Bruno Mathsson, a 'Jetson' arm chair and a foot stool, Dux and Bruno Mathsson International.
Frame of chrome-plated steel. Seat and back made of canvas with a loose cushion and a neck pillow with black leather upholstery. Swivels with a return function. Labeled Bruno Mathsson Made by Dux. Seat height 40, width 65, height 97 cm. Footstool with leather-covered cushion, chrome-plated steel base. Labeled Bruno Mathsson International 2019. Height 43 cm.
Vähäistä kulumaa. Jälkiä. Vähäisiä tahroja.
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.