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Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

Swedish, 1907-1988

As the descendant of four generations of Swedish master cabinetmakers, Bruno Mathsson was born to design furniture. Mathsson was known as a methodical perfectionist who made usefulness the fundamental attribute of his iconic lounge chairs, tables, armchairs and other works, yet he was also a ceaseless experimenter, who constantly searched for improvements in form, materials and methods of design.

Like the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, Mathsson was one of the first Scandinavians to embrace undulating, biomorphic forms in furniture. His early pieces such as the Eva and Pernilla series of chairs incorporate dramatically flowing bent beechwood frames, making them some of the most instantly recognizable works of 20th-century design.

Mathsson was also a pioneer of ergonomics — he is said to have based the contours of his chairs on the impression his body made when he sat in a snow bank — and used supple, accommodating woven webbing for seats. His concern for practicality is shown by pieces such as the Maria table. An elegant design with gate legs and hinged leaves, the table measures more than nine feet long when fully extended, but folds down to just nine inches in thickness.

From the mid-1940s through the 1950s, Mathsson focused on architecture, designing and building houses with insulated, triple-glazed window walls and heated floors — construction that flew in the face of traditional wood-clad Swedish residential design, and consequently met with some skepticism. He returned to furniture in the 1960s, employing an entirely new suite of materials: Stainless-steel framing and mesh seats feature in pieces like the Jetson chair; with the mathematician Piet Hein, Mathsson designed the Super-Elliptical table, which has a laminate top and four-part tubular steel legs that sprout like flower stems from a single base. 

Bruno Mathsson’s stylistic flexibility as a designer made him a creator whose pieces meet all tastes and needs.

Find vintage Bruno Mathsson dining tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Bruno Mathsson
Table “Annika” Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1950’s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elm veneer and beech. Stamped Karl Mathsson Värnamo. Measure: H: 41.5 cm / 16 1/3’’ L: 65 cm / 2’ 1 1/2’’ W: 43 cm / 1’ 5’’.  
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Elm, Beech

1950s Side Table by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Sweden
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Side table by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, Sweden. Designed in 1942 the table have the signature curvy legs that also features in many of Bruno Mathsson des...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

"Berit" extendable table in ash by Bruno Mathsson, Swedish Modern, 1950s
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Extendable side table model Berit designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Firma Karl Mathsson in Värnamo Sweden during the 1950s. Steel base on w...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Steel

"Annika" side table in Burl birch by Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson, 1973
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Side table model "Annika" designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced in Värnamo, Sweden by Firma Karl Mathsson in 1973. Table top in burl birch and legs from laminated birch. Good vintage ...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Burl

"Annika" side table in ash by Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson, 1973
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Side table model "Annika" designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced in Värnamo, Sweden by Firma Karl Mathsson in 1971. Table top in ash and legs from laminated birch. Good vintage conditi...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Ash

Bruno Mathsson, Side Table 'Annika', Birch, Scandinavian Modern, Dated 1974
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table in Karelian and flame birch. Designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1936 for his fathers furniture company Firma Karl Mathsson. This table is dated 1974.       
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

Birch Side Table “Annika” by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1960s
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Helsinki, FI
Bruno Mathsson coffee table model 'Annika'. This coffee table has birch plywood legs, which are fluently curved and tapered. These light legs are elegantly built and give this piece ...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

Classic Modernist Bruno Mathsson Annika Table, for Karl Mathsson / Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice diminutive modernist Annika side table designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Nice original condition, Signed underside.
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Maple

Swedish Coffee Table by Bruno Mathsson
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare birch coffee or side table by Bruno Mathsson, Sweden. The slim curved legs are significant for Mathsson’s designs and add to the elegance of this table. Condition: Very good c...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

Swedish Modern teak/birch low table Bruno Mathsson, 1950's
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Uccle, BE
From the Annika series. 1950's. Stamped. Patinated wood. As the descendant of four generations of Swedish master cabinetmakers, Bruno Mathsson was born to design furniture. Mathsson was known as a methodical perfectionist who made usefulness the fundamental attribute of his works, yet he was also a ceaseless experimenter, who constantly searched for improvements in form, materials and methods of making. Like the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, Mathsson was one of the first Scandinavians to embrace undulating, biomorphic forms in furniture. His early pieces such as the Eva and Pernilla series of chairs incorporate dramatically flowing bent beechwood frames, making them some of the most instantly recognizable works of 20th-century design. Mathsson was also a pioneer of ergonomics — he is said to have based the contours of his chairs on the impression his body made when he sat in a snow bank — and used supple, accommodating woven webbing for seats. His concern for practicality is shown by pieces such as the Maria table. An elegant design with gate legs and hinged leaves, the table measures more than nine feet long when fully extended, but folds down to just nine inches in thickness. From the mid-1940s through the 1950s, Mathsson focused on architecture, designing and building houses with insulated, triple-glazed window walls...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Teak

