Willy Guhl Square Planter

A Willy Guhl planter in the square form with a surface unlike the gray ones: layers of forest green and faded teal cover the thick walls, and sandy beige fiber cement shows through where the finish has worn away. The cube is tall for its width, with a clean vertical silhouette, softened corners and a gritty, aged surface. The strong geometry and the worn color balance each other.

It measures 15 3/4 inches square and 16 1/2 inches high. It is original Eternit, Swiss, from the mid-century years. The green is a weathered finish, not something we have added, and it is uneven, as it should be.

The deep vessel takes a real root ball, so it works with a shrub or a small tree, not just foliage, and it sits well among gravel, stone steps, tiled patios and other garden masonry. The muted color is a good background for green leaves and reads well next to terracotta or a pale stone planter. This Willy Guhl planter is in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask us for more photographs and a quote.