Eva: A Chair With Curves That Evoke The Female Figure

Pertaining to interior design (inredning), the pervasive style called Swedish Modern was conceived in the Swedish and Scandinavian schools. Sometimes called Swedish modernism, one of its leading designers was the late Bruno Mathsson who was born in 1907. Bruno came from a family of woodworkers living in Varnamo, Sweden, and passed away in 1988.
Mathsson started from the aspect of the classic crafts of his homeland, but expanded that to mirror the natural world and aspect of living creatures in his work. This main goal was to create furniture that was usable, and that people wanted to use. The real secret to his success was combining this with an attractive appearance.
He is most famous for his chairs, although he made many more kinds of furniture (möbler), and he also was famous for imminently practical architecture the last half of his career. Among the chairs he is most known for are the Pernilla, the Miranda, and the Eva chairs. Nearly all of his chairs have women's names and their curves evoke the feminine figure.
His first major chair was the "grasshopper" which was a failure when first made in 1931. Later, it would be highly prized. The Eva chair was first made in 1934, and was much more rapidly accepted by the public and praised by furniture (möbler) critics almost universally. It comes as both a low and high backed chair. The latter being less typical of his arm chairs than those with standard height backs.
The Eva chair has the well-known Mathsson clean lines and curves, with a webbed type of upholstery. The original chairs were most likely beech, but many woods have been used over time, and the webbing can be made from nearly anything. Those constructed during the war were made from whatever types of material could be found, ranging from paper products to hemp.
Classic chairs, of both modern and older styles, such as the Eva chair (which is still being mass-produced) might be expensive, but the owners believe they pay for themselves. The selection of fabric color is limitless, and the selection of wood nearly so. These chairs were made by Mathsson until he died in 1988, and they were always classic and beautiful, with touches to suit the times.

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The Swedish and Scandinavians have had a huge impact on interior design (inredning) and one of it's leading lights was Swede, Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988). He came from a family of woodworkers but grew beyond craft style and developed pieces that added beauty to functionality.

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