A model 36 lounge chair, Firma Karl Marthsson, Sweden, 1940, and a reading table, Firma Karl Mathsson, mid20th century.
Frame in laminated beech, upholstery of braided saddle girth. Label marked as well as with ink "Comp. 1940 Bruno Mathsson Made in 40 Karl Mathsson Värnamo". Seat height 29-37, width 51, height 80, length 100 cm.
Loose reading table on metal frame, branded, 46.5 x 32 cm, metal parts included.
Some wear and stains. One leg with a crack. The reading table loose and not attachable to the reclining chair.
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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