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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Børge Mogensen daybed Model 190 oak, bouclé and leather, Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Scandinavian modern daybed, Model 190, designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Solid oak frame with tapered legs. The frame is in very good condition with onl...
Leather, Bouclé, Oak
$3,185Sale Price / item|35% Off
1 Børge Mogensen Mobler Daybed Model 136
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Teak Daybed Børge Mogensen Soborg Møbler Model 136 Rare Danish modern teak daybed with upholstered cushion and side pillows designed by...
Teak
Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik Day or Single Beds in Teak
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, daybed/single beds, teak, Denmark, 1960s. Elegant en simplistic design by Børge Mogensen. Suitable to utilize as a day bed or a single bed. Th...
Teak
Børge Mogensen Oak Daybed "Model 190" for Fredericia, Denmark 1950s
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Børge Mogensen designed for function more than sculptural effect. Daybed Model 190 was designed in 1954 for Fredericia Furniture and shows Mogensen’s strong design ideals putting functionality and longevity first. Among the great mid-20th century Danish furniture designers, Børge Mogensen distinguished himself with his faith in traditional values of craftsmanship and honesty of materials. He focused on making pieces that were simple, durable and comfortable, while his chief tenets were quality of construction and simplicity of line. Even though he was a classicist, who believed that furniture forms should evolve from those of historical models, Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of his most forward-looking colleagues. This daybed has a simple look with understated elegance executed from high-quality materials. The solid oak construction stands on four round, tapered legs and has a lamella top with an upholstered mattress on it. Since the aesthetic is dominated by straight lines, the mattress has button tufting to bring depth into the appearance and accentuate the light coloured fabric. Paired with the blonde oak, the result is elegant and timeless, an aesthetic that can easily complement any style. Danish furniture maker Fredericia Stolefabrik was founded in 1911 by N. P. Ravnsø in an industrial port town of the same name. From the start, Ravnsø built Fredericia's reputation on quality and hired only the most skilled craftsmen he could find. In 1955, the Ravnsø family sold Fredericia to Andreas Graversen, whose first order of business would be to hire Børge Mogensen as head of design. Condition: In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The mattress has been reupholstered recently in a premium fabric. Each of our items can be re-upholstered by our in-house atelier in a fabric of choice. Please reach out for more information. Dimensions: 76.37 in W x 32.87 in D x 10.82 in H (excl. mattress) 194 cm W x 83.5 cm D x 27.5 cm H (excl. mattress) About the designer: Børge Mogensen is without a doubt one of the most famous Danish designers. Born in 1914 in Aalborg, Mogensen was trained as a cabinetmaker and studied at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen from 1936 to 1938, and architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture between 1938 and 1942. At the beginning of his career, he became head of F.D.B. Mobler’s furniture design studio. In 1950, he started his own design studio, collaborating with manufacturers Soborg, the Swedish company Karl Andersson and the famous manufacturer Fredericia from 1955. The collaboration with the latter resulted in many of Mogensen’s most famous furniture pieces, including the “Spanish Chair” and the “Ambassador Sofa...
Fabric, Wood
Model BM4312 Daybed Sofa by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia, Denmark, 1960s
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Skien, NO
This Model BM4312 Loveseat/Daybed/Sofa by Børge Mogensen / Borge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik was designed in 1958 and produced in the 1960s. Crafted from natural oak and be...
Oak, Beech
$8,500
H 48.04 in W 42.13 in D 81.11 in
Sculptural form brass day bed by Osvaldo Borsani, Arredamento Borsani, circa 1958
By Arredamenti Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful and important sculpturakl form brass single bed or day bed circa 1958-1963 by Osvaldo Borsani for 'Arredamento Borsani', Varedo , Italy. The small series of Borsani beds designed were produced in several different designs ,each in very limited numbers and all hand made by the Arredamento Borsani in Varedo, italy. This series of beds never went into serial industrial production , a fact confirmed to me by the Arredamento Borsani archives. Beginning in the late 1950s,Osvaldo Borsani went on to collaborate with many great artists such as Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, Agenore Fabbri, Aligi Sassu and Arnaldo Pomodoro, amongst others entrusting each to provide decorative elements to his designs. The brass headboard features a series of heavy cast solid brass interlocking geometric elements each featuring a beautiful organic three dimensional surface finish creating a supremely elegant and timeless repetitive motif . The bed still retains all its original decorative brass nuts ,bolts and finials which feature the same three dimensional decorative finish as the decorative sculptural forms contained in the headboard. We have had a new bespoke mattress and bolster pillow made with a natural latex foam surface as they would have originally had which also has the benefit that latex breathes. The mattress has an opulent decorative buttoned finish . Botht the mattress and pillow have been finished in 100% wool 'PLOEGWOOL' fabric by the high quality Dutch fabric manufacturer DE PLOEG. MATTRESS DIMENSIONS : Width 100cm x length 200cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 6ft 6.74inch BOLSTER PILLOW DIMENSIONS: Width 100cm diameter 24cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 9.45inch The mattress is supported on a 20mm ( 0.75 inch ) thick plywood board ,with breathing holes, which spans across the transverse brass plated steel frame elements. When used as a day bed SEATING...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Grey Bouclé Upholstered Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the...
Fabric, Beech
Dovetailed Platform Bed in Ash, Queen Size
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
This bed is designed to accommodate a contemporary aesthetic. This design is carefully handmade, featuring detailed construction and traditional technique which utilizes the interloc...
