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Bruno Mathsson

(Sweden, 1907-1988)
Bruno Mathsson
(Sweden, 1907-1988)

BRUNO MATHSSON, a 'Pernilla' beech easy chair and ottoman from Dux.

Seat height 39, height 96 cm.

Minor wear. Stains/discolourations to leather. Two buttons missing from underside of ottoman. Fastnings for neck cushion later.

Designer

Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) is one of Sweden's most prominent furniture designers. Having a father who worked as a master carpenter, Mathsson learned about furniture carpentry at an early age, which he later benefited from in his profession as a designer. The "Grasshopper" chair was the first that Bruno Mathsson designed in 1931 - on behalf of Värnamo hospital. It was made of bent-glued beech with saddle girth upholstery and had an ergonomic shape. However, neither patients nor staff at the infirmary appreciated the chair. Nowadays, the "Grasshopper" is considered a design classic.


A few years later, Mathsson exhibited his furniture at a separate exhibition at the Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet in Gothenburg, and in 1937 he participated in the Paris World Fair.


Mathsson's furniture is now considered timeless design classics that combine style with comfort. Some of his most famous pieces of furniture are the armchairs "Jetson", which are produced for Dux, "Pernilla 3", and "Karin" and the table "Superellips", designed together with Piet Hein.

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4 500
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410
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Estimate
5 000 SEK
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Bid history (11 bids)
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Jun 27, 2019 5:47 PM
4 500 SEK
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Jun 27, 2019 5:47 PM
4 400 SEK
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Jun 27, 2019 5:46 PM
4 200 SEK
7
Jun 27, 2019 5:46 PM
4 000 SEK
1
Jun 27, 2019 2:06 PM
3 500 SEK
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Jun 27, 2019 10:57 AM
2 200 SEK
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Jun 27, 2019 6:45 AM
1 160 SEK
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Jun 26, 2019 12:35 PM
1 060 SEK
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Jun 25, 2019 1:33 PM
950 SEK
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Jun 24, 2019 11:50 AM
900 SEK
1
Jun 21, 2019 8:32 PM
500 SEK
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