Tacchini is delighted to reissue Costela by Martin Eisler, icon of Brazilian 1950s design. An elegant yet informal armchair. With its sensual aesthetic, natural materials and intelligent design, it offers sophisticated personalization.

Costela is a paradigm of creative design. The fundamental idea on which the chair is built is the beautiful wooden structure with its wooden ribs embracing both the seat and the back, and the functional and aesthetic completion of the detail, the large cushions, set horizontally and vertically, ensuring absolute comfort with an extremely natural style in their almost random position.

The structure is easy to dismantle and recycle, a characteristic perfect for the current need and tendency to produce furniture that gives due consideration to the principles of sustainability and durability. The possibility to play with the fabric coverings makes Costela not only an unmistakable piece of history, but also an item of renewed and irresistible modernity.

Born in Vienna in 1913, the son of the famous art historian Max Eisler, one of the founding members of the Austrian Werkbund, Martin Eisler studied in Vienna under the noted architects Oskar Strnad and Clemens Holzmeister. Eisler’s experience in Brazil aroused his interest in exotic woods and varnishing and lacquering techniques on wood, glass and bronze. Also greatly appreciated as an architect for his projects characterised by their all-encompassing creativity, which customised every detail, from buildings to furniture, Eisler also worked as a set designer and opera director. His most famous design pieces include the Reversível and Costela chairs, which were awarded the prestigious Milanese Compasso d’Oro. The famous auction house, Christie’s registered the first purchase in 1999. Martin Eisler’s furniture has always been highly esteemed throughout the world.