Furniture designer Guglielmo Ulrich was born in Milan to a family with Danish origins. After completing his studies at the Brera Academy, the Scuola Speciale di Architettura and the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1927, Ulrich’s status quickly rose in high-society circles, as he’d gained a reputation for creating elegant interiors for a range of commercial and private clients. Architecture and furniture design in Milan was evolving during the era owing to industrialization, and Ulrich’s modernist work was seen as fresh and forward-looking.
In 1930, Ulrich established the furniture company ARCA — which was short for Arredamento Casa — with colleagues Attilio Scaglia and Renato Wild. Together they created a platform for Ulrich’s designs, which were quite different from the typical furnishings found in Europe at the time.
Ulrich favored simple lines — tapered table and chair legs, lean silhouettes — and the graceful contours of his console tables and dining chairs are representative of an endeavor to streamline neoclassical forms. He created luxurious but practical furniture and home accessories that featured an emphasis on craftsmanship as well as an integration of exotic materials such as ebonized wood, opaline glass and green marble. Ulrich’s designs were very much in line with what we now know as the Art Deco style, which was officially introduced to the world in 1925 at Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. He collaborated with legendary architect and designer Gio Ponti on designs for a hotel property in the late 1930s and co-edited Ponti’s revered Domus magazine with Milanese architect Melchiorre Bega.
By the 1950s, Ulrich was firmly established as one of the most influential Milanese designers, having a hand in designing homes, commercial properties and more. In 1961, he won the Fiera di Trieste award for his lightweight Trieste chair, a seat that shared common ground with Ponti’s iconic Superleggera chair and was produced by Saffa.
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Guglielmo Ulrich for Ar.Ca Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Cane and Dark Green Velvet
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guglielmo Ulrich for Ar.Ca, set of eight dining chairs, stained wood, cane, velvet, Italy, circa 1935 In 1930, architect, furniture designer, and writer Guglielmo Ulrich (1904-1977...
Velvet, Cane, Wood
$5,900 / set
H 36 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Cane Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Southampton, NJ
A set of eight vintage Chinese Chippendale faux bamboo cane dining chairs with hand oiled & rubbed ebonized wood frames, cane seats in exceptionally well maintained, rarely used cond...
Cane, Wood
$14,500 / set
H 40.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Set of Eight Spanish Revival Dining Chairs, Dark-Stained Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A substantial set of eight Spanish Revival dining chairs, comprised of six side chairs and two armchairs. Each chair features a solid dark-stained hardwood frame with geometric carve...
Leather, Walnut
$4,900 / set
H 33.86 in W 34.65 in D 37.41 in
Velvet armchairs attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1950s, set of 2
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Correggio, IT
Pair of 1950s club chairs in burgundy velvet attributable to Guglielmo Ulrich. Elegant in form and comfortable in seating, they are perfect for adding a touch of class and bourgeois ...
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Set of 6 Maguire Dark Walnut Bamboo and Cane Dining Chairs
By Maguire Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
These are some amazingly nice dining chairs. The set is of 6. they are made by Maguire. The seat and the backs are double caned. The back is made of bentwood bamboo and they have X b...
Bamboo, Cane
$15,750 / set
H 38.5 in W 18.75 in D 17.5 in
Set of Eight French Oak Dining Chairs in Forest Green Cotton Velvet, c. 1945
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of eight (8) midcentury French oak cerused oak dining chairs, c. 1945. The seats and backs have been newly upholstered in forest green cotton velvet. The front legs are straight ...
Velvet, Oak
$4,094 / set
H 37.8 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Guglielmo Ulrich, Italian Mid-Century Wooden Chairs with Blue Velvet Seats 1960s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milan, IT
Well preserved set of 4 chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich from the 1960s. Styled to be a statement, this beautiful set of four chairs represents Guglielmo Ulrich's rich and stately creat...
