Borge Mogensen Fdb
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Elm, Pine
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Bouclé, Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Glass, Wood, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Bookcases
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Oak
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Beech, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Modern Credenzas
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Beech
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cotton, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Oak, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Leather
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Brass
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Papercord, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Teak
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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.
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