Original Bruno Mathsson Book Cradle for Karl Mathsson ( 1st Production Example )
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Chicago, IL
Original Bruno Mathsson Book Cradle for Karl Mathsson 1st Production Label still attached.
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Book Crib in Elm by Firma Karl Mathsson, 1976
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in Odense, DK
Book crib designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1941. This example made by original manufacturer Firma Karl Mathsson in 1976.
Elm
Shelf 'Book crib' model T-709 Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bruno Mathsson’s “Book crib” model T-709 is a refined example of Scandinavian vintage design where function and sculpture are perfectly aligned.
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Birch Book Crib by Firma Karl Mathsson, 1941
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
The rare and early book crib model T-704, designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by Firma Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden in 1941, is a sculptural and refined example of early Scan...
Birch
Book crib by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1964
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant book crib designed by Bruno Mathsson, executed in bent birch with softly sculpted edges and characteristic curved legs.
Birch
Shelf ‘Book crib’ designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, 1961
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Shelf ‘Book crib’ model T-709 designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1961.
Beech, Elm
Scandinavian Modern Book Crib by Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1930s
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Early edition “Book Crib” by Bruno Mathsson, made from elmwood.
Elm
Sold
H 10.63 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Bruno Mathsson 'Book Crib' Bookshelf by Karl Mathsson, Dated 1963
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Utrecht, NL
Smaller birch bookshelf named 'Book Crib' Model T-704 on laminated wooden legs by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson.
Birch
Sold
H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 10.24 in
Bruno Mathsson Book Crib Model T-704 by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early book crib T-704 designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
Birch
Table Book Stand by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Wonderful table book stand perfect for pocket books or smaller objects by Bruno Mathsson.
Elm
Sold
H 10.24 in W 19.69 in D 11.03 in
Book Cradle Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1941
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Birch. Measures: H 26 cm/ 10 1/4" W 50 cm/ 19 11/16" D 28 cm/ 11 1/32".
Birch
Book Crib by Bruno Mathsson, for Karl Mathsson, Designed in 1941
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Book crib designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, in 1941.
Beech
Bruno Mathsson Easy Chair for Karl Mathsson with Rare Book Stand
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Bruno Mathsson. Manufacturer: Karl Mathsson. Period/Style: Swedish Modern Country: Sweden Date: 1936. Dimensions: 33″ H x 23.5″ W x 27″ D, seat height 15.5″. Mater...
Beech, Birch
Sold
H 10.04 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Book crib by Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson, Sweden 1941, elm no.2
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Book crib designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1941. Very early example made by Firma Karl Mathsson the first year.
Beech, Elm
Sold
H 10.63 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Early Book Crib Model T-704 in Birch by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Beautiful Classic book trough in great condition, would look stunning on a scandy sideboard full of design books!
Birch
Bruno Mathsson, book cart, Dux, 1980s
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Uppsala, SE
Book cart / book crib (bokvagga in Swedish) in beech designed by Bruno Mathsson for Swedish company DUX.
Beech
Bruno Mathsson Book Crib T-704 Produced by Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early book crib T-704 designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Book Crib Model T-704 by Karl Mathsson in Sweden
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early book crib T-704 designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden.
Birch
Sold
H 10.63 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
'Book Crib' by Bruno Mathsson, Swedish Modern Books and Magazine Holder
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Utrecht, NL
Birch bookshelf named 'Book Crib' Model T-704 on laminated wooden legs by Bruno Matsson Sweden, originally designed in 1941.
Birch, Plywood
Sold
H 10.04 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Book case "Bokvagga/Book crib" by Bruno Mathsson , Sweden 1941, elm and beech
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Book crib designed by bruno Mathsson in 1941. This example made by Firma Karl Mathsson in 1964.
Beech, Elm
VIntage Bruno Mathsson Book Crib
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in New York, NY
Book crib in birch and ash by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, produced c. 1960.
Birch, Ash
Book Stand by Bruno Mathsson
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable book stand of birch, oak, and nickel-plated steel, produced by Firma Karl Mathsson, c. 1950's. A rare companion piece to Mathsson's webbed chairs. Burned maker's marks.
Birch, Oak
Bruno Mathsson Adjustable Book Stand
By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable book stand of birch, oak, and nickel-plated steel, designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by Firma Karl Mathsson, c. 1950's.
Steel
Bruno Mathsson Book Crib
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Denver, CO
Bruno Mathsson rare vintage “Book Crib,” design, 1941.
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Book Stand
Located in Cambridge, MA
Classic modernist design by Swedish designer, Bruno Mathsson. Bears makers mark of Firma Karl Mathsson. Made in Vamano Sweden, circa 1936. Fully adjustable, swivels and in near ...
Steel
Bruno Mathsson Vintage Book Crib 1941
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bruno Mathsson rare vintage “Book Crib,” design for Karl Mathsson, 1941.
Wood
Book Crib T-704 by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karls Matsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Design Classic book crib T-704 designed by Bruno Matsson in 1941. This crib was produced in 1961 and is a rare example made of exquisite elm tree. produced in Brunoa Matsson's father...
Elm
Sold
H 10 in W 19.75 in D 10.63 in
Early Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson Book Crib Model T-704, Signed
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very early and rare Book Crib Model T-704 by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, signed and dated by the designer.
Birch
Swedish Folding Gateleg Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dining table from Sweden in the manner Bruno Mathsson in wonderful book-matched teak top and bottom.
Teak, Birch
Vintage Book Crib in Birch Bruno Mathsson, Sweden, 1940s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Bruno Mathsson. Sweden, vintage. Book crib in birch.
Birch
$4,489
H 19.69 in W 17.33 in D 13.78 in
Swedish Grace Stool in White Lacquered Birchwood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Charming Swedish Modern stool made in the 1920-30s. The stool is made of birchwood. It retains the original white greenish lacquer and an amazing cushions in beautiful green and whit...
Birch
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,375 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$9,676 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
$10,633
H 118.12 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury LB7 modular bookcase designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi. Marked Poggi Pavia. An extremely flexible bookcase, with different modular options, suited to being against a wall or...
Wood
$16,500 / set
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Derk Jan de Vries for Maisa di Seveso, Natural Green Modular Cabinet-Bookcase.
By Maisa
Located in Almelo, NL
Derk Jan de Vries for Maisa di Seveso, Natural Green Modular Cabinet-Bookcase, Milan, Italy, 1970s The Dutch designer Derk Jan de Vries in the 1970s designed this unique modular cab...
Glass, Ash
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of bro...
Copper
$2,950 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Mint Condition Florian Schulz Onos Polished Brass with Side Counterweight
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
This lamp is in perfect condition. The height is adjustable with the counter weight to any needs. To be on the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concer...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$5,480 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
$16,777 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
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.