Martin Eisler
(Eng) Born in Vienna in 1913, the son of the famous art historian
Max Eisler, one of the founding members of the Austrian
Werkbund, Martin Eisler studied in Vienna under the noted
architects Oskar Strnad and Clemens Holzmeister. In 1938 he
moved to Buenos Aires, where he immediately set about holding
his first exhibition of designs and furniture at the Mueller Gallery,
which became the National Office of Fine Arts in 1940, in the
Palais de Glace. In 1945 he founded the business Interieur with
Arnold Hackel, which sold furniture and objects designed by
the duo, launching his career as a designer. His work also took
him to Brazil, where in 1955 he went into partnership with
Carlo Hauner from the company Moveis Artesanais, and became
Art Director of the company Forma in São Paulo.
41. Martin Eisler, portrait.
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(Ita) Nato a Vienna nel 1913, figlio del famoso storico dell’arte Max
Eisler, uno dei fondatori dell’Austrian Werkbund, Martin Eisler
studia a Vienna come allievo dei noti architetti Oskar Strnad
e Clemens Holzmeister. Nel 1938 si trasferisce a Buenos Aires,
dove tiene subito la sua prima mostra di disegni e arredi presso
la Galleria Mueller, che diventerà il futuro Salone delle Belle
Arti nel 1940, presso il Palais de Glace. Nel 1945 fonda, insieme
ad Arnold Hackel, Interieur, azienda che vende mobili e oggetti
progettati dal duo, iniziando così la sua carriera di designer,
che lo porterà anche in Brasile, dove nel 1955 si associa a Carlo
Hauner della compagnia Moveis Artesanais, diventando Direttore
Artistico della società Forma, a San Paolo.
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Costela (cat. Armchair, Ottoman) designed by Martin Eisler
(1952), structure T115 Walnut, base T07 Black.
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