather, steel, resin base
Measurements
45 cm x 47 cm x 79h cm
17.71 in x 18.5...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Paulin, Armchair and Ottoman "Mushroom", France, 1960
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pierre Paulin (1927-2009)
Armchair and ottoman model “Mushroom” Manufactured by Artifort
France, 1960s
Steel, upholstery
Measurements
86.36 cm x 81.28 cm x 63.5 cm
34 in. x ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Oscar Niemeyer, Single armchair "Alta", France, 1974
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012)
Single armchair model “Alta”
Manufactured by Mobilier international
France, 1974
Steel, wool upholstery
Measurements
104,1 x 68,6x 56,5h cm
41 x 27 x 22,25h in
Literature
Gilles de Bure, Inte´rieurs: Le Mobilier Franc¸ais 1965-1979, Pa- ris, 1983, p. 101
Provenance
Private collection, Antwerp.
Details
Certificate by Oscar Niemeyer Foundation.
Biography
Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. His exceptional architectural work has been unanimously hailed, and his influence on how the world looks like today has been reminded. In 1960’s Oscar Niemeyer started developing furniture projects, in collaboration with his daughter Ana Maria. The first piece designed by the team was “the Alta easy chair” and its footrest, but the most famous piece designed by Oscar and Ana is the “Rio Chaise Longue...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Armchairs
Materials
Steel