Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler Lounge Chairs (Pair)
Price on request
Historical Design
1950s
Metal, Upholstery
70 x 71 x 60 cm
27.6 x 28 x 23.6 in
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler were two Europeans who came to Brazil in the 1940s and founded the prominent furniture company Forma. This pair of armchairs presents a clean design in the duo’s typical style : a smooth seat and backrest set on an elegant thin metallic frame. The design of the chair bears both European and Latin American influences, typical to Hauner and Eisler. The sleek, restrained lines are in the tradition of European minimalism, while the curves are pure Brazilian modernism.
Literature:
A. Chen, The Monacelli Press (ed.), Brazil Modern: the Rediscovery of Twentieth-century Brazilian Furniture, New York 2016, p. 219.
Artist
Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler
Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) and Martin Eisler (1913-1977) were the founders of the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. Their accessible furniture pieces are characterised by the use of Brazilian woods and thin tubular frames, and they also often worked with textiles and ceramics. The company became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production.
Exhibitions
Turning Tides: Designing a Modern Brazil Joaquim Tenreiro | José Zanine Caldas
New York
|7 Mar – 26 Jun 2024
