DINING TABLE, "Superellipse", specially ordered by Fritz Hansen, Denmark. Labeled Bruno Mathsson International, chromed tension legs, disc covered with white laminate, black edge.

Height approx. 72, 180x100 cm Designer Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) is considered one of Sweden's foremost designers. While growing up in Värnamo, he learned about furniture carpentry from the ground up from his father, who was a master carpenter, something 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 and it was instead hidden away in the hospital's attic. Nowadays, the "Grasshopper" is considered a design classic. Just 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 World Exhibition in Paris. The big breakthrough was then a fact. Mathsson's furniture has today become timeless classics that combine style with comfort. Some of the most popular pieces of furniture are the armchairs "Jetson", which are produced for Dux, "Pernilla 3", and "Karin" and the table "Superellips" which was designed together with Piet Hein.