Børge Mogensen (b. Aalborg 1914, d. Gentofte 1972)
“The spoke-back sofa”. Two seater sofa with beech frame. Loose cushions upholstered with blue Cotil fabric. Model 1789. Manufactured by Fritz Hansen. L. 160 cm.
Provenance: Børge Mogensen, the house on Soløsevej.
The spoke-back sofa with sides that can be lowered by characteristic leather straps is one of Børge Mogensen most popular models. He designed it in 1945, when he and his peer Hans J. Wegner furnished a three-room flat for the autumn exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition. However, the sofa, a combination of classic two-seater sofa with English daybed and French chaise long, was too sophisticated for post-war taste and did not go into production until 1963 - this time with resounding success.
Literature. Fredericia Furniture. Literature: Grete Jalk[ Red.]. “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, p. 260–261.
Wear of use, frame with scratches and marks, upholstery with dirt.
Modern art and design, 18 June 2013
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