Loop armchair by Willy Guhl for Eternit 1950s

This "Loop" armchair was created by Swiss designer Willy Guhl in the 1950s for the Eternit group. It is made from a ribbon of Eternit, a material composed of cement with a fibrous texture, folded into a loop. Unique in its shape, this armchair will enhance any outdoor setting, and is one of the great classics of twentieth-century design furniture. In 1951, Eternity AG was looking to collaborate with outside designers and asked Willy Guhl and his students to work on new plant containers. Eternit, developed for the manufacture of roofs and pipes, a stable product with a fibrous texture resistant to traction, breaking and climatic variations, which contains 10% asbestos. Original condition, with a few cracks visible on one of the pieces.

Dimensions:
H: 55 W: 54 D: 90