Ulmer Hocker
Combining economy of materials with structural aesthetics.
Ulmer hocker. Among bill s most notable product designs is the ulmer hocker of 1954 a stool that can also be used as a shelf element a speaker s desk a tablet or a side table. The ulm stool is one of max bill s best known pieces and an exemplary icon of the sleek minimalist style of 20th century mid century modern swiss design. Der ulmer hocker ist sitz beistelltisch rednerpult teil eines regals tablett und tragehilfe in einem. The eye catching piece is imbued with a natural design and is quickly an indispensable addition to every setting.
Max bill ulmer hocker switzerland 1954. Three planks of untreated natural spruce wood without a finish and a lateral wooden bar. Der ulmer hocker wurde von dem schweizer architekten künstler und designer max bill im jahre 1954 für vitra entworfen und wird heute von wb form vertrieben. The hocker stool by herzog de meuron reflects aspects of the conceptual approach practised by the two architects.
Signed limited edition no. 15 architectural projects among them the ulm school of design were presented with sketches plans photographs and models which had shown bill s affinity to the mother of all. The ulm stool was designed in 1954 by max bill the first director of the ulm school of design in collaboration with hans gugelot. The furniture icon is complete.
It is fashioned from solid birch and is available in a white finish or stained dark brown. Er diente zur erstausstattung der hochschule in seminar ess und wohnräumen und wurde daher zu ihrem symbol. Ulm chair by wohnbedarf designed by max bill. Ulmer hocker museum für gestaltung eguide the multifunctional ulm stool exemplarily embodies what max bill 1908 1994 propagated in the 1950s as an architect a designer and as a teacher at the hochschule für gestaltung ulm.
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