Vintage Bruno Mathsson "Eva" Leather Chair Signed

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A 1960's design, the "Eva" chair was designed by Bruno Mathsson. The lounge chair exemplifies Swedish functionalism. The curved body … Read more A 1960's design, the "Eva" chair was designed by Bruno Mathsson. The lounge chair exemplifies Swedish functionalism. The curved body and arms is birch and bent laminate oak with vegetable tanned plaited leather straps in a warm cognac color. Amazing patina. Impressed makers mark into the wood frame as pictured, authentic.
A little about the designer- Bruno Mathsson’s love for nature pervades all his designs — he frequently slept outside in the forest or his garden on a specially designed foldable bed. His furniture shapes, particularly the legs, bring bull's horns or insects to mind. Mathsson was one of the most important Swedish designers of the 20th century. He was a contemporary of Alvar Aalto and Marcel Breuer, all of whom had already experimented with bent plywood during the 1930s. See less