Bruno Mathsson
BORD, Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson, Värnamo 1938.
Rund skiva av björk med bokfanér. Tre skiktlimmade ben av björk. Etikettmärkt "Komp. 1936 Bruno Mathsson BM Tillv. 1938 Karl Mathsson KM. Delvis handskriven text som lär vara utförd av Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathssons far. Höjd 48,5, diameter 85 cm.
Slitage. Märken. Kanthack i skivan. Skivans yta delvis med sliten lack.
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Detta är ett mycket tidigt exemplar av Bruno Mathssons berömda bord. Formgivet 1936 och detta exemplar tillverkat 1938. Delvis handsignerad etikett, vilket endast förekom under de första åren och fram till omkring 1945.
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.