Midcentury Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, Brazil

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Midcentury Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, Brazil

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Available today, this Midcentury Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler made in the fifties is one of a kind! The wood pieces produced by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma Móveis e Objetos de Arte during the 1950 in Brazil are highly designed and well-executed. This unique round coffee table is one example of the high level of their designs. The structure is made of solid Caviuna wood. The circular base has three curved solid wood panels that act as the support of the glass top, thus providing lots of storage space. The wood on this piece has been expertly refinished and is in excellent condition. The manufacturing seal is under the piece and the last few images showcase are vintage publications featuring the coffee table. The vignette in the image showcases the coffee table with two Scapinelli armchairs and an also vintage chest and the convo looks nothing less than spectacular! A set like this will look incredible in any mid-century modern, contemporary, or even French farmhouse so if you are looking for THE cofeetable, don't look further. Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) and Martin Eisler (1913-1977) were the primary designers for the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. Their designs were characterized by their use of unusual materials such as steel, reed, and wicker, as well as their incorporation of Brazilian motifs and cultural influences. They are most known for well-shaped armchairs made in iron, but the production is far more complex, handcrafted, and extensive. The wood pieces produced by Forma Móveis e Objetos de Arte during 1950 in Brazil are highly designed and well-executed. The fantastic construction details are in the level of Joaquim Tenreiro, very distinctive of any production of the time in Brazil. The pair remained active in the industry until the early 1970s, leaving behind an enduring legacy in the world of modernist furniture design. .

Creator:
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 18.1 in (45.98 cm)Diameter: 27.6 in (70.11 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Hardwood,Hand-Painted,Woodwork
Place of Origin:
Brazil
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
c. 1950
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The wood has only being sanded and refinished.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 5021stDibs: LU7095236853222

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Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler

Forma began in São Paulo, under the leadership of Italian designer Carlo Hauner and Austrian architect and interior designer Martin Eisler. Hauner studied drawing and technical drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan. After participating in the Venice Biennale, he emigrated to São Paulo, where he established the furniture manufacturer Móveis Artesanal, for which Carlo and Martin — as well as Carlo’s brother Ernesto Hauner — would create a range of pieces for the home.

In 1936, Eisler earned a degree in architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he studied under Oskar Strnad and Clemens Holzmeister. With World War II looming, he left Austria immediately after graduating. He first went to Czechoslovakia, to which some of his family had already fled. In 1938, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and opened his interior design firm Interieur Forma.

Eisler relocated to Brazil in the early 1950s, where he met Hauner. At the time, Eisler had been looking for help producing furniture for his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf, and contacted Hauner. The two found that they had a shared vision, and with financial help from Wolf, they opened Galeria Artesanal as a storefront for Móveis Artesanal.

Looking to expand into international sales, the duo rebranded the company Forma. Sérgio Rodrigues, who helped launch a branch of Artesanal in Curitiba, was put in charge of interiors at Forma. That company soon became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture — it sold its own sculptural rattan lounge chairs, bookcases and other case pieces crafted with rosewood or jacaranda, and Forma was eventually distributing furniture licensed from iconic American manufacturer Knoll, thereby bringing works by noted designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian market.

Forma stands at the forefront of a revival of Brazilian modern furniture. Fashioned from high-grade regionally sourced hardwoods, leather and iron, even Forma's earliest creations have stood the test of time. The company’s alluring mid-century modern works appealed to homeowners at its peak, from the 1950s through the ’70s, and given the broadening interest in Brazilian furniture and the likes of designers such as Rodrigues, vintage Forma is making a major comeback today.

The Forma furniture company continued producing masterfully crafted furniture into the 1970s, until Eisler's death in 1977. Forma folded soon after, but Eisler's company in Argentina, Interieur Forma, is still in business today.

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