Vintage Rectangular Cement Tray

Vintage rectangular cement tray circa 1960-1979. Two trays available. Sold individually and priced $1,600 each.

Tapered round concrete Willy Guhl planter circa 1960s. Two available (see last picture) and priced individually at $1,400 each.

Tapered round concrete Willy Guhl planter circa 1960s. Two available (see last picture) and priced individually at $1,400 each.

Large tapered round concrete Willy Guhl planter circa 1960s. Two available (see last picture) and priced individually at $2,200 each. Note: Original/early finish on antique and vint...

Pair of vintage round faux bois planters hand-sculpted in concrete circa 1945-1964 in France. Surfaces of planters simulates the texture and look of rustic wood. Sold together and pr...

Mid-19th century Anduze Jar retaining remnants of green glaze. A second similar Anduze jar is available that varies slightly in size (see last two images). The two together make an e...

Pair of concrete planters by Willy Guhl for the Swiss company, Eternit. Guhl, a neo-functionalist designer and innovative furniture designer, came up with the idea of using concrete ...

This pair of planters, model "oreille d'éléphant" was made of fiber cement by Willy Guhl (1915-2004) in the 1950's. « Willy Guhl was an inventor, an experimenter, a resercher and a visionary. Despite that, he did not get lost in utopia. He reveals himself to be pragmatic almost a genius. » Robert Haussman Willy Guhl was part of these historical designers historiques who have contributed to the international reputation of the Swiss design. He was one of the big representative of Neo-Functionalism. From a carpenter father, he follows a furniture maker formation in the Kunstgewerbeschule of Zurich – School of applied arts of Zurich here he teaches from 1941 -, and becomes the director of the interior architecture department 10 years after. He leads in the late 1940's pionneer reaserches in the plastic furniture field. He develops then a knowledge about moulding technical that we allow him to reveal himself by transposing them on a new material : the Eternit, also called fibercement, which he is one of the first to use in Europe. The Eternit is a kind of cement reinforce by asbestos and with a fiber texture which allows to create audacious pieces with new shapes. It takes the aspect of larges slabs to which it is possible to give a shape as long as they are not dried. Produced in the origin for the industry, it's a cheap material with an important resistance, so perfectly adapted for the fabrication of external furniture.

Set of 2 rectangular planters made of stone grey fiber cement. Marked Fulgurit. They match perfectly to the famous Willy Guhl Spindel planter...

Large rectangular planter made of stone grey fiber cement. Matches perfectly to the famous Willy Guhl eternit Spindel planter. Decade of production is unknown, probably 1950s to 196...

Fantastic set of 22 rectangular planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Painted years ago in greyish/blue and worn down by years of Eur...

Fantastic rectangular planters by Willy Guhl. Great for succulents and indoor planting. 4 available. Priced individually.