Børge Mogensen Sled Chairs BM-2254 and Stool 1960s
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Handewitt, DE
Pair of slaedestolen / sled chairs in solid oak by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik 1956
Fabric, Oak
$12,659 / set
H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 33.08 in
Børge Mogensen "Sled Chair" and ottoman for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark 1960
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
This pair of Børge Mogensen model 2256 lounge chairs and ottomans was designed in 1956 for
Fabric, Alpaca, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Model 2256
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Vienna, AT
by Børge Mogensen model 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik Denmark. Fully restored, with new cushions.
Oak
$3,858
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Lounge Chair 2254 by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark, 1960's
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Danish vintage Børge Mogensen sled base chair - "Slædestolen" - model no. 2254. The frame is made
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 37.41 in W 25.99 in D 33.47 in
Børge Mogensen Sled Chair 2254 with Aniline Leather by Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish vintage Børge Mogensen Sled chair - Slædestolen - model 2254. It's upholstered with natural
Leather, Foam, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen Oak Sled Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Børge Mogensen oak sled lounge chair with ottoman with frame of oak. New upholstered with 100
Oak, Leather, Wool
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Mahogany, Leather
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Mahogany, Wool
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Mahogany, Wool
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Oak, Wool
Børge Mogensen 2254 Mahogany Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Wool, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Cane
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoman designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia
Fabric, Rattan, Oak
Sold
H 32 in W 26 in D 25.5 in
Danish Modern Sled Based Lounge Chair with Dovetail Joinery by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Fredericia/Børge Mogensen. Chair designed by Børge Mogensen, in lacquered white oak.
Wool, Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in L 36.23 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 38.98 in W 25.99 in D 32.29 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Wool, Cane, Oak
Sold
H 38.98 in W 25.99 in D 32.29 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Cane, Oak, Wool
Sold
H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 29.93 in
Oak Sled Chair and Footstool by Borge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A very good original example of this high back, two-position chair and stool in original condition
Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen 2256 Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Furniture
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Hitchin, England
Børge Mogensen 2256 oak lounge chairs designed 1956 for Frederica Furniture Denmark. A pair of
Oak, Wool
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in L 36.23 in
Børge Mogensen 2254/2256 Oak Sled Lounge Chairs in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in L 36.23 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoman designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia
Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in L 36.23 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoman designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia
Oak
Sold
H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 29.93 in
High Back Oak Sled Chairs by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia with Ottoman
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A very good original high back 2 position sled chair with ottoman in very nice golden oak
Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in L 36.23 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoamn designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 30.32 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoamn designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia
Cane, Oak, Bouclé
Sold
H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 29.93 in
Pair of High Back Oak Sled Chairs by Borge Mogensen for Fredericia with Ottomans
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Pair of very good original high back 2 position sled chairs with ottomans in very nice golden oak
Oak
Børge Mogensen Model 2256 "Sled Chairs", Denmark 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs was designed in 1956 with the model number 2256 for
Bouclé, Wood
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 27.56 in
The Sled Armchair Model BM2254 Made of Oak and Leather by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Lejre, DK
The sled chair, model BM2254, designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured by Fredericia Stolefabrik
Leather, Oak
Scandinavian Modern Sled Based Lounge Chairs Fredericia model 2256
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
These sled based lounge chairs are made from white oak that has taken on a warm honey glow over
Oak
Pair of Sled Chairs / Mod. 2256 by Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lounge chairs model 2256, Sled chairs / Slædestol, by Børge Mogensen, 1956 for Fredericia
Oak, Wool
Oak Sled Chair and Ottoman by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia
Located in New York City, NY
Borge Mogensen. Manufactured by Fredericia chairs factory. ottoman dimensions: 22"L x 18"W x 12.25"H
Oak, Linen, Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 25.99 in W 25.99 in L 25.99 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs Designed 1956 for Frederica Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica Stolefabrik
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 35.04 in W 25.99 in L 35.04 in
Børge Mogensen 2256 and 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chairs, Denmark, 1956
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956, model numbers 2256 and 2254 for Fredericia
Fabric, Oak
Vintage Mid Century Pair of Borge Mogensen High-Backed Red Sled Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Seat Height: 15" Pair of Borge Mogensen high-backed red Sled Chairs. Solid mahogany, adjustable
Wood
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in L 29.53 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair in Cane, 1956, Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Fabric, Cane, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chairs and Footstool Designed 1956 for Frederica
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs and footstool designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 35.04 in W 25.99 in D 34.65 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair In Cane, 1956, Fredericia, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Fabric, Cane, Oak
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in L 29.53 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Lounge Sled Chair and Footstool Designed 1956 for Frederica
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and footstool designed in 1956 model no 2256 for Frederica
Fabric, Oak
The Sled Chair Model BM2254 In Oiled Oak By Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Lejre, DK
Original Sled Chair, model BM2254, designed by Børge Mogensen in 1958 and manufactured by
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 35.04 in W 25.99 in D 34.65 in
Børge Mogensen 2256 & 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chairs with Footstool, Denmark, 1956
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956, model numbers 2256 & 2254 with footstool
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 35.04 in W 25.99 in D 34.65 in
Børge Mogensen 2256 and 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chairs in cane, 1956, Fredericia DK
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Hitchin, England
A pair of Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model numbers 2256 & 2254 for Fredericia
Fabric, Oak, Cane
Sold
H 25.99 in W 25.99 in D 27.56 in
Børge Mogensen 2256 Oak and Cane Sled Lounge Chair, Fredericia, Denmark, 1950s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early and lovely example of the Børge Mogensen Sled chair, designed in 1956 for Fredericia
Cane, Oak
Mogensen Sled Based Chair
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A Mogensen design in cane and white oak. Professional, skilled furniture restoration is an
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 25.99 in W 25.99 in D 29.53 in
Børge Mogensen Sled Easy Chairs Model BM-2256 by Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Sled easy chairs model BM-2256 / Slædestolen designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by
Brass
Sold
H 38.98 in W 25.99 in D 32.29 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Wool, Cane, Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chairs in Cane, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2255 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
Cane, Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 27.17 in
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Lounge Chair and Ottoman in, 1956, Denmark
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chair and ottoman designed in 1956 model number 2256 for Fredericia
Oak
Sold
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 30.71 in
Pair of oak sled lounge chairs model 2254, Børge Mogensen - 1950s
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Oak sled lounge chairs Model 2254, designed by Børge Mogensen, Denmark, in 1956, and produced by
Upholstery, Oak
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century brutalist pine floor lamp, Denmark, 1950s/60s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
This sculptural floor lamp is a rare example of mid-century Brutalist design from Denmark. Handcrafted in solid pine, the bold, organic form highlights the natural grain, cracks, and...
