Bruno Mathsson
Bruno Mathsson, wall shelf, "Standard", Firma Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, second half of the 20th century.
Painted shelf boards and brackets.
2 shelf boards 240 x 25 cm
2 shelf boards 160 x 20 cm
2 shelf boards 108 x 26 cm
2 shelf boards 138 x 20 cm
1 shelf board 168 x 26 cm
1 shelf board 140 x 24 cm
1 shelf board 110 x 19 cm
1 shelf board 140 x 29 cm
1 shelf board 275 x 30 cm
15 brackets height 20 cm
30 brackets height 26 cm
15 brackets approx. height 25 depth 17 cm
7 brackets approx. height 30 depth 21 cm
2 brackets approx. height 32 depth 21 cm
2 brackets approx. height 35 depth 23 cm
Approx. 25 screws and 13 washers included loose. One broken bracket included.
Some shelves not original. Later painting. Signs of use. Dry cracks. Minor damages. Paint loss. Not checked for assembly, sold in parts. Parts for assembly may be missing.
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.