Greatly influenced by friend and mentor Kaare Klint, Børge Mogensen designs are characterised by their functionality, the unique combining of practical materials and by sharp clear lines. Mogensen enjoyed a prolific career. His work was regularly exhibited at the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition and in the 1940s he was Head of Furniture Design for the Danish Consumers Cooperative Society. His most iconic designs include the Spokeback Sofa, the Hunting Chair and the Spanish Chair. Honoured with the Eckersberg Medal in 1950 and the Copenhagen Carpentry Guild annual prize in 1953, he received the C.F Hansen Medal and the Honorary Royal Designer For Industry distinction following his death in 1972.
Several of his chairs and sofas are still produced in series, for example the upholstered furniture series he designed for the Fredericia Chair Factory in 1963, where he demonstrated his ability to unify classic furniture types with his personal interpretation of the assignment and its demands.
