Lot 29 BRUNO MATHSSON

THE ARBETSSTOL (EVA) CHAIR, BY BRUNO MATHSSON (1907-1988), SWEDEN, laminated beech and original webbed canvas, c.1950, bearing label 'Designed by Bruno Mathsson'. Missing the front stretcher and in need of repair. Provenance: This chair comes from a Private Irish collection and from the same provenance as lots 12 and 13. Acquired in 1950 by the present owner's parents, who visited Denmark and Sweden with Ivan and Myrtle Allen prior to the opening of Ballymaloe House. Bruno Mathsson was one of the great pioneers of Swedish Design. He promoted a new approach to the design of seat furniture that involved the use of soft undulating organic forms, which were better suited to the shape of the user. An early ergonomist, the contours of the chair echo the form of the human body. Developed between 1933 and 1936 the first chair designed on these principals was his 'Arbetsstol' (Working) Chair. This became known as the Eva Chair in 1978 when DUX Industrier took over the production of Mathesson's furniture.