diva 5-154
Factory design, 1956
The armchair shows horgenglarus' upholstery excellence as well as the close collaboration traditionally maintained with architects.
diva, a 1956 in-house design, is seeing a revival with its very independent use of shape. The armchair shows horgenglarus' upholstery excellence as well as the close collaboration traditionally maintained with architects. For example, Bruno Giacometti, the youngest brother of sculptor Alberto Giacometti, chose diva with white leather upholstery in the early 1960s for the wedding chamber of Uster's (Switzerland) town hall, one of his most important works. Seat and back of this comfortable chair are made from high quality foam, making it perfectly suited for long nights at the dining table - at home, in sophisticated hotels and restaurants - but also as commercial furniture for lounge and waiting areas. diva upholstery is available in leather and textile.
Upholstered chair, seat and back with comfort upholstery, turned legs
W47, D58, H86, SH47
Designers
werksentwurf
In the mid-1920s, ag möbelfabrik horgenglarus began collaborating with external architects and designers - a success story that continues to this day. The driving force at the time was Ernst Kadler-Vögeli, the head technician and later director. Without the expertise and material-technical skills of the company's own development department, such cooperation would not have been possible; the bentwood process in particular required a high degree of skill. However, the majority of the furniture program continued to consist of factory designs or factory models that were created without the involvement of external designers. These include anonymous icons such as the chair created around 1918, which is known today as classic 1-380.