Willy Guhl Conical Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Willy Guhl Conical Planter for Eternit, ca 1960s Switzerland
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Willy Guhl Furniture
Swiss, 1915-2004
Decades prior to the mass popularity of neo-industrial cement floors and furniture taking shape, there was Willy Guhl. The Swiss creative is considered one of the first “industrial” designers in his home country. He pioneered a rugged, organic style of modern furniture and decor — stylish planters, shapely seating and lots more — that remains widely coveted by many today.
Guhl was born in 1915 in Stein am Rhein and worked as a carpenter before beginning studies at the Zurich School of Applied Arts (known today as the Zurich University of the Arts), where he would go on to teach for nearly 40 years.
While Guhl is well-known for his range of provocative garden elements as well as his patio and outdoor furniture, today’s legion of mid-century modern enthusiasts are likely familiar with the designer’s iconic Loop chair (introduced in 1954). For this sculptural seat and other furnishings, Guhl tended toward industrial materials, which he bent and shaped into organic forms for a striking juxtaposition. Much of his work is crafted from either concrete or Eternit, a mixture of cement and asbestos developed by the Belgian company Etex, which, in the 1950s, commissioned Guhl and his students at the School of Applied Arts to conceive planters in the material. The resulting vessels — some hourglass-shaped, some in the form of handkerchiefs, all suitable for indoors or exteriors — remain some of Guhl’s most collectible pieces.
Guhl’s affiliation with the Swiss “neo-functional” movement centered on the idea of simplifying design without sacrificing form. According to Guhl, his mission was “achieving the most with the minimum of effort.”
In addition to his work as a designer, Guhl left his mark on subsequent creatives through his 39-year tenure at his alma mater, where he was instructor to the likes of Robert Haussmann, Kurt Thut and Bruno Rey. Modern-day shoppers at IKEA owe Guhl a debt of gratitude too. He was an early advocate of flat-pack furniture, championing its ability to make good design more widely accessible.
At its core, though, Guhl’s work was inherently human-centric: “At the center of my efforts, I put people and their living requirements,” he once said. “My products must be useful to people.” Guhl died in 2004 at the age of 89.
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Swiss Mid Century Handkerchief Concrete Planter by Willy Guhl for Eternite AG
By Willy Guhl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare oversized mid century and sculptural handkerchief concrete planter by Willy Guhl produced for Eternite AG in Swizerland, 1950s. In original with patina from age and use. I crack...
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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Brutalist planter, Willy Guhl for Eternit. Switzerland, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rectangular planter produced by the company "Eternit" in the 1960s, made of fiber cement, perfect for outdoor designs. Good original condition, with patina and marks that only the pa...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Large Adjustable Spindle Planter by Willy Guhl, Switzerland 1970s, Signed
$4,300Sale Price|21% Off
Large Adjustable Spindle Planter by Willy Guhl, Switzerland 1970s, Signed
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and large-scale adjustable tilted spindle planter designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, Switzerland, circa 1978. This sculptural example exemplifies Guhl’s m...
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1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Tilted Planters
$1,650 / item
Willy Guhl Tilted Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tilted concrete "soup-cup" planters by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Great patina and coloring to each planter. Excellent vintage condition. Great planter and standalone sculpture for ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl with great patina and coloring. Amazing depth to the piece due to the layers of yellow, green and b...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Monumental Willy Guhl Eternit Pedestal Bowl Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This monumental pedestal bowl planter is an iconic example of mid-century modern garden design attributed to Swiss designer Willy Guhl, whose sculptural Eternit fiber cement planters...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
$2,500 / item
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of vases by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a unique weathered hand painted patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outsi...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Disc Planter with Base, Mid-Century Modern, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Wichita, KS
Willy Guhl fiber-cement planters for Eternit of Switzerland. The planter is a two-piece ensemble: a wide, yet shallow bowl (31 ¼” in diameter x 9 ¼” deep) sitting in a low, conical b...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Willy Guhl Loop Chairs and Table Set, 1960s, Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl, Ludwig Walser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of concrete 'loop' chairs by Willy Guhl with a table/stool by Ludwig Walser. A beautiful pastel rouge color on one chair and a pastel violet on the other with the tabl...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Pair of Yellow Willy Guhl Sculptural Concrete Chairs, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of sculptural concrete chairs by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Faceted square chairs with great lines and proportions. Perfect indoors or outside. Fantastic coloring to chairs lik...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Concrete Pod Chair, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning concrete pod chair designed by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Hand made in Switzerland by Eternit in the 1960s. Gorgeous patina. Factory drill...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Blue Fiberglass Bench, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable midcentury floating bench by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. circa 1960s. Perfect minimal design as is common with the Swiss designer. Light weight but sturdy. The electric bl...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Metal
Willy Guhl Large Table Lamp
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Willy Guhl table lamp in varying patina New linen shade Pairs available.
