These sculptural planter boxes, designed by celebrated Swiss modernist Willy Guhl for Eternit, embody the quiet elegance of mid-century European garden design. Formed in Guhl’s signature fiber-cement, the boxes have a refined architectural presence—clean, rectilinear profiles softened by decades of weathering and use.
Each piece shows a beautifully varied patina of lichen, mineral deposits, and natural surface wear that can only develop outdoors over time. The stackable form, originally conceived for practical nursery and garden use, reads today as a minimalist sculptural object—strong, utilitarian, and effortless in its simplicity.
Perfect as a planter, a tray for specimen arrangements, or as a modular sculptural element in the garden or interior, these boxes offer the versatility and timelessness that have made Guhl’s designs enduring staples of European modernism.
Dimensions: Vary per box
Origin: Switzerland
Material: Eternit fiber-cement
Designer: Willy Guhl
Period: c. 1950s–60s
These sculptural planter boxes, designed by celebrated Swiss modernist Willy Guhl for Eternit, embody the quiet elegance of mid-century European garden design. Formed in Guhl’s signature fiber-cement, the boxes have a refined architectural presence—clean, rectilinear profiles softened by decades of weathering and use.
Each piece shows a beautifully varied patina of lichen, mineral deposits, and natural surface wear that can only develop outdoors over time. The stackable form, originally conceived for practical nursery and garden use, reads today as a minimalist sculptural object—strong, utilitarian, and effortless in its simplicity.
Perfect as a planter, a tray for specimen arrangements, or as a modular sculptural element in the garden or interior, these boxes offer the versatility and timelessness that have made Guhl’s designs enduring staples of European modernism.
Dimensions: Vary per box
Origin: Switzerland
Material: Eternit fiber-cement
Designer: Willy Guhl
Period: c. 1950s–60s
