Interview

15:24 minutes
Swiss German/Subtitles English

As communications officer for Eternit AG Niederurnen, Linus B. Fetz contacted the product designer Willy Guhl (1915-2004) in the 1990s to produce the legendary beach chair from 1954 again, this time asbestos-free. The collaboration with Eternit and the development history of the design classics beach chair and elephant ear reveal Willy Guhl's special approach to design tasks, which he also passed on to his students. In an interview at his home in Niederlenz, Linus B. Fetz talks about his encounter with the Swiss design pioneer and teacher at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts (now ZHdK) and explains his drawings and photos.