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Mid-Century Swedish Beech Bentwood Pernilla Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, 1940s

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

This startlingly organic Easy chair model Pernilla, was designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by Karl Mathsson AB in Värnamo, Sweden. The seating surface consists of woven webbing slung between a frame of steam-bent beech. The frame is stamped with the maker’s mark “Bruno Mathsson Design, Made in Sweden”, plus two period labels, one dating the chair to 1944. This is in original condition.

In 1944 Mathsson created the first of what would later be called the Pernilla line of chairs. It was similar to the 1941 Miranda Chair, but here Mathsson discarded the waterfall-style front, instead having the chair terminate in the manner of a ramp. He also moved the sitter's centre of gravity lower to the ground, as seen with this particular chair.
* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks
Creator Bruno Mathsson
Manufacturer Firma Karl Mathsson
Design Period 1920 to 1949
Year 1944
Production Period 1940 to 1949
Country of Manufacture Sweden
Identifying Marks This piece has an attribution mark
Style Mid-Century, Scandinavian Modern, Design Classics
Detailed Condition Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
Restoration and Damage Details Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use
Product Code UV-730095
Materials Afromosia, Fabric
Color Tan, wheat
Width 64 cm 64 cm
Depth 90 cm 90 cm
Height 91 cm 91 cm
Seat Height 37 cm

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About the Creator

Bruno Mathsson

Bruno Mathsson was born in 1907 in Värnamo, Sweden. His father, Karl, was a fourth-generation master cabinetmaker, so Bruno was exposed early on to the possibilities of new wood technologies. A self-taught designer and architect, Mathsson was inspired by the functionalist movement, and, expanding on his family trade, spent much of the 1920s and 1930s studying the functional possibilities of wood.

Mathsson’s furniture designs experimented with curves and height, and were driven by ergonomics and function. He exhibited a collection of bentwood furniture at the 1937 World Exposition in Paris, launching his international reputation; his Eva Chair (then called Work Chair) was purchased for the public spaces of the soon-to-be-opened Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1939, he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair, cementing his popularity in the U.S. In the 1950s, his attentions turned to architecture, and he often incorporated large glass pieces into his residential projects. In the 1960s, Mathsson again focused on furniture, and began working with tubular steel. Notably, he collaborated with Danish mathematician Piet Hein to create the Super Ellipse Table, which rested on span legs that made the tabletop appear to hover in space.

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