Børge Mogensen Chairs
Danish, 1914-1972
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.
Find vintage Børge Mogensen dining tables, bookcases and other Scandinavian modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Børge Mogensen
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Soaped Oak, Leather
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Smoked Oak, Leather
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Lacquered Oak, Leather
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’, designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Inquire for leather o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Børge Mogensen Soborg Chair – Steel Frame, Seat
Back Upholstered
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
In 1952 Mogensen built onto the Søborg series with a steel-framed version, a design that he viewed as a reflection on international modernism. The generous back and seat with optiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Black Lacquer, Leather
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Ten Børge Mogensen 61 Dining Chairs in Oak and Woven Cane Wicker
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Slender yet solid, simple yet striking, the BM61 dining chair brings us back to nature in a welcome return to simple shapes that capture the essence of a concept. Exposed constructio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
Børge Mogensen Soborg Chair – Steel Frame
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
In 1952 Mogensen built onto the Søborg series with a steel-framed version, a design that he viewed as a reflection on international modernism. The generous back and seat with optiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$984 / item
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair - Oiled Oak - Fabric
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Inquire for leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3171 Bench, Black Lacquer, Fabric
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen designed this solid wood dining bench in 1956. With its robust simplicity the bench is an ideal example of Mogensen’s lifelong drive f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3171 Bench Smoked Oak, Fabric
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen designed this solid wood dining bench in 1956. With its robust simplicity the bench is an ideal example of Mogensen’s lifelong drive f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair - White Oil - Fabric
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Inquire for leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Børge Mogensen Pair of J39 Mogensen Chairs, Natural Paper Cord/Oiled Walnut
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
Versatile and iconic, the J39 is recognized for its timeless appeal and lasting durability.
Designed by Børge Mogensen and launched in 1947, it has been in continuous production for ...
Category
2010s Latvian Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Walnut
Scandinavian Design Børge Mogensen Modern Dining Chairs in Oak, 1960
s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Scandinavian modern, Børge Mogensen, Fredericia Stølefabrik, Denmark, 1956.
Danish modern dining chairs in soap-treated oak with seats in leather. This model 3236 chair...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$574 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 4 Lynderup Chairs, Black Frame/Walnut, by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
The Lynderup chair is a flexible stacking chair for collaboration spaces,
auditoriums, cafés and commercial settings. Lynderup is a flexible stacking
chair with plywood shells, desig...
Category
2010s Latvian Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mogensen 3236 Chairs, Black Leather/Black Lacquered Oak, Børge Mogensen
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
This chair is Mogensen’s evolution of his famous rush seat chair ‘J39’ – this
time dimensioned as a generously proportioned upholstered dining chair.
MATERIALS
Frame of solid wood a...
Category
2010s Latvian Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
Pair of Oregon Pine
Asserbo
Arm Chairs by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in London, GB
'Asserbo' armchairs in oregon pine with woven seats. Designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured by Karl Andersson & Söner of Sweden in the 1970s. Both are branded underneath and in ...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Seagrass, Pine
Børge Mogensen Pair of J39 Mogensen Chairs, Black Paper Cord/Black Lacquered Oak
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
Versatile and iconic, the J39 is recognized for its timeless appeal and lasting durability.
Designed by Børge Mogensen and launched in 1947, it has been in continuous production for ...
Category
2010s Latvian Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Børge Mogensen Model BM1 Dining Oak Chairs for C.M. Madsens Set of 6
By Børge Mogensen, C.M. Madsen
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This set of 6 Model BM1 Chairs.
It was designed 1958 by Børge Mogensen and produced by C.M.Madssn Fabriken.
These chairs are old and the first production.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Børge Mogensen Pair of Søborg Wood Base Chairs in Black Lacquered Oak-Fredericia
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
The Søborg chair is a comfortable chair with generous proportions in the seat and back, both of which are available with or without upholstery. This makes the chair suitable for rest...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
1960s Børge Mogensen Side Chairs in Mahogany and Leather for Søborg Møbelfabrik
By Børge Mogensen, Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two King of diamonds chairs in mahogany and beige leather designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik in 1944.
