When it comes to interior design (inredning), nearly everyone has heard of the Swedish and Scandinavian schools and the pervasive style called Swedish Modern, or sometimes Swedish modernism. One of its leading names was that of the late Bruno Mathsson. He was born in 1907 into a family of woodworkers in Varnamo, Sweden, and lived until 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 design, the 'grasshopper', was a failure when it first appeared in 1931, but later became highly sought after. The Eva was first produced in 1934, and gained a much quicker general acceptance by the public, as well as universal praise from furniture (möbler) critics. It comes in both a high and low backed version, the high back is less typical of his arm chair designs.

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.