Erwin Hauer spent his life perfecting architectural screens and sculptures that celebrate the infinite continuous surface, known as Modular Constructivism. His light-diffusing walls and room dividers have been lauded as “quintessential works of modernism.” Spinneybeck’s newest Erwin Hauer Studio collaboration stays true to Hauer’s medium of choice for much of his career—cast gypsum plaster. This modular wall system includes six tile shapes that form one standard configuration available in three pattern scales. The tiles come standard with a primed finish and can be painted in the field with any commercial latex paint.
Content: Primed Gypsum
Available Pattern Scales: Small, Medium, Large
Finish Options: Oil-based Primer Coating (painted with a commercial latex-based paint by installer is recommended)
Installation: Direct Glue
About Erwin Hauer
In 1950, this Austria-born sculptor began exploring modular sculptures featuring infinite continuous surfaces. Some of these structures lent themselves to architectural usage as room dividers and light-diffusing perforated walls. As a result, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and came to the United States in 1955. After a stay at the Rhode Island School of Design, he was invited by Josef Albers to join the faculty of Yale University where he taught until 1990. Hauer’s patented designs were licensed to the New York firm Murals Inc. and marketed throughout the United States and six other countries. These designs were listed in DOMUS 1928-1999 among the “quintessential works of modernism”. His works are included in many public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum of the National Academy of Design. Mr. Hauer passed away in 2017 at the age of 91. erwinhauer.com
About Spinneybeck
Spinneybeck was founded in 1962 and is recognized as a leading provider of high-quality natural materials to architects and interior designers. Over the decades, the company has evolved from a supplier of full grain, aniline dyed Italian leather for upholstery and aircraft interiors to a manufacturer of innovative architectural products that showcase the beauty and durability of natural materials.
Collaborations with industry design leaders in the fields of sculpture, architecture, interior design, and textiles have generated inventive leathers, color work, patterned wall tiles, drawer pulls, and sculpted wall systems celebrating natural materials. Regardless of the application, Spinneybeck has consistently held the same high standards for quality, originative products, environmental practices, and customer service. spinneybeck.com