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Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Teak for Soborg Mobelfabrik, Denmark

$5,792.68
£4,361.30
€4,900
CA$7,994.77
A$8,955.91
CHF 4,666.84
MX$109,243.58
NOK 59,304.88
SEK 55,920.28
DKK 37,303.70

About the Item

Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and beech frame, fitted with drop-leaves on each side, front with two drawers including original keys. Desk features two 38 cm drop-leaf; table measures 140 cm and 216 cm when fully extended. Borge Mogensen was born in Aalborg, Denmark. He started as a cabinetmaker in 1934, studied furniture design at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen from 1936–1938, then trained as an architect from 1938–1942 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture graduating in 1942. From 1938-1943 he worked at various design studios in Copenhagen, including with Kaare Klint. 1942-1950 he was manager of FDB’s furniture design studio in Copenhagen and in 1945 was awarded the Bissen Scholarship, Denmark. 1945-1947, he was teaching assistant with Professor Kaare Klint at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture, Copenhagen. Continuing Kaare Klint’s innovative studies in how the size and proportion of objects should influence their design, Mogensen, collaborating with Grethe Meyer, produced a project in 1954 called the Boligens Byggeskabe (Construction Cupboards of the House), which introduced the idea of building shelving and storage units as part of a room, rather than purchasing and placing them in the space. In 1950 he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and in 1950-1972. In 1959 he left FDB’s furniture design studio to found his own design studio. His work has been featured in one-man exhibitions in Europe and the United States, and his many awards for design include the Eckersberg Medaillen 1950 and the C.F. Hansen medal 1972. He was married to Alice Mogensen 1916-2011, they had two sons.
  • Creator:
    Børge Mogensen (Designer),Soborg Mobelfabrik (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 85.04 in (216 cm)Depth: 33.86 in (86 cm)
  • Style:
    Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Table is by a professional craftsman examined.
  • Seller Location:
    WIJCKEL, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8306233209872

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