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Matching pair of String Chairs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1960s. Iron frames with string upholstery. Priced individually.
Martin Eisler (born Vienna, 1913) earned his architecture degree in 1936. Following the onset of the Second World War, he moved first to Czechoslovakia and then, in 1938, to Argentina, where he practised as an architect and interior designer and established an interior design firm later named Interieur Forma. In the early 1950s he relocated to Brazil.
Carlo Hauner (born Brescia, 1927) studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan. After participating in the 1948 Venice Biennale, he moved to Brazil and worked across textiles, ceramics, furniture and architecture. He founded a furniture production company and acquired a factory from Lino Ba Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Eisler while producing furniture for Eisler’s brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. With Wolf’s support they opened Galeria Artesanal, the retail arm of Móveis Artesanal, in São Paulo. Aiming at both international and office markets, Móveis Artesanal later became Forma. Alongside Oca, Forma grew into a major Brazilian furniture producer and secured an exclusive licence to sell Knoll furniture, bringing the work of Mies van der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia into the Brazilian market.
Hauner and Eisler’s work is noted for the use of Brazilian woods and slender tubular frames, spanning furniture, ceramics and textiles. Notable designs include the concha/haia (shell) chair and the Costella lounge chair. In 1958 Hauner returned to Italy to establish Forma di Brescia, serving clients such as the Embassy of Brazil in Rome and Vatican City. He later sold his share in the company, leaving Eisler in charge, and dedicated himself to painting and winemaking on Salina until his death in 1997.
- Designers: Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner
- Country: Brazil
- Year: 1960s
- Materials: Iron frame; wool upholstery
- Configuration: Matching pair; priced individually
- Dimensions: Dimensions are approximate; exact measurements available on request
- Brand & Designer
- Eames
- Color
- Beige
- Style
- Vintage
- Material
- Wool
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions (cm)
- W 63D 80H 78
Design Story
Working from the United States from the 1940s onward, they approached design as a total system rather than isolated objects. Their work blended architecture, furniture, photography, film, and everyday life into one coherent vision.
They are best known for their long collaboration with Herman Miller, which helped bring their ideas into homes and offices worldwide. Together they created pieces that are still instantly recognisable today.
Among their most iconic designs is the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, a piece that combined plywood shell construction with luxurious comfort and became a global symbol of modern living. Earlier work like the LCW chair explored new ways of shaping wood into ergonomic forms, while their molded plastic chairs, including the DSW, brought accessible modern design into everyday dining rooms.
They also extended their thinking beyond furniture. The Eames House in California, part of the Case Study House program, shows their core philosophy clearly: modular structure, honest materials, and a deep respect for how people actually live.
The Eames legacy is not just a set of famous objects. It is a way of thinking about design as something that should be playful, useful, scalable, and deeply human at the same time.




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