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Mid Century Hanging Concrete Garden Planter by Willy Guhl for Eternite AG 1950s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century hanging concrete garden planter in chains by Willy Guhl produced for Eternite AG in Swizerland, 1950s. In good original condition with beautiful natural patina from ...
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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete, Steel
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern Concrete Rectangular Garden Planter
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern concrete rectangular garden planter with rectangular concave decoration with opposing triangul...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl, Extra Large Diablo Hourglass Planter in Wonderful Original Condition
By Willy Guhl
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl, for Eternit Schweiz AG. An extra large Diablo hourglass shaped planter in wonderful original condition, with no chips, no cracks and no damages. It is very rare to find ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Willy Guhl Handkerchief Planter, Swiss Design, Circa 1950-60
By Willy Guhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, sculptural vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss Handkerchief or Elephant Ear planter designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Produced in a light weight reinforced cement, in good co...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Willy Guhl Fiber Cement Planters (set of 6)
$9,000 / set
Willy Guhl Fiber Cement Planters (set of 6)
By Willy Guhl
Located in Miami, FL
A rare set of six sculptural planters designed by Swiss industrial designer Willy Guhl and produced by Eternit AG. Crafted from durable fiber cement, these pieces embody Guhl’s minim...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Vintage Swiss Elephant Ear Planters by Willy Guhl, Circa 1950-1960
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss Hankerchief or Elephant Ear planters designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit, in good condition. These sculptural large garden planters with a n...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl for Eternit Square Fiber Cement Planters, Switzerland, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Round Top, TX
A rare grouping of petite square planters designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. These smaller-scale square vessels with handles are far less commonly found than their l...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Rare, Very Large Architectural Planter by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in New York, NY
A Rare, very large planter / jardinière / architectural element in fiber concrete by Willy Guhl. The piece transcends its genre and is a Minimalist...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Willy Guhl Saucer Planter on Stand
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
31" Willy Guhl saucer planter on stand for Eternit Floating saucer planter on base Sculptural garden vessel The base can be flipped upside down for use ...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Mid-Century Modern Planters by Willy Guhl, Switzerland, 1950
By Willy Guhl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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.
