Chair, "Vilstol mod. 36", with reading table, and footstool "Pernilla", Karl Mathsson Company, Värnamo
Frame in beech, beige woven girths. The armchair is marked with a paper label Komp. 1936 BM Bruno Mathsson, Tillv. 38, KM Karl Mathsson Värnamo. The table and footstool are branded Bruno Mathsson Design made in Sweden, Firma Karl Mathsson made in Värnamo Sweden. Armchair length 105, width 51, height 83, seat height 29 cm. Footstool 64 x 50, height 40, reading table 46 x 32, height from the floor approximately 73 cm.
Age-related wear with marks, scratches, stains. Later mounted table. Minor rust spots at the nails.
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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