Martin Eisler, Brazil, 1950s
Viennese-born Martin Eisler arrived in Brazil in 1952 after living some years in Argentina, and soon became a partner in Carlo Hauner’s design company, Forma. Inspired by the geometry of car fenders turned upside down, Eisler created the Reversivel (reversible) Chair in 1955. The name denotes not only the inspiration, but the chair’s ingeniousness: it allows the user to sit upright when the seat is set as a smile, or it can be moved to a side grin that enables one to recline parallel to the backrest.
Lounge chair with dark purple upholstery and iron frame.
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