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Window / Balcony Concrete Planter, Signed
$510Sale Price / item|53% Off
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Window / Balcony Concrete Planter, Signed
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 23.5" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1960s and 1970s Switzerland and signed and dated underneath, circa 1968. This special low-profile and rare long sized rectangle-shaped concrete planter has a patinated natural exterior finish and organic aging over decades of UK climate. Excellent planter size for a variety of various uses such as succulents, plants, weeping grass with the planter on a stand, window or balcony privacy hedge, or any other outdoor decorative use. Consider using this Willy Guhl Concrete Planter Pot in a Architectural, Postmodern, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish modern garden, yard or penthouse apartment balcony but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Zen / Minimalism setting. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco space with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as an outdoor hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office balcony. MEASUREMENTS: H 6.875" x W 23.5" x D 6.875" CONDITION: Sturdy and structurally sound. Has beautiful antiquing and patina throughout from decades of organic aging which can include minor chipping, stains or other blemishes however this lightly distressed look is common, expected and desirable for these early production originals. Some examples may display light...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Concrete Urn, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. Excellent cream and grey patina. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth as well as around the widest part of the jar giving it depth...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Bookcase
$24,500
Willy Guhl Bookcase
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Concrete modular bookcase by Willy Guhl, Switzerland, 1960s Individual concrete cubes can be arranged in variety of shapes to suit whateve...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Concrete Urn, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. In a beautiful heavy patina from decades in Swiss weather. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth as w...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Loop Chairs, 1960s Brazil
$16,000 / set
Willy Guhl Loop Chairs, 1960s Brazil
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of vintage Willy Guhl Loop chairs from Brazil. This pair of chairs was designed by Willy Guhl in the early 1960's. With a beautiful blue color on the front and green on the...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Willy Guhl 50 Piece Modular Concrete Cube Bookcase, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning monumental 50 piece concrete bookcase by Willy Guhl. Made up of 4 different sized hand-made concrete cubes. Completely modular and able to be arranged in a multitude of ways...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Cement Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, large Mid-Century modern Swiss biomorphic garden planter by Willy Guhl and Eternit, in a light weight cement. This sculptural vintage garden ornament has been fiber-rei...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
20th Century Swiss Modern Cement Elephant Ear Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern light weight cement garden vessel, designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit in good condition. This elephant ear garden planter has been fiber-reinforced. For ...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern Concrete Garden Planter with Stand
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern concrete garden planter with hollow stand for the dish shaped planter. Some paint losses to the upper underside, but otherwise in great ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Large Midcentury Swiss Willy Guhl Spindle 'Diablo' Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Wichita, KS
Large spindle or diablo planter designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. This planter has a beautiful hourglass shape made of all-weather fibrous cement. Wonderful aged lichen patina...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Pair of 1960s Willy Guhl Vase Shaped Planters - Jardinieres
By Willy Guhl
Located in København, København
A rare pair of Willy Guhl vase shaped fiber cement planters with great weathered patina.
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1960s French Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Spindle Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large spindle or diabolo planter designed by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Originally made in three sizes, this planter is the medium size at 32 inches tall. An iconic hourglass form to add sculptural flare to the garden. This all-weather planter...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
$1,250 / item
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete trough planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Just under 24" long. Factory drilled drainage holes. Perfect depth for narrow spaces. 33 availa...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Concrete Urn, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. In a beautiful washed out patina from layers of finishes worn down over the years. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth as well as...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Modular Side Table by Willy Guhl for Eternit AG, Switzerland, 1954
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Willy Guhl’s modular cubic side table for Eternit AG, handmade in Switzerland in 1954. This rare piece exemplifies Guhl’s groundbreaking design approach, crafted with precision from ...
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1950s Swiss Brutalist Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Willy Guhl Large Tilted Planters
$1,950 / item
Willy Guhl Large Tilted Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large tilted concrete planters by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Great patina and coloring to each planter. Excellent vintage condition. Great planter and standalone sculpture for indoo...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Willy Guhl 39" Concrete Trough Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized concrete trough planter by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Just over 39" long. Amazing patina to concrete and paint with factory drilled drainage...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Scalloped Concrete Planter
$2,800 / item
Willy Guhl Scalloped Concrete Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large unusual scalloped concrete planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Three rounded edges on all sides. Moss and lichen, with great patina. Two still available in this size. Very ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Monumental Willy Guhl Fountain, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive and rare concrete fountain by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Fabricated out of three pieces of cement. Large basin on both ends with hollow cylinder conn...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Loop Chairs
$17,000 / set
Willy Guhl Loop Chairs
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Pair of Willy Guhl "Loop" chairs with great patina. Sold as a pair of 2 chairs - 2 sets available Original Eternit production - Switzerland, circa 1950s.
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Small Bowl Planter, 1950s, Switzerland
$2,200 / item
Willy Guhl Small Bowl Planter, 1950s, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1950s planter bowl designed by Swiss neo-functionalist and Industrial Design Pioneer Willy Guhl for Eternit in Switzerland. Sculpted from fiber cement which has slowly weathere...