Vintage Bruno Mathsson for Dux Burled Wood Side Tables - Restored Elegance
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your space with our stunning pair of Bruno Mathsson Modern Side Tables, expertly manufactured by Dux and now in great condition following a professional restoration. These ta...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Plywood, Lacquer, Birch, Wood

Bruno Mathsson Small Annika Table in Bird's-Eye Maple
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is the smallest table in the series of circular Annika tables. It measures 45 cm I diameter and the height is 29 cm. The tabletop is made from bird’s...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Birdseye Maple

Table Annika Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1936
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table Annika designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden. 1936. Elm top and birch legs. Measurements: H: 65 cm / 2' 2" D: 95 cm / 3' 1 7/8" This round “Annika” occasional table was manufactured in 1967 and designed in 1936; it is made of birch with a smooth Oregon pine top. Bruno Mathsson created various iterations of his “Annika” model — they come in three shapes with different wood combinations and various heights. They can be round with three legs, square with four legs, or rectangular with six legs, allowing exciting and contrasting combinations when grouped. While the design aesthetic is delicate, the table is very well-made because of the strong plywood. 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. Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson's father, was the fifth generation in a family of master cabinet makers. He owned a furniture manufacturing company that produced the earlier pieces; later, they founded "Mathsson International”. The stamp indicates the manufacturing date and, sometimes, the design date. Bruno Mathsson often gave his furniture Swedish woman...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch, Elm

Bruno Mathsson Large Coffee Table Model 'Annika' in Ash
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, coffee table, model 'Annika', ash, Sweden, 1950s. This coffee table, named 'Annika', is complemented with bent plywood with ash veneer legs executed in a fluently curved and tapered manner. These light legs are elegant and give this piece its unique appearance. The top is exquisite, the rounded edges really finish the table beautifully. Simple yet very tasteful, a great piece to furnish your living room or lobby. This table is the large version of the two models with a diameter of 105 cm (41.34"). Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) was born in Sweden as the son of a cabinetmaker. His interest in architecture and furniture design developed early in his life. From his first designs on Mathsson was eager to use new, innovative techniques and soon became specialist in bending of laminated wood. In 1937, he was represented at Expo Paris where he won the Grand Prix for his bed called ‘Paris’. This Expo helped Mathsson to get known worldwide. The manager of the MoMA design department got interested in his designs and started to collect and exhibit his pieces. Moreover, he did collaborations per example with Piet Hein and together they developed the ‘Superellipse’ table...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Ash

Pair of Bruno Mathsson Side Tables
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Pair of side tables designed by Bruno Mathsson and manufactured by Firm Karl Mathsson. Tops with highly figured burled birch veneer. Signed to bottom of tables.
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20th Century Swedish Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

Bruno Mathsson Side Table Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side / magazine table designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Metal

Bruno Mathsson Side Table by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side / magazine table designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Metal

Bruno Mathsson, 'Annika' Table, Designed 1936, Beautiful Early Example pre-war
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in London, GB
Bruno Mathsson (designer) Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, Sweden (manufacturer) 'Annika' low table, designed 1936. Curly birch top on laminated birch legs. Stamped to underside 'MADE IN SW...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Birch

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Sofa Table “Annika” by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson Sweden, circa 1936
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
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Vintage Bruno Mathsson for Dux Burled Wood Side Tables - Restored Elegance
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Occasional Table “Annika” Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Birch. Measure: H: 50.5 cm / 20’’ D: 84.5 cm / 2’ 9 1/2’’.
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By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table “Annika” designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1950’s. Teak top and birch legs. Measurements: H: 36.5 cm / 14 1/3’’ L: 55 cm / 21 2/3’’ W: 30 cm / 12’’  
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Table Annika Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1936
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Teak and birch. Measures: H: 65 cm/ 2' 2" D: 95 cm/ 3' 1 7/8".
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Mathsson Side Tables

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Bruno Mathsson for DUX, Pair of Mahogany Side Tables, Model Annika
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bruno Mathsson for DUX, pair of mahogany side tables, model Annika. Measure: H. 42, Ø 65 cm. H. 30 Ø. 45 cm. Marked under tabletop. Traces of normal wear and tear.  
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Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
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Bruno Mathsson Side Table Produced by Karl Mathsson in Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side table designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
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Table Annika Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1950s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
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By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
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Rarely Seen Bruno Mathsson 'Annika" Table in Burl Wood, Sweden
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Located in Buffalo, NY
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Bruno Mathsson side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Bruno Mathsson side tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Bruno Mathsson side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Bruno Mathsson were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in sweden during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side tables by NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Dux of Sweden, and Carl Malmsten. Prices for Bruno Mathsson side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,134 and can go as high as $9,185, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,000.

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