Swiss Building and Garden Elements

Designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit large biomorphic or clam shell shaped concrete planters or jardinières, Switzerland, 1960s. These exquisite planters are made from weather-resistan...

As of the mid-20th century, the work of Willy Guhl was a revolutionary feat of industry and design with a distinct style that transcends decades. True to form and function, Guhl worked with a mixture of cement and asbestos from Eternit. The lightweight material was groundbreaking, uncompromising form and structure with an emphasis on functionality. These beautiful tilted planters...

Designed by Willy Guhl, you have here a modern kennel for your beloved dog. The house is designed in fibrated cement by Eternit Switzerland in the 1960s. The two-piece dome-shaped sh...

A rare 1960s concrete dog house designed by renowned Swiss designer Willy Guhl. The structure features a simple elongated base topped by a raised semicircular arch that peaks at a de...

Stunning pair of concrete vases by Willy Guhl. Extremely rare model. Slightly tapered neck with pronounced lip spout. Made of fiber cement. Painted in beige color with years of pati...

Designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit large biomorphic or clam shell shaped concrete planters or jardinières, Switzerland, 1960s. These exquisite planters are made from weather-resistan...

A striking pair of biomorphic concrete planters designed by the renowned Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, circa 1960's. These planters feature an organic, flowing form that re...

A Collection of Tilted Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960's, Switzerland Large // H 18.5" x D 25" // FDV11408 Small // H 14.5" x D 25" // FDV11513 *Wear consistent with age and use. Col...

As of the mid-20th century, the work of Willy Guhl was a revolutionary feat of industry and design with a distinct style that transcends decades. True to form and function, Guhl work...

Fleurdetroit presents for your consideration, this fantastic Willy Guhl hankerchief palnter ..... TWO available SOLD individually As of the mid-20th century, the work of Willy Guhl...

These diabolo-shaped planters were designed by Willy Guhl, a famous Swiss designer and edited by Eternit in the 1950s. These planters are made of Eternit, a stable material with a fi...

This pair of planters, model "oreille d'éléphant" was made of fiber cement by Willy Guhl (1915-2004) in the 1950's. « Willy Guhl was an inventor, an experimenter, a resercher and a visionary. Despite that, he did not get lost in utopia. He reveals himself to be pragmatic almost a genius. » Robert Haussman Willy Guhl was part of these historical designers historiques who have contributed to the international reputation of the Swiss design. He was one of the big representative of Neo-Functionalism. From a carpenter father, he follows a furniture maker formation in the Kunstgewerbeschule of Zurich – School of applied arts of Zurich here he teaches from 1941 -, and becomes the director of the interior architecture department 10 years after. He leads in the late 1940's pionneer reaserches in the plastic furniture field. He develops then a knowledge about moulding technical that we allow him to reveal himself by transposing them on a new material : the Eternit, also called fibercement, which he is one of the first to use in Europe. The Eternit is a kind of cement reinforce by asbestos and with a fiber texture which allows to create audacious pieces with new shapes. It takes the aspect of larges slabs to which it is possible to give a shape as long as they are not dried. Produced in the origin for the industry, it's a cheap material with an important resistance, so perfectly adapted for the fabrication of external furniture.

2 Small spindle or diabolo planter designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl The price is for one Two are available.

Substantial mid-century concrete seat/ bench by Eternit, circa 1960s. Imagine it placed in a quiet garden, dappled in warm sunlight beneath a swaying tree. Perfect minimal concave de...