The range of furniture styles is only limited by the creativity of designers. Some eras have featured highly ornate furniture. Other furniture, such as that used in offices and classrooms, is designed to be practical and functional without a lot of decoration. Some of the styles are identified with a certain designer, time period, or region. Furniture that is both artistic and utilitarian is most often crafted of wood. Scandinavian furniture makers have particularly excelled in the use of wood.

One of the great masters to design furniture in the so-called Scandinavian style was Bruno Mathsson. He was a maker of fine furniture designs and a successful architect. Mathsson's most famous furniture was designed in the 1930's and 1940's but the designs are still produced and are widely imitated and even fraudulently copied.

The Pernilla 2 easy chair and Pernilla 3 lounge chair are two of Mathsson's most famous furniture designs. Mathsson focused on creating the most comfortable furniture shapes. He once went out and sat in the snow so that he could examine the shape his natural sitting position left and, thereby, study the best shape to accommodate that sitting position. The Pernilla 3 chair exemplifies his findings.

The Pernilla 2 easy chair has a very close relative in the Pernilla 69. With their beautiful, organic lines, pillow headrest and optional padded armrests these luxurious chairs envelope you in an ergonomically perfect sitting position. Needless to say, they are extraordinarily comfortable chairs, especially when they are finished in a soft leather.

Once you have seen this wonder by Mathsson, you will not be surprised that the Pernilla 3 is known worldwide for the comfort that it brings. The lounger version of the Pernilla 2 looks great enough that you'll just have to have one, like thousands of other people in Sweden and around the world. In addition, the Pernilla 3 comes with armrests and a pillow headrest for added comfort. To make it even cozier, you can have your Pernilla 3 covered with fine sheepskin from Australia.

During shortages of various materials caused by WWII, the Mathsson Pernilla chairs were made with very unique materials for the seat and back webbings, such as jute and even woven paper. The frames are bentwood and the seating can be finished with anything from woven webbing to luxurious leathers. One of the beauties of the Pernilla chair range is that it can be constructed in so many different materials and it maintains its comfort due to the impeccable ergonomics of the design.

Mathsson identifies the curves and bows of his chairs with feminine sensibility, so he names his different lines using women's names, such as Pernilla. Both the design of Mathsson's chairs and the organic lines have found favor with critics. In fact, some call a Mathsson chair "the most comfortable chair you could possibly sit in". By combining an ottoman of complementary design with the Pernilla 2 and Pernilla 69 chairs, the resulting shape is much like the Pernilla 3 lounger. Pairing chairs and ottomans allow Mathsson pieces to be used in different ways and unique arrangements with the flexibility Mathsson strove for in his designs.

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