Martin Eisler (1913 - 1977) was born in Vienna, Austria.  Eisler was the son of the famous art historian Max Eisler, one of the founding members of the Austrian Werkbund.  Martin Eisler studied in Vienna under the noted architects Oskar Strnad and Clemens Holzmeister.  In 1938, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he immediately set about holding his first exhibition of designs and furniture at the Mueller Gallery, which became the National Office of Fine Arts in 1940.  In 1945 he founded the business, Interieur, with Arnold Hackel.  Interieur sold furniture and objects designed by the duo, launching his career as a designer.  Eisler's work also took him to Brazil where, in 1955, he went into partnership with Carlo Hauner from the company Moveis Artesanais, and became Art Director of the company Forma in São Paulo.  Eisler's experience in Brazil aroused his interest in exotic woods as well as varnishing and lacquering techniques on wood, glass, and bronze.  Eisler's two businesses subsequently began to work synergistically, producing furniture that was highly successful both in Argentina and in Brazil.  This success culminated in his signing a contract with Knoll International between the late 1950s and early 1960s.  With the founding of Brazil's new capital city Brasilia and Oscar Niemeyer's projects, Eisler contributed with great success.  Two of Eisler's much-celebrated designs include the Reversível (1955) and Costela (1952) chairs currently produced by Tacchini, Italy.