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Bruno Mathsson

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

Easy chair 'Karin', design by Bruno Mathsson.

Seat height ca 36 cm.

Wear. Later upholstery. Stains.

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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3 800
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348
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Estimate
2 500 SEK
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Bid history (27 bids)
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Jul 17, 2018 1:59 PM
3 800 SEK
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Jul 17, 2018 1:49 PM
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3 000 SEK
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2 800 SEK
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Jul 15, 2018 1:00 PM
2 250 SEK
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Jul 14, 2018 11:38 AM
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Jul 14, 2018 11:38 AM
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Jul 13, 2018 5:03 AM
1 600 SEK
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Jul 13, 2018 5:03 AM
1 500 SEK
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Jul 13, 2018 5:03 AM
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Jul 12, 2018 2:15 PM
1 300 SEK
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Jul 12, 2018 2:15 PM
1 200 SEK
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Jul 11, 2018 10:28 PM
1 100 SEK
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Jul 11, 2018 10:44 AM
1 000 SEK
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Jul 11, 2018 10:32 AM
850 SEK
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Jul 10, 2018 7:45 PM
600 SEK
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Jul 10, 2018 7:40 PM
500 SEK
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Jul 10, 2018 6:33 PM
300 SEK
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