Pine
1960s Fredrik Kayser Leather Lounge Chair
By Fredrik A. Kayser
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Frederik Kayser leather lounge chair for Vatne Mobler, Norway. 1960’s. Wingback chair with rosewood base and original cognac leather. Unmarked.
Leather, Rosewood
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
Scandinavian designer sculptural zinc and bronze ceiling light, 1930s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
This elegant ceiling lamp, crafted from zinc and bronze, showcases a refined Scandinavian design aesthetic from the 1930s–1940s. Though the designer remains unknown, the piece reflec...
Bronze, Zinc
$620Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 10.8 in Dm 6.8 in
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass Originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the construction of the Radiohuset building in C...
Brass
Hans Bergström ceiling lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning and rare ceiling lamp designed by Hans Bergström in the 1950s with a refined combination of materials: a teak frame, elegant brass fittings, and six beautifully shaped sha...
Brass
Swedish Modern Armchair in Yellow Fabric, 1940s
Located in Prague, New Town
Swedish Modern armchair, created by an anonymous Swedish cabinetmaker in the 1940s. Made of wood and has recently been reupholstered in yellow fabric. Dimensions: H 79 cm, W 77 cm, ...
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Modern coffee table / side table, 1940s
By Carl-Erik Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite Swedish coffee table from the 1940s is a true masterpiece of mid-century design, combining elegance with innovative craftsmanship. The table features a raw glass top, ...
Metal
Sofa 'Värend' by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1940s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Sofa designed by Carl Malmsten in Sweden during the 1940s. Model 'Värend' with an elegant design made in elm.
Fabric, Elm
On Hold|$7,234
H 45.28 in W 33.47 in D 17.33 in
Scandinavian modern mahogany bar cabinet, Sweden, 1950s
By AB Förenade Möbelfabrikerna Linköping
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Elegant bar cabinet from Sweden, designed in the 1950s and produced by AB Förenade Möbelfabrikerna in Linköping. Crafted in rich mahogany with clean modernist lines and slender, scu...
Leather, Mahogany
$8,427
H 63.78 in W 49.61 in D 17.52 in
Rare Scandinavian modern tall cabinet by Børge Mogensen, Sweden, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Very rare tall cabinet designed by Børge Mogensen in the 1960s. In 1961 Mogensen designed pine furniture to be put in his own summer house. The series later started to be produced b...
Pine
$6,993 / set
H 41 in W 27.75 in D 32 in
1930-1940, Rare Pair of Modernist Design Oak Lounge Chairs by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Lisse, NL
Dutch Arts and Crafts design, elegant oak lounge chairs. These very stylish chairs are made by Dutch design icon Bas Van Pelt and they are in excellent condition. The handcrafted oa...
Wood
Rectangular Lunette Wall Sconce, Single Band
By Ridgely Studio Works
Located in Toronto, CA
The LUNETTE wall sconce is composed of a cold rolled steel body with a delicate armature projecting a frosted cast glass diffuser. This sconce is available in a variety of plated fin...
Steel
Counter Stool Uçá. All solid wood.
By Valter Costa Lima
Located in BR
Uçá Stool - The singularities of the Uçá animal are represented in the elongated lines and forms of the Uçá stool, which bears the same name as the crustacean, paying homage to the p...
Fabric, Hardwood
$10,584Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 95.67 in D 40.16 in
Roda Teka Outdoor 174 Dining Table in Teak with Glazed Stoneware Top
By Gordon Guillaumier, RODA
Located in Boston, MA
The Teka Roda collection includes the ability to innovate and match harmoniously natural materials and sophisticated technology, to create living and dining solutions original design...
Stone
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.
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.