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Bm 2254

Borge Mogensen BM-2254 Danish Modern Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Borge Mogensen BM-2254 Danish Modern Lounge Chair & Ottoman

Borge Mogensen BM-2254 Danish Modern Lounge Chair & Ottoman

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lounge chair + Ottoman model BM-2254 designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark
Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare pair of easy chairs model BM-2254 / Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Børge Mogensen Sled Chairs BM-2254 and Stool 1960s
Børge Mogensen Sled Chairs BM-2254 and Stool 1960s

Børge Mogensen Sled Chairs BM-2254 and Stool 1960s

$10,535

H 37.8 in W 25.99 in D 29.53 in

Børge Mogensen Sled Chairs BM-2254 and Stool 1960s

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik

Located in Handewitt, DE

. Model BM-2254 high back chair with reclining function. As well the matching footstool. New cushion and

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

$3,400 / item

H 38 in W 26 in D 32 in

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful lounge chair 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Borge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Borge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

Borge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

$3,400 / item

H 38 in W 26 in D 32 in

Borge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful highback lounge chairs 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Sledge chair, model 2254, by Börge Mogensen for Fredricia
Sledge chair, model 2254, by Börge Mogensen for Fredricia

Sledge chair, model 2254, by Börge Mogensen for Fredricia

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Klintehamn, SE

Wonderful lounge chair 'BM-2254' Slædestolen' (Sledge chair) designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Easy Chairs with Stools in Oak and Brass by Børge Mogensen, 1950's
Pair of Easy Chairs with Stools in Oak and Brass by Børge Mogensen, 1950's

Pair of Easy Chairs with Stools in Oak and Brass by Børge Mogensen, 1950's

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare pair of easy chairs with stools model BM-2254 / Slædestolen Produced by

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow

Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow

By Ingegerd Silow

Located in New York, NY

century producing many today classic designs. Seen here also with a Sladestolen Model BM-2254 by Borge

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pair Of Danish Modern Lounge Chair Ottoman Sets By Børge Mogensen
Pair Of Danish Modern Lounge Chair Ottoman Sets By Børge Mogensen

Pair Of Danish Modern Lounge Chair Ottoman Sets By Børge Mogensen

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This pair of the Scandinavian Modern upholstered high back lounge chairs (model Slædestolen BM-2254

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Cane, Oak

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Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chairs, 1956
Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chairs, 1956

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chairs, 1956

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H 38 in W 26 in D 32 in

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chairs, 1956

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair lounge chair 'BM-2254/ designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by Fredericia

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark
Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare easy chair model BM-2254 / Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by Fredericia

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Oak

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark
Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model BM-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare pair of easy chairs model BM-2254 / Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark
Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

Børge Mogensen Easy Chairs Model Bm-2254 by Fredericia Stolefabrik in Denmark

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare pair of easy chairs model BM-2254/Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

"Slædestolen" BM-2254, Easy Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik
"Slædestolen" BM-2254, Easy Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik

"Slædestolen" BM-2254, Easy Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia

Located in Goteborg, SE

Rare easy chair designed 1957 by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik. Made in solid oak and cane. Cushions with original fabric in very good condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Cane, Oak

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning lounge chair 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful lounge chair 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Highback Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen
Highback Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen

Highback Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen

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H 35.44 in W 25.6 in D 39.38 in

Highback Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Børge Mogensen and Fredericia Furniture. BM 2254 - High-backed lounge chair in oak with cushions

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Modern Oak Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen
Mid Century Modern Oak Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen

Mid Century Modern Oak Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Weesp, NL

Børge Mogensen mid century modern oak lounge chair Lounge chair model BM-2254/Slædestolen designed

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Oak

Pair of Slædestolen Model BM-2254 by Børge Mogensen
Pair of Slædestolen Model BM-2254 by Børge Mogensen

Pair of Slædestolen Model BM-2254 by Børge Mogensen

By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen

Located in New York, NY

Pair of the iconic lounge chair model Slædestolen BM-2254 by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Bm-2254 with Stool by Fredericia Stolefabrik
Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Bm-2254 with Stool by Fredericia Stolefabrik

Børge Mogensen Easy Chair Bm-2254 with Stool by Fredericia Stolefabrik

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare easy chair model BM-2254 / Slædestolen with stool designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956
Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

Børge Mogensen, Model 2254 Lounge Chair, 1956

By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

stunning lounge chair 'BM-2254/ Slædestolen' designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956 and produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak, Upholstery

Model 2254 Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, 1960s
Model 2254 Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, 1960s

Model 2254 Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, 1960s

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Hellouw, NL

Amazing lounge chair model BM-2254 Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Mid century modern scandinavian oak lounge chair by Børge Mogensen
Mid century modern scandinavian oak lounge chair by Børge Mogensen

Mid century modern scandinavian oak lounge chair by Børge Mogensen

By Børge Mogensen

Located in Weesp, NL

Børge Mogensen mid century modern oak lounge chair. Lounge chair model BM-2254/Slædestolen

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak

Børge Mogensen BM-2254 Reclining Armchair and Footstool, Denmark, 1950s
Børge Mogensen BM-2254 Reclining Armchair and Footstool, Denmark, 1950s

Børge Mogensen BM-2254 Reclining Armchair and Footstool, Denmark, 1950s

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Berkhamsted, GB

An early BM-2254 ‘Slædestolen’ or Sled chair with foot stool designed by Børge Mogensen for

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wool, Cane, Oak

Børge Mogensen Midcentury 2254 Armchair and 2248 Footstool, Denmark, 1950s
Børge Mogensen Midcentury 2254 Armchair and 2248 Footstool, Denmark, 1950s

Børge Mogensen Midcentury 2254 Armchair and 2248 Footstool, Denmark, 1950s

By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen

Located in Berkhamsted, GB

BM 2254 ‘Slædestolen’ or Sled chair and BM 2248 foot stool by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Oak

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Børge Mogensen for sale on 1stDibs

Among the great mid-20th century Danish furniture designers, Børge Mogensen distinguished himself with his faith to traditional values of craftsmanship and honesty of materials.

While peers such as Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen designed some of the most striking and now iconic furnishings of the era, Mogensen focused on making chairs, sofas and other pieces that were simple, durable and comfortable — and in the long run perhaps more useful and better loved.

Mogensen studied under and later worked for Kaare Klint, a master cabinetmaker whose chief tenets were quality of construction and simplicity of line. Klint was a classicist, who believed that furniture forms should evolve from those of historical models. So, too, in his way was Mogensen, as two of his best-known earlier pieces attest.

His 1945 Spokeback sofa, with hinged arms that can be lowered to facilitate lounging, is a reinterpretation of the venerable Knole settee. With the oval silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogensen’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th-century Empire side chairs.

Yet Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of his most forward-looking colleagues. His cabinets deploy the same spare geometries and lushly figured woods as those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his disciple Florence Knoll, the chief difference being that Mies and Knoll used chrome steel for the frames and legs of their pieces. The brawny oak frames and slung leather seats and backrests of Mogensen’s Hunting chair (1950) and Spanish chair (1958) display the same hefty construction and appreciation of natural materials seen in the work of Charlotte Perriand and Sergio Rodrigues.

Mogensen designed for function more than sculptural effect. While his chairs may not be the first pieces in a décor to draw the eye, they are often the first to draw in those looking for a comfortable seat.

Find vintage Børge Mogensen dining tables, bookcases and other Scandinavian modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Lounge-chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.