Borge Soborg
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Oak, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Teak, Wood, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cord, Oak, Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Glass, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Teak, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Beech, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Rattan, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Side Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Beech, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Vintage 1950s Danish Dining Room Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Canvas, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Dressers
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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