Danish Secretaires

Origin: Denmark Designer: Børge Mogensen Manufacturer: Søborg Møbler Era: 1950s Materials: Walnut Measurements: 47.5" wide x 18" deep x 39.5" tall Condition: In excellent ori...

Mid century Borge Morgensen teak secretary desk is part desk, part storage. Bottom part has three drawers. Top leaf drops down into a writing surface. Multifunctional and elegant, this desk can serve as both a desk and an entryway piece. Great hidden storage and workspace. Has working lock with key. About the designer: 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 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, Mogenson’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...

This Danish Modern secretary desk was designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobelfabrik. Purchased from the original owners family, this desk is in ...

Borge Mogensen early Mid-Century Modern Danish teak desk. The stately piece has a deep red-orange patina from over half a century of age. No press board composite material on this. I...

- The extendable writing area desk can be extended up to 46 cm - This item was carefully refurbished.

Midcentury Danish teak bureau by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbler, 1950s Large Danish modern teak secretary desk designed by famous Danish architec...

Borge Mogensen early Mid-Century Modern Danish teak desk. The stately piece has a deep red-orange patina from over half a century of age. We seldom find these early pieces these days...

Mid-Century Modern Danish cabinet- secretary designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik in the 1960s, Denmark. The cabinet is made of teak wood, has an original lock and the ...

This lovely drop front Danish modern secretary desk in teak was designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik in 1951. This piece offers spacious concealed storage and an easy to...

Fully functional but showing heavy wear and patina to all surfaces, well loved and used piece with wonderful character, 1950s. Unaltered in original condition and original finish.

Midcentury teak and oak Secretaire by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, 1960s. Large teak secretary with legs in solid oak. Drop down front. ...

Mid-Century Modern Danish cabinet- secretary designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik in the 1960s, Denmark. The cabinet is made of teak wood, has an original lock and the ...