The chairs feauture an elegant and light Børge Mogensen d...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Børge Mogensen Pair of Søborg Wood Base Chairs in Oiled Oak, for Fredericia
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Dubai, AE
The Søborg chair is a comfortable chair with generous proportions in the seat and back, both of which are available with or without upholstery. This makes the chair suitable for rest...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Søborg Metal Base Seat Upholstered by Fredericia Model 3061
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Søborg chair is a comfortable chair with generous proportions in the seat and back, both of which are available with or without upholstery. This makes the chair suitable for rest...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Dining Chairs ‘BM 61’ in Oak and Cane
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Børge Mogensen for Fredericia, dining chairs model ‘BM 61’, oak, cane wicker, Denmark, 1950s
This naturalistic looking chair is characterized by a splendid desi...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
Børge Mogensen Soborg Chair, Steel Frame, Seat Upholstered
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
In 1952 Mogensen built onto the Søborg series with a steel-framed version, a design that he viewed as a reflection on international modernism. The generous back and seat with optiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Soaped Oak, Fabric
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, White Oil, Leather
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’, designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Smoked Oak, Fabric
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Inquire for leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Lacquered Oak, Fabric
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’ – Designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Borge Mogensen 3236 Dining Chair, Oiled Oak, Leather
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Børge Mogensen’s evolution of ‘The People’s Chair’, designed in 1956 and dimensioned as a generously proportioned and sophisticated upholstered dining chair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Børge Mogensen Four Armchairs for Fredericia Furniture
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen four armchairs of oak and natural leather. Executed by Fredericia Furniture.
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Beech Slatback Chairs by Børge Mogensen for FDB Møbler, Denmark 1960s
By FDB Møbler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The designs of Borge Mogensen aimed at functionality, minimalist appearance and easy accessibility. This pair of slatback chairs is perhaps one of the best examples of these principles of the Danish master with a rustic yet modern design.
The most attention-grabbing visual element of this rare model is the backrest with eight wooden spindles that create an airy look that recalls the traditional slatback chair style. The curved top rails have a sculptural look mimicked by the armrests that are also supported by individual slats. This creates a unified appearance that highlights the diverse shapes and the natural beauty of the beech wood and its versatile grain. Interesting details are to be found everywhere in the design, including the perfectly fitted seat cushions and the uniquely arranged stretchers connecting the legs. As the lower structure with the legs and stretchers combine straight lines with round shapes, the design gains a sculptural look that is appealing from all angles. The structure displays a beautiful contrast between the smooth beech frame and the elegant and textured bouclé fabric of the cushions. The chair’s manufacturer, FDB Møbler is a Danish furniture company established in 1942, and Børge Mogensen served as the design studio’s manager. Mogensen and the designers he employed came from the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker's Guild tradition and were unwilling to prioritize anything over craftsmanship and quality.
Extremely modest and confident at the same time is how these chairs can be best described. Mogensen preferred to work with traditional and natural materials, but also liked to experiment with new techniques; the resulting models are Danish Modern classics.
Condition:
In good vintage condition. The chairs’ cushions have been reupholstered recently in a premium bouclé 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:
23.42 in W x 24.4 in D x 32.48 in H; Seat height 18.11 in; Arm height 25.39 in
59.5 cm W x 62 cm D x 82.5 cm H; Seat height 46 cm; Arm height 64.5 cm
About the designer:
Borge 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...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood, Fabric
Børge Mogensen Set of Four Dinning Chairs for Fredericia Furniture
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen set of four dining chairs in oak and natural tanned leather. Executed by Fredericia Furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
1960s Børge Mogensen Teak Armchair Model 165 Produced by Søborg Møbelfabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered
- Carefully refurbished
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Børge Mogensen Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric, Wood
Børge Mogensen chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Børge Mogensen chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Børge Mogensen chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 41 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 52 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chairs by Børge Mogensen were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Niels Otto Møller, Verner Panton, and Fredericia. Prices for Børge Mogensen chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $300 and can go as high as $44,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,330.
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