Set of 4 chairs, Möbelfabrik Horgenglarus, Model No. 1-790, Glarus, Switzerland | Designed in 1926, made before 1960
Solid bent beech, seat and backrest moulded, veneered plywood; transparent varnish
A legendary chair in Swiss design history. In 1926, the renowned architect and master of Neues Bauen Max Ernst Haefeli, created an early classic among Swiss architect chairs. It still stands for pure and timeless design. The armchair of this model is listed as ‘Model 4’ in the collection of the Museum of Design in Zurich (see eMuseum).
Literature: Mehlau-Wiebking, F., Rüegg, A., Tropeano, R., Schweizer Typenmöbel 1925 - 1935, Sigfried Giedion und die Wohnbedarf AG, gta Verlag, Zürich, 1989, 154