Velvet, Mahogany
$7,950 / set
H 43 in W 20 in D 18 in
Set of Eight Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome and Cane Dining Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of eight striking high back but very comfortable dining chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. The set consists of six side chairs and two arm chairs. The pressed cane agains...
Chrome
Set of Ten Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpe...
Textile, Beech
$6,800 / set
H 36.5 in W 19 in D 20 in
Set of Eight Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs in Blue Velvet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A refined set of eight mid-20th century French dining chairs featuring painted ivory frames and patterned peacock-blue velvet upholstery crafted in the grand Louis XVI taste. The cha...
Brass
$32,000 / set
H 42.13 in W 19.69 in D 20.08 in
Ludvig Sturm Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Green Velvet, Sweden ca. 1948
By Ludvig Sturm
Located in Prague, New Town
Ludvig Sturm for Inrednings-Kompaniet AB, set of 10 Swedish Modern dining chairs, oak, Sweden, ca. 1948. A large set of 10 Swedish Modern dining chairs in oak, designed by Ludvig St...
Velvet, Oak
Set of Eight Louis XVI Style Caned Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A refined and graceful set of eight French painted dining chairs featuring oval cameo cane backs made in the grand Louis XVI taste. The carved beech chairs frames are finished in a s...
Brass
Guglielmo Ulrich Chairs
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Red Lion, PA
Guglielmo Urlich-Attributable Production Italy 1940 ca. Pair of small armchairs without armrests, wooden structure with padding and coating one in blue and one in yellow, bombed wood...
Wood
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H 37.41 in W 16.93 in D 17.33 in
set of six Guglielmo Ulrich att. dining chairs, bentwood H shape, velvet, 1940
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Rome, IT
important set of 6 dining chair att. to Guglielmo Ulrich , circa 1940 bentwood wood at H shape, conical legs including the rear ones with the typical curvature of Gugliemo Ulrich cha...
Velvet, Bentwood
A set of 8 fruitwood dining chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of 8 fruitwood dining chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich with an irregular open backrest, Newly reupholstered in Linen Guglielmo Ulrich (born 1904, Milan–died 1977) was an Italian arc...
Linen, Fruitwood
Italian Vintage Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Vintage Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, Guglielmo Ulrich A rare 1940s, curved walnut dining chairs set, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich in the 1940s. Manufactured in Italy in refi...
Faux Leather, Beech
Guglielmo Ulrich Dining Chairs Set of 6 Italy 1950
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning set of dining chairs designed by Guglielmo Ulrich and produced in Italy in 1950. This set consists of six chairs and has been fully restored in our own atelier with a matte ...
Velvet, Walnut
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H 37.8 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1950 Guglielmo Ulrich Wood and Light Brown Leather Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in IT
1950 Guglielmo Ulrich Wood and light brown Leather Dining Chairs, set of eight These mid century chairs, designed by the famous Ital...
Leather, Wood
1940s Guglielmo Ulrich Set of 8 Dining Chairs
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
A fabulous set of 8 curved walnut dining chairs designed by G.Ulrich, produced in Italy c.1940s. The wood frames have been professionally restored to their original glorious conditio...
Faux Leather, Walnut
Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Chairs, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Two chairs designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s. The chairs have been restored and upholstered in cream v...
Velvet, Beech
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H 40.56 in W 18.51 in D 17.72 in
Six Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Dining Chairs, 1950s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Six dining chairs designed by the famous Italian architect Guglielmo Ulrich, the chairs are in walnut and the upholstery is in textured velvet, the upholstery is original and in good...
Walnut, Velvet
Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Chair, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A chair designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s. The chair has been restored and upholstered in cream colore...
Velvet, Beech
Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Chair, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A chair designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s. The chair has been restored and upholstered in cream colore...
Velvet, Beech
Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Chair, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A chair designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s. The chair has been restored and upholstered in cream colore...
Velvet, Beech
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H 37.41 in W 18.9 in D 16.93 in
Guglielmo Ulrich Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Dining Chairs, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Four chairs designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s. The chairs have been restored and upholstered in cream ...
Velvet, Beech