Bruno Mathsson, Beech daybed Berlin, 1960’s

Bruno Mathsson, attributed to.

Berlin model of daybed in rectangular shaped stratified beech slightly elevated at the headboard. It stands on four fluted legs, which are fixed to the bed frame by two forks and linked each other by two stretches.
Frame with raised edges receiving a beige mattress with a mix of grey and light brown. Trim in good condition, but some missing buttons.

Model created in 1957 and here later edition from the 1960s by Karl Mathsson, sticker visibly removed on the right rail of the wood frame.

Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) was a Swedish designer formed in the woodworking workshop of his father. He created furniture for the family company from 1933. In 1936, Mathsson was the subject to a retrospective at the Rösshka museum of Göteborg and in 1937 he participated to the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life in Paris. From 1945 to 1957, he mainly devoted himself to architecture by creating simple structures in glass, wood and concrete for residences and schools. In 1957, he took over the leadership of the family company and from 1958, he created furniture in collaboration with the mathematician Piet Hein. Widely recognized for his work of designer, he received the Gregor Paulsson medal in Stockholm in 1955 and his furniture was exhibited in Stockholm, Oslo, Dresde and New York.
He promoted soft organic and curved shapes, fit to users’ morphology. Mathsson designed his furniture to being as ergonomic as possible by perfectly moulding human body shapes. All along his career, he developed two tendencies for his furniture: the pure aesthetic form and humanist values.