| ish designer Bruno Mathsson was born in Varnamo in | | | | formats with bentwood and lamination techniques |
| 1907 into a woodworking tradition. His father was a | | | | employed as part of the design. It can be upholstered |
| well known cabinetmaker producing well crafted wood | | | | or made with webbing. During war shortages of |
| furniture as had the four generations of Mathsson's | | | | materials, Mathsson experimented with jute and hemp |
| before him. He grew up learning the technical skills to | | | | and anything else he could obtain, and this design can |
| make furniture, the feel and nature of wood and the | | | | be adapted to nearly any wood or material. Bruno |
| tradition of excellence. | | | | Mathsson Pernilla chairs typically have an attached |
| After Matsson became interested in the technical | | | | pillow. |
| aspects of making furniture, he began to absorb all the | | | | Another of Mathsson's famous designs is the Bruno |
| information that he could about furniture making. He | | | | Mathsson Fällbord table, which was a modular |
| borrowed books from designers and museums, and | | | | table design allowing folding and reconfiguration in |
| contacted people who would become long-term | | | | many different layouts. Designed in 1935, it remains to |
| associates and mentors. He became intrigued by | | | | this day a strikingly modern piece of furniture. Its |
| functionalism as a result of his self-education in | | | | timelessness is similar to many of his other works, |
| technical issues and design. He earned a scholarship | | | | which are highly sought after even today. |
| with a functionalist chair design. | | | | One more table that deserves a mention here is the |
| Matsson wasn't content with building only the flat board | | | | superellips. It comes in many different models and as |
| furniture his family traditionally crafted. His furniture was | | | | with much of his furniture are still highly sought after |
| designed with clean, elegant lines including some chairs | | | | and continue to increase in value. Mathsson passed |
| with positional adjustments. Some of the chairs he | | | | away in 1988 after a long illness, passing a legacy of |
| worked on didn't have springs or upholstery. His ideas | | | | modern furniture design down to his family. |
| were revolutionary for his time. Therefore, he put | | | | Swedish designer Bruno Mathsson was born in |
| some of his early items into storage until he had | | | | Varnamo in 1907 into a woodworking tradition. He |
| become famous in the furniture-making world. | | | | grew up learning the technical skills to make classic |
| Mathsson was so interested in what he termed "the | | | | designer furniture, the feel and nature of wood and the |
| mechanics of sitting", that he decide to attempt | | | | tradition of excellence. He taught himself by reading |
| experiments to learn which pattern a human made | | | | books from museums and design centers and |
| when they sat down, even going to the extent of | | | | networking with other designers. Functionalism was a |
| sitting in the snow to observe the result. Mathsson | | | | design style that Bruno was very interested in. The |
| received a Grand Prix design award in 1937. By that | | | | bruno mathsson pernilla chair is one of his classic |
| time, his chairs were being displayed to the world | | | | designs. A historical piece that captures a |
| again. | | | | contemporary feel is his modular fällbord table. |
| One of his classic designs is the Bruno Mathsson | | | | Mathsson passed away in 1988 leaving an amazing |
| Pernilla chair. It is made in easy chair and lounge chair | | | | legacy of family heritage made great by his insight. |