designer :: Haefeli, Max Ernst

vintage item::

A 1920's, Swiss design, Bauhaus era stool designed by Max E. Haefeli, the master Swiss architect. The stool measures 17 inches tall and 15.35 inches square. It was manufactured by the Swiss company, Horgen-Glarus and was sold by Wohnbedarf; the store that introduced the designs of Breuer, Aalto and the Bauhaus to the Swiss market. Actually, the clean, straight forward approach of this design is also reminiscent of early designs created by Corbusier. It is in general good condition with patina.

height ::

17.4 in

(44.2 cm)

width ::

15.75 in

(40.0 cm)

condition ::

patina to wood

 

quantity ::

Out of Stock

 

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about the designer :: Haefeli, Max Ernst

Max Ernst Haefeli (1901-1976) studied at the ETH, Zurich in the School of Architecture. After graduating and working in Berlin with Otto Bartning, he worked in the office of his father's architecture office, Pfleghard & Haefeli; after which, he established his own office in 1925. In 1927, he created an interior for the landmark Weissenhofssiedlung in Stuttgart. Other architects who created interiors and architecture for this exhibit were Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Josef Frank, Walter Gropius, Mies van de Rohe, Mart Stam, Bruno Taut, Ferdinand Kramer among others. His furniture designs were almost exclusively produced by the Swiss firm, Horgen-Glarus and were known for their practical yet advanced aesthetic solutions to problems in modern living and the modern home.