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1950s Swiss Industrial Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
$1,300 / item
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete trough planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. 26 " long. Factory drilled drainage holes. Perfect depth for narrow spaces. Small footed base. ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Large 22" Diam. 11.6" Tall Tapered Concrete W. Guhl Eternit Planter A+ Patina
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Large 22" Diam. 11.6" Tall Tapered Concrete W. Guhl Eternit Planter A+ Patina
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Basel, BS
One conical concrete planter created by Willy Guhl for Eternit. We currently have three available, sold individually, but we can arrange combined shipping if you would like to purcha...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Hexagonal Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s Switzerland
$3,600 / item
Hexagonal Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly collectible pair of hexagonal concrete-fiber planters designed by legendary Swiss neo-functionalist architect Willy Guhl. Manufactured by Eternit in Switzerland during the 196...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Massive Hexagonal Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of 4 massive hexagonal planters by legendary Swiss industrial designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. Rather than hiding in the background, these vessels command attention, bridgin...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Diabolo Willy Guhl planter in ethernite from the 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Diabolo" planter by Swiss designer Willy Guhl, produced by Eternite in the 1970s. Fiber-cement structure. In beautiful vintage condition with a lovely patina that we have chosen to ...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Mid-Century Modern Diabolo Shaped Planter bu Willy Guhl for Eternit
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Doornspijk, NL
One of the iconic design of Willy Guhl for Eternit: the diabolo shaped planter. This smaller version has a wonderful patina.
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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Urn, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. In original grey concrete patina. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth as well as around the widest part of the jar giving it dept...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Concrete Marmite Planters by Willy Guhl
$2,500 / item
Concrete Marmite Planters by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural concrete planters by Willy Guhl. Large jug with handles on both sides and resting on 3 feet. Great patina to each pie...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Two-Piece Flower Pot
$2,800 / set
Willy Guhl Two-Piece Flower Pot
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique sculptural concrete planter by Willy Guhl with 2 pieces. Base is a round disc that holds the flower pot. The large cylindrical flow...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl 47" Concrete Bowl Planters
$4,500 / item
Willy Guhl 47" Concrete Bowl Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic cement planter by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. Concrete pedestal base with massive concrete bowl that sits on top. Bowl can sit flat or angled in a multitude of d...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
$1,500 / item
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete trough planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Just under 32" long. Factory drilled drainage holes. Perfect depth for narrow spaces. 21 availa...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Round Pedestal Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique 1960s pedestal planter by Willy Guhl. Crafted from a special fiber-cement that makes it lightweight, yet durable. Pedestal has a hollow interior with a circle shaped opening...
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1960s Swiss Industrial Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Rare Willy Guhl “Spindel” Planter, Swiss Fiber Cement Garden Sculpture
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This authentic mid-century modern garden planter is the celebrated “Spindel” model by Willy Guhl, a defining example of Swiss modernist garden design from the mid-20th century. Chara...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Cement
Rectangle Willy Guhl Mirror
$2,200 / item
Rectangle Willy Guhl Mirror
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rectangle Willy Guhl mirror with fantastic patina'd thick signature cement frame and new mirror 2 sizes available / multiple quantities.
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
Materials
Cement
Willy Guhl Concrete Table Lamp, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning concrete Willy Guhl lamp by Eternit with teak top cover. Concrete made in Switzerland. Newly fitted as a lamp, re-wired with a new custom linen shade with rounded edges and ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Willy Guhl Furniture
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Concrete
Willy Guhl furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Willy Guhl furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stone and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Willy Guhl furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 465 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 5 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Willy Guhl were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Eternit, Anton Bee, and Ludwig Walser. Prices for Willy Guhl furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $425 and can go as high as $145,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,800.
Questions About Willy Guhl Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Willy Guhl planters are made out of a variety of materials. For these furnishings, Guhl tended toward industrial materials, which he bent and shaped into organic forms for a striking juxtaposition. Much of his work was crafted from either concrete or Eternit, a mixture of cement and asbestos developed by the Belgian company Etex, which, in the 1950s, commissioned Guhl and his students at the School of Applied Arts to conceive Guhl's now-acclaimed planters in the material. Find a selection of Willy Guhl planters on 1stDibs.
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