"Pernilla 3" Chaise Lounge by Bruno Mathsson for DUX, Sweden 1970s
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Chaise lounge designed by Bruno Mathsson for DUX, model "Pernilla 3". Not very common version with canvas/long dismountable mattress.
Mohair, Beech
Pernilla 69 Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Bruno Mathsson for DUX
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic 'Pernilla' bentwood chair and ottoman designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by DUX, Sweden in the 1960s.
Leather, Canvas, Beech
Bruno Mathsson for Dux "Pernilla 3" Chaise Lounge Chair in Lambswool & Leather
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Norwalk, CT
Embrace the epitome of Scandinavian Modern luxury with the Pernilla 3 Chaise Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson for Dux.
Wool, Beech
Scandinavian Beech Pernilla Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Bruno Mathsson for DUX
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Vienna, AT
Very charming and comfortable organic lounge chair with its matching ottoman designed in the 1940s by Bruno Mathsson for DUX, Sweden. The set features a beechwood frame with grey fak...
Faux Fur, Beech
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Black "Pernilla" Lounge Chairs by Bruno Mathsson DUX
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek and extremely comfortable design by Bruno Mathsson for DUX from Sweden. These "Pernilla" lounge chairs feature beechwood frames with fine black tweed upholstery.
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Lounge Chair Designed by Bruno Mathsson, Model Pernilla
Located in Nashville, TN
Midcentury lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson, model Pernilla. Molded birch frame with thick cognac leather.
Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Model Pernilla, circa 1970
Located in Nashville, TN
Bruno Mathsson lounge chair with ottoman, model pernilla, circa 1970a Bruno Mathsson lounge chair with ottoman, model pernilla, circa 1970.
Leather
Vintage Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Model Pernilla, circa 1970
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Bruno Mathsson lounge chair with ottoman, model Pernilla, circa 1970.
Leather
Midcentury Swedish Modern Leather Pernilla Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Dux
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Fabulous Swedish modern all original lounge chair with Ottoman designed by Bruno Mathsson. The bentwood Pernilla chair was made in the 1960 for DUX.
Leather, Canvas, Beech
Sold|$4,800
Pair of Pernilla 69 Lounge Chairs
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in New York, NY
Matched pair of lounge chairs of moulded and laminated beech with cotton webbing and a leather head rest. The original Pernilla chair was designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1944; these ar...
Beech, Cotton, Leather
Sold|$2,000
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair Jute webbings Fine original condition
Sold|$3,900
Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Chaise Longue
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" chaise longue designed in 1936 and produced By Karl Mathsson.
Beech
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Leather Lounge Chair by DUX
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Megeve, FR
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla leather lounge chair by DUX.
Leather, Wood
Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' lounge chair and ottoman
Located in Asheville, NC
Iconic Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' lounge chair and ottoman with hand cut leather webbing on bentwood frames, branded mark and two paper labels
Leather
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Sculptural Mid Century Lounge Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla II" Lounge chair. Chair was purchased in Sweden and features the hard to find steel rotating base which was only offered to the european market.
Steel
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 Easy Chair by DUX Sweden, circa 1970s
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 easy chair by DUX Sweden, circa 1970s Bruno Mathsson ‘Pernilla 1’ easy chair for DUX Sweden circa 1970s, the bentwood beech frame upholstered in original...
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 Easy Chair by DUX Sweden, circa 1970s
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 easy chair by DUX Sweden, circa 1970s Bruno Mathsson ‘Pernilla 1’ easy chair for DUX Sweden circa 1970s, the bentwood beech frame upholstered in original...
Birch
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 Easy Chair by Karl Mathsson Sweden, circa 1971
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 1 Easy chair by Karl Mathsson Sweden, circa 1971 Fabulous midcentury design Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' high backed leather slung easy chair by Karl Mathsson...
Leather, Birch
Sold|$1,800
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Loves Park, IL
"Pernilla" chair designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson.
Sold|$4,500
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pernilla chair by Bruno Mathsson upholstered in leather with a bentwood frame.
Sold|$9,200
Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Chaise Lounge
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous "Pernilla" chaise longue by Bruno Mathsson. Moulded beechwood frame with tufted cognac leather upholstery.
Sold|$5,500
Pair Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Chairs
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Pernilla" lounge chairs by Bruno Mathsson. Molded beechwood frame with tufted cognac leather upholstery.
Sold|$2,500
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Southampton, NY
Classic, bentwood beech lounge chair with cotton webbing, originally designed 1934 by Bruno Mathsson (Sweden 1907 - 1988).
Upholstery, Wood
Sold|$785
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chair by DUX
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Nyborg, DK
Pernilla lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson for DUX.
Beech
Sold|$1,600
Vintage Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a Mid-Century Modern lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1943. It has the original hemp webbing and a professionally reupholstered black leather pillow. Great conditio...
Leather
Sold|$1,500
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
This guy knew how to build a chair. I bought this from a darling Swedish couple who had purchased it new in the 50s. I feel lucky to sit here and type this description in the comfort...
Bentwood, Fabric
Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Chair and Ottoman
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice, early Mathsson chair and ottoman. Fully restored. Branded mark.
Sold|$12,000
Rare Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair 1944
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stamford, CT
Iconic lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson circa 1944 Manufactured by Firma Karl Mathsson. Signed with branded manufacturer's mark to underside: ( Firma Karl Mathsson made in V...
Brass
Sold|$3,600
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
Early version with bent wood curving arms and legs and leather webbing. Early labels, with date of 1944. Made by Karl Mathsson.
