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Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Office or Dining Table in Teak and Steel Denmark

About the Item

Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table, model 206 by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and matte chrome-plated steel frame, fitted with drop-leaves from 50 cm on each side. The leaves can be easily removed or folded. Literature: Børge Mogensen, Simplicity and function, M. Müller, pg 115. Søborg Møbler product catalogue 1952, pg 50. 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:

Soborg Mobelfabrik (Manufacturer),Børge Mogensen (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 94.49 in (240 cm)Depth: 35.44 in (90 cm)

Style:

Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Steel,Teak

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1950-1959

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: LU8306233190902

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Børge Mogensen

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 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.

As you will see from the furnishings on 1stDibs, Børge 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.