Moser footstool

Werner Max Moser was a Swiss architect; he was born in Karlsruhe and studied architecture at ETH Zurich from 1916 under his father, Karl Moser. After working in Stuttgart and with Frank Lloyd Wright in the USA, he returned to Switzerland in 1926. In 1931, together with Sigfried Giedion and Rudolf Graber, he founded Wohnbedarf AG; in 1937, he co-founded the architectural practice Haefeli Moser Steiger; and from 1958 onwards, he taught at ETH Zurich.

Moser designed a whole range of furniture for Embru, some of which proved very popular with customers and were subsequently mass-produced. His designs are often characterised by a subtle sophistication, such as the adjustable seating position on the Moser armchair. These distinctive features enabled the piece of furniture to be protected by a patent.

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