Pair of Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chairs with Ottomans
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of Mathsson Pernilla chairs including ottomans. Comes with leather seats and head rest and bentwood frames in beech. The set remains in overall good vintage condition, wi...
Sold|$3,900
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chaise and Ottoman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Great Mathsson Chaise and ottoman in webbed black leather.
Sold|$2,400
Pair Bruno Mathsson Pernilla 2 Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Classic easychair with seatframe in solid birch with underframe and arms of laminated beech. In original tufted vintage wool upholstery of terra cotta and blue over woven linen.
Wood, Linen, Wool
Pair of Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Lounge Chairs with Ottomans
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Pernilla" lounge chairs with ottomans by Bruno Mathsson.
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Hudson, NY
Exquisite lounge and ottoman, bent and laminated birch arms and legs with original linen webbing. Both pieces retain signed and dated labels. Made by Karl Mathsson, Varnamo.
Bruno Mathsson "Pernilla" Chair, Black Lacquered Frame, for DUX
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hudson, NY
A very solid Pernilla chair by Bruno Mathsson for DUX in black lacquered bentwood beach frame, seat base in woven plastic with tufted brown leather cushion, original attached leather...
Beech, Leather, Plastic
Mid-century Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' Lounge Chair by DUX
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bruno Mathsson 1907-1988. Mid century's 'Pernilla' lounge chair with frame in molded varnished beech stretched with canvas.
Mid-century Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla lounge chair by DUX
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bruno Mathsson 1907-1988. Mid century's 'Pernilla' lounge chair with frame in molded varnished beech stretched with canvas.
Mid-Century Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Black Leather Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Lisbon, PT
Mid-Century Modern "Pernilla" armchair with ottoman by Bruno Mathsson manufactured by DUX, Sweden, 1970s.
Beech, Leather
Mid-Century Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Black Leather Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Bruno Mathsson, Dux of Sweden
Located in Lisbon, PT
Mid-Century Modern "Pernilla" armchair with ottoman by Bruno Mathsson manufactured by DUX, Sweden, 1970s.
Beech, Leather
Bruno Mathsson Bentwood "Pernilla" Lounge Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' series lounge chair, comes with cushioned seats and headrests in tufted Red leather, against linen and bentwood frames in beech.
A Rare Early Bruno Matthson Pernilla Chaise Longue, c. 1943
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Essex, MA
A rare early Early Bruno Mathsson Pernilla chaise longue in birch laminated beech, with original tan webbing, Model T-108, made by Karl Mathsson, Varnamo, Sweden, circa1943 .
Mid-Century Swedish Bruno Mathsson DUX 'Pernilla' Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Selston, Nottinghamshire
Description: A very iconic Bruno Mathsson 'Pernilla' chair with its matching footstool / ottoman.
Leather, Beech
Sold|$4,700
Pernilla by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pernilla by Bruno Mathsson in leather and beech.
Sold|$4,700
Pernilla by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pernilla by Bruno Mathsson in beech and leather.
Sold|$2,200
Pernilla Chair by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hudson, NY
Armchair, called 'Pernilla', designed by Bruno Mathsson, designed in 1934, in linen and black leather upholstery, dating to the 1960's.
Sold|$9,900
Pernilla Chairs by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of bent birch plywood form armchairs with linen backing, original brown leather tufted upholstery with snap on head rest. Originally design from early 1930s by Bruno Mathsson. P...
Sold|$10,500
Reclining chair "Pernilla" by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Salzburg, Austria
This chair was made in 1936, the first year of production, of Birch wood and two-colored paper rope. Cushion with restored original fabric by Stig Lindberg. Produced by Karl Mathsso...
Birch
Sold|$2,000
Original Pernilla Chaise by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Sundridge, GB
Classic chaise in great condition
Sold|$5,970
Pernilla Chair and Ottoman by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pernilla Lounge Chair and Stool by Bruno Mathsson.
Leather, Beech
Chaise Longue Pernilla - Bruno Mathsson - Karl Mathssson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Milan, IT
Chaise longue mod. Pernilla, des. Bruno Mathsson, in excellent condition
Wood
Pernilla Armchair by Danish Designer Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Hudson, NY
Designed by Bruno Mathsson and Produced by Dux.
Pernilla Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson, 1960s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Sylacauga, AL
A bentwood lounge chair by Bruno Mathsson in birch and original natural canvas.
Birch, Cotton Canvas
Pernilla Lounge chair by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Madrid, ES
A lounge chair designed by Bruno Mathsson and manufactured by Karl Mathsson. Made of hemp webbing on a molded beech plywood frame. Signed and stamped.
Bruno Mathsson Pair of Pernilla Woven Leather Chairs
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Loves Park, IL
A stunning pair of "Pernilla" lounge chairs designed by Bruno Mathsson for Bruno Mathsson Design.
Birch, Leather, Oak
Sold|$1,519
Pernilla Armchair by Bruno Mathsson
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Lisbon, PT
Model Pernilla armchair by designer Bruno Mathsson and produced by DUX.
Beech, Canvas, Leather
'Pernilla' Leather Easy Chair and Footstool by Bruno Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Babworth, Retford
A 'Pernilla' easy chair and footstool with the original deep red buttoned leather on a laminated beech frame. Designed for DUX in 1969. Sweden, circa 1970s Dimensions do no...
Leather, Beech
Bruno Mathsson Beije Leather and plywood "Pernilla" Scandinavia armchair, 1960s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Porto, PT
Vintage cream leather and plywood armchair "Pernilla" designed by Bruno Mathsson for DUX, 1960s.
Leather, Plywood
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.