Max Ingrand, Glass Table, Italy, 1960

Max Ingrand Mirror model “1669” Manufactured by Fontana Arte Italy, 1950s Colored glass, mirrored glass. Measurements 71 Ø cm. 28 Ø in. Provenance Private collection, ...

Side table model "Stabile”. From a family of side tables without any stability problem. Although it may seem.

Side table model "Stabile”. From a family of side tables without any stability problem. Although it may seem.

Side table model "Stabile”. From a family of side tables without any stability problem. Although it may seem.

Side table model ” Stabile” Manufactured by Max Enrich Barcelona, 2015 Produced in exclusive for Side Gallery Measurements 30 Ø cm x 60 H cm. 11.81 Ø in x 23.62 H in. Deta...

Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) Coffee table Manufactured by Forma Moveis Brazil, 1950s Ebonized wood, glass top Midcentury design Brazilian coffee table. Measurements 60 cm diameter x 49 height cm. 23.50 in diameter x 19.3 height in. Literature Brazil Modern, the rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture – Aric Chen, 2016. Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 1950s and 1960s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.  Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants. Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal. In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo. Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...

Bibliography: Quaderno Fontana Arte n°2 (1961), p. 8 Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Allemandi, Torino, 2012, Fig. 409.

Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Max Ingrand. Stylish and sophisticated tainted beech coffee table designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1960s. This version ...

Mid-Century glass metal and brass coffee table attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte- Italy. Make biography : "Gio Ponti decides it’s time to give a boost to Luigi Fontana’s ...

Coffee table on four forked brass legs supporting the slightly rounded glass top. The table was designed in 1956 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.  

Blue Optical Glass Round Cocktail Table in the style of Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte with black enamel metal and brass accents. It features a clea...

Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare modernist coffee table model 2013 with original rectangular crystal glass and central mirrored glass top resting on lacquered brass base with conica...