Carlo Hauner (b. 1927) & Martin Eisler (b. 1913), Dining table and six chairs,
circa 1957

Designed for their own company FORMA BRASIL

Solid caviuna wood and natural cane, with embedded glass top over the cane

Table measures: 220cm long, 90cm wide, 76cm high

Chair measures: 82cm high, 46.5cm wide, 50cm deep, 45cm seat height

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Price for the set: €48,000 plus any applicable taxes

Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) Italian painter, ceramist and furniture designer, was born in Brescia. He participated in several exhibitions, among them the Biennale di Venezia. In the late 1940s he moved to Brazil with his brother Ernest and shortly founded Móveis Artesanal in Sao Paulo, which they bought from Lina Bo Bardi & Giancarlo Palanti.  In 1955 he became partners with Martin Eisler who had just settled in Sao Paulo and both founded Forma, designing and manufacturing wonderful pieces of furniture.  In the 1960s he definitely settled back with his family in Italy and opened a branch of Forma.  During his last years, Hauner went back to his roots as a painter and ceramist and eventually bought a wine company. 

Martin Eisler (1913-1977) founded together with Carlo Hauner the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. Eisler was born in Vienna, Austria where he graduated in architecture. In 1938 he moved to Buenos Aires.  After meeting Carlo Hauner in Brazil, he started traveling there more frequently to collaborate with Hauner in different projects and he definitely settled around 1954.  In 1955 they both founded Forma in Sao Paulo to sell their own designs,  as well as pieces licensed by Knoll International. 

The exceptional works of Hauner & Eisler are highly sought-after examples of the vibrant Tropical Modernism movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 60s. 

Provenance: 

Private German collection from Munich (pictures available before restoration)

Condition:  

Excellent vintage condition, natural cane was restored in some chairs & table

Literature: 

“Móvel Moderno Brasileiro” p. 239  and  “Brazil Modern” by Aric Chen p. 211

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