Ash
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Pair of teak model 148 nightstands by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of teak model 148 nightstands by Børge Mogensen made in Denmark, ca. 1950s. A nice pair of Model 148 nightstands or side tables by Børge Mogensen by Søborg mobler. Delicately d...
Teak
$4,900 / set
H 35.44 in W 74.81 in D 47.25 in
Set of 2 Beds by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik Denmark, 1950's
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Set of two beds in Teak and Rattan by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1960’s. Beds: we all need them! We spend important hours in them...
Rattan, Teak
Børge Mogensen Spanish Chair for Fredericia Furniture
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen Spanish chair in oak and natural tanned leather. Executed by Fredericia Furniture and Dahlman Saddlers, Copenhagen.
Leather, Oak
$2,131
H 29.93 in W 77.56 in D 36.23 in
Pair of Single Beds by Børge Mogensen per Søborg Møbelfabrik Denmark, 1950s
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Pair of Single Beds by Børge Mogensen per Søborg Møbelfabrik Denmark, 1950s Wonderful pair of single bedframes including their original steel sprung mattress support. ( Sold only as...
Wicker, Teak
Dovetailed Platform Bed in Ash, Full
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
This bed is designed to accommodate a contemporary aesthetic. This design is carefully handmade, featuring detailed construction and traditional technique which utilizes the interloc...
Ash
$3,316
H 27.96 in W 25.99 in D 29.14 in
Børge Mogensen Model 2256 Lounge Chair, Aniline Leather, Oak Frame
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Børge Mogensen lounge chair new upholstered with vintage aniline leather. Frame of oil treated oak. Model 2256, made by Fredericia furniture.
Leather, Oak
$7,895
H 33 in W 57.5 in D 23.75 in
French Empire Day Bed or Window Seat Upholstered in Linen on Walnut Frame
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Empire day bed or window seat from the late 19th century featuring an elegant frame of patinated walnut often associated with the L...
Wood, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Hans J. Wegner for Getama – Model GE6 Teak Daybed, Denmark, 1960
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Chicago, IL
Hans J. Wegner for Getama – Model GE6 Teak Daybed, Denmark, 1960 A classic Danish modern daybed designed by Hans J. Wegner for Getama, model GE6, crafted in teakwood with newly uph...
Upholstery, Teak
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H 16.54 in W 76.38 in D 33.08 in
Børge Mogensen, Daybed Model 190 for Fredericia Stolefabrik. Denmark, C.1950
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Munster, NRW
A fine example of Danish modernist design, the Model 190 daybed incorporates the core principles of Børge Mogensen: rational construction, respect for natural materials, comfort and ...
Fabric, Oak
Børge Mogensen Sofa / Daybed Model 4311/4312
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Bozeman, MT
Børge Mogensen sofa / daybed model 4311/4312. Produced by Fredericia Möbelfabrik in Denmark. Very unusual with leather and the removable basket. c...
Leather, Oak
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H 16.93 in W 76.78 in D 33.47 in
Børge Mogensen Daybed Oak and Almond colored fabric, Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Scandinavian modern sofa bed, Model 190, designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Solid oak frame with ash slats. Very good condition with some signs of wear a...
Fabric, Ash, Oak
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H 29.93 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Sofa or daybed ‘Model No 4311’ by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia, Denmark 1950s.
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare sofa or daybed ‘Model No 4311’ designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark 1950s. This sofa features a frame made out of oak and remains the original upholste...
Brass
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H 14.18 in W 76.38 in D 33.08 in
Børge Mogensen daybed, Oak and almond colored fabric for Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Monumental Scandinavian modern daybed designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Oak veneered frame with solid oak edges and tapered base. The frame is in very g...
Fabric, Foam, Oak
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H 20.08 in W 76.78 in D 33.47 in
Børge Mogensen daybed Model 190 oak and natural fabric, Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Scandinavian modern daybed, Model 190, designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Oak veneered frame with solid oak edges and tapered base. The frame is in very ...
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Oak
Børge Mogensen Daybed Model 4312 for Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A white oak daybed in oak and wool, designed by Borge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik in the 1960's. Model #4312. Large buffalo check textile de...
Wool, Oak
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H 17.33 in W 76.38 in D 33.08 in
Børge Mogensen daybed in oak and natural mixed fabric for Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Monumental Scandinavian modern daybed designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Oak veneered frame with solid oak edges and tapered base. The frame is in very good vintage condition with some traces of use and refinished with oil. New mattress...
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Oak
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H 29.93 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Sofa or daybed ‘Model No 4311’ by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia, Denmark 1950s.
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare sofa or daybed ‘Model No 4311’ designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark 1950s. This sofa features a frame made out of oak and remains the original upholste...
Brass
Sold
H 13.39 in W 77.56 in D 39.38 in
Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Daybed Model 4312 in Oak & Canvas Upholstery, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Odense, DK
Minimalistic Scandinavian Modern oak daybed model 4312 with loose mattress upholstered with sand coloured canvas and fitted with "Niger" goat leather...
Canvas, Oak
Børge Mogensen Model 4312 Natural Oak Sofa Bed
By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Model 4312' loveseat or daybed designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik. Børge Mogensen, 1914-1972, was a Danish furniture architect. After an apprenticeship as a cab...
Fabric, Oak
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H 30.71 in W 76.78 in D 39.38 in
Børge Mogensen Sofa and Daybed 4312 in Oak and Wool by Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stolefabrik
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very practical Sofa and Daybed Model 4312 designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured by Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark. Sturdy solid oak frame with ash slats and brass hardware. Or...
Metal