Pair of Loop armchairs by Willy Guhl for Eternit Switerzland 50s

Loop armchair by willy guhl for the swiss company eternit. Their collaborations began in the early 50s with a desire on the part of the swiss firm to create garden furniture from their raw material, eternit. This fiber cement used for the manufacture of roofing and pipes is resistant to traction, rupture and climatic variations, making it a perfect base for the swiss designer, working in an era where innovation is a pillar in the thinking of designers. He will succeed in this challenge, once again pushing the limits of design (as he was able to do with his scobalit shell chair). However, the production of this range had to stop in the 80s because of the presence of asbestos in the fiber cement which will be banned 17 years later. The loop is again published by eternit with some structural changes including the addition of two slots on the backrest to strengthen the structure and the removal of asbestos in its composition. Its structure is obtained by molding in a wooden mold in which the fiber cement is poured directly which by its physical properties will solidify forming an armchair made of a single ribbon. In good condition, presence of chips. Bibliography: museum für gestaltung zürich, willy guhl thinking with your hands, lars müller publishers, 2023. Page 143-149.

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