1950s Seating

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...

Set of four stools mod. "Lutrario" designed by Carlo Mollino. Made in black enameled steel with brass finishes and curved seat upholstered in red vinyl leather, Italy, 1959. Our mai...

Beautiful designed armchair by Dux of Sweden. The armchair is upholstered with powder pink wool upholstery fishbone patterned. This chair come out of the rubble spring series, ( Dubb...

1950’s Original French Outdoor Table And Chair Set – Two Chairs (2618) 1950’s Original French Outdoor Table And Chair Set – Two Chairs. This listing is f...

Pair of mid century round stools with tapered dark walnut legs and brass sabots. Hot pink velvet upholstery. A color associated with fashion designer Schiaparelli's signature Shockin...

Vintage Mid-Century Modern design low chair set of 2 in the style of Augusto Bozzi. Made in Italy, 1950s. Black metal frame with recently reupholstered backrest and seat in red fabri...

Curved Arflex Mid-century Italian design sofà pink magenta metal feet.

Isa Bergamo Gio Ponti armchair made in Italy 1950s original fabric.

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Design model S12 3 seat Sofa by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform, Belgium 1958. All original, untouched fabric and vintage condition. Comes all complete with a...

1960s vintage jumbo bamboo Sofa with gated underneath storage. Two large seat and back cushions in polyester with wear consistent with age and use, but no tear. Front lifts up as a g...

Fabulous Plan 'O' spider web chair designed by Hoffer of France, circa 1958, the circular tubular steel frames with a elasticated cord seat in the form of a...

A rare Mid-Century Modern molded fiberglass "origami" chair By Paul McCobb for St. John Seating Corporation USA, 1950s Measures: 21" W x 22.5" D x 32.5" H. Seat height 18". ...

Lovely pair Ficks Reed rattan Campaign style lounge or club chairs plus one ottoman with interesting brass cap accents by John Wisner for the Far Horiz...

This wonderful commemoration of Finnish mid-century design is the Susanna sofa created by Lahti Lepokaulusto and designed in the 1950s by Oiva Parviainen...

A very impressive and stately vintage, Chesterfield style armchair. The piece features dramatically rolled arms and wings in the English taste, a nicely sloped Silhouette, red antiqued leather upholstery...

This beautiful cushioned armchair was design and produced in the 1950s. Its shape, style and quality resembles similar contemporary products design by Gio Ponti or Ico Parisi. The ar...

Italian sofa, early 1960s, in pink velvet brass feet the excellent conditions by Ico Parisi. Padiglione Soggiorno in Parco Sempione, for the Milan Triennial X, 1954. Photo by Paolo...

This Italian "D70" sofa was made by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in the 1950s. The sofa has adjustable cushions and can be set as a bed for two people. Approximately 20 different uphols...

Lovely Dorothy Draper style cabriole leg bench. We love the distressed creamy finish with the gold details-very chic!

This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Original early Globe chair...

Scandinavian stool by Olof Kettunen for J. Merivaara Oy, circa 1950. Seat in red lacquered plywood. Black lacquered steel legs. Original painting. Get itsoriginal labels.

Pair of Italian armchairs with high backs, new upholstery.

Charles and Ray Eames Pair of 'DAX' chairs The DAX chairs were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and was manufactured in the United States by Herman Miller in 1955. It is made fr...

Elegant pair of Salterini wrought iron outdoor patio garden chairs powder-coated in passion pink color, circa 1950s.     

Beautiful pair of Edward Wormley armchairs. Great side chairs for any room or as dining chairs.

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 ...

Originally designed in 1953 by possibly the greatest of all Dutch mid-century designers, Friso Kramer, and created for renowned furniture maker Ahrend de Cirkel The Revolt was intend...

Wonderful and ultra rare sofa set from middle of the 1950s by Maurice Mourra Freres (one sofa and two armchairs). This set is often wrongly assig...

This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,check last five pictures, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Museum-piece! This is the one and only chair, original in red, introduced on the exhibition in Brussels, 1958. We bought this chair from the family Cordemeyer. This is one of the first chairs ever produced !! The shell is in fiberglass. Damage, but repaired (see picture #5). Furthermore traces of wear and some loss of paint/coating on the frame. A red polyester lounge chair model No. 416 designed by Wim Rietveld (son of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld) and André Cordemeyer for Gispen, Culemborg, 1957. This first Dutch polyester armchair was made of on piece of moulded polyester, a new technique for the Dutch furniture making market. This experimental chair...

Practicing both industrial design and architecture, focusing mostly on interiors, Gianfranco Frattini is one of the members of the generation that created the Italian design movement...

Frank Lloyd Wright. Chair from Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA , 1956. Aluminum, upholstery, plywood, rubber. 24 D x 35 H inches. Early...