An Ulm Stool, designed by Max Bill in cooperation with Hans Gugelot and Paul Hidinger
in 1953, manufactured at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HFG) Ulm, pared-down structure made of glazed spruce, the corner joint with half concealed dovetailing, round beechwood rod, the sides with beechwood upturning in tongue and groove construction. Height c. 45.5 cm, width c. 40 cm, depth c. 30 cm. (MHA)
This multifunctional piece of furniture can be used as a seat, desk, side table, tray and carrying aid. Today, the design of the stool is generally attributed to Max Bill, who made a first sketch on a napkin. Afterwards, he developed the final design and implemented it with the assistance of Hans Gugelot and master carpenter Paul Hildinger.
Lit.:
Rüegg (ed.), Schweizer Möbel und Interieurs, Basel 2002, p. 367.
Provenance:
Originally from a house in Ulm am Kuhberg (the previous owner worked at the HFG - Ulm School of Design and the Berufsschule Ulm as a carpenter); since then part of a German Bauhaus collection
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
07.10.2020 - 15:17
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,792.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
An Ulm Stool, designed by Max Bill in cooperation with Hans Gugelot and Paul Hidinger
in 1953, manufactured at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HFG) Ulm, pared-down structure made of glazed spruce, the corner joint with half concealed dovetailing, round beechwood rod, the sides with beechwood upturning in tongue and groove construction. Height c. 45.5 cm, width c. 40 cm, depth c. 30 cm. (MHA)
This multifunctional piece of furniture can be used as a seat, desk, side table, tray and carrying aid. Today, the design of the stool is generally attributed to Max Bill, who made a first sketch on a napkin. Afterwards, he developed the final design and implemented it with the assistance of Hans Gugelot and master carpenter Paul Hildinger.
Lit.:
Rüegg (ed.), Schweizer Möbel und Interieurs, Basel 2002, p. 367.
Provenance:
Originally from a house in Ulm am Kuhberg (the previous owner worked at the HFG - Ulm School of Design and the Berufsschule Ulm as a carpenter); since then part of a German Bauhaus collection
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 07.10.2020 - 15:17 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.09. - 07.10.2020 |
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