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.
Børge Mogensen Set of "China" No. 232 Cabinets Oak & Brass, Denmark, 1960s
By C.M. Madsen, FDB Møbler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Set of original model 232 'China' cabinets all in oak with maple interior. Beautiful keys and handles in brass. Designed by Børge Mogensen in 1960 and produced by cabinetmaker C.M. M...
Brass
Borge Mogensen Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser Mid Century Soborg Mobler #3
By Soborg Mobler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser, designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler, Denmark, circa 1960s. This chest is currently being refinished and will look amazing when completed...
Wood, Teak
Expertly Restored - Børge Mogensen Oak Chest of Drawers for Søborg Møbler
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
______________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and p...
Wood, Oak
Chest of Drawers Model BM57 in Teakwood & Brass by Børge Mogensen, 1957, Denmark
By P. Lauritsen & Son 1, Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
This rare model BM57 chest of drawers was designed in 1957 by Børge Mogensen and produced by the Danish cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn. Constructed from solid teakwood, the piece fe...
Brass
Borge Mogensen Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser Mid Century Modern Soborg
By Soborg Mobler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser, designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler, Denmark, circa 1960s. This chest is currently being refinished and will look amazing when completed...
Wood, Teak
Midcentury Modern Filing Cabinet by Børge Mogensen, Sweden, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Amazing, colorful filing cabinet by Børge Mogensen, made from oak. Drawers with different heights, lacquered yellow, orange and grey. The drawers can be rearranged.
Oak
Børge Mogensen Bureau BM57 Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau BM57 designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark.
Brass
1950s Børge Mogensen Chest of Drawers in Teak by Søborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Praha, CZ
- item has been carefully refurbished
Teak
Mid Century Danish Modern Dresser by Boge Mogensen for Soberg Mobelfabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century Danish Modern eight drawer dresser, designed by Borge Mogensen, made by Soborg Mobelfabrik, circa 1950's. The cabinet is constructed of teak with blonde wood, prob...
Teak
Borge Mogensen Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser Mid Century Soborg Mobler #2
By Soborg Mobler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser, designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler, Denmark, circa 1960s. This chest is currently being refinished and will look amazing when completed...
Wood, Teak
Midcentury chest of drawers by Børge Mogensen, Sweden, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Chest of drawers designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by Karl Andersson & Söner in Sweden during the 1960s. Made in oak and teak. Frame and legs in oak with beautiful teak-drawe...
Oak, Teak
Børge Mogensen Danidh Teak Chest of Drawers
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small chest of drawers by Danish designer Børge Mogensen. Simple construction with an attention to fine detailing. Fully teak with dark inset sculpted drawer pulls. Please confirm lo...
Teak
Large double teak chest of drawers (8 drawers) by Børge Mogensen/Karl Anderson.
By Børge Mogensen
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb large Scandinavian chest of drawers. Features two columns of four drawers (in three different sizes), offering ample storage capacity. Elegant small handles, characteristic of...
Teak
10 Drawer Teak Chest by Borge Mogensen for FDB Mobler
By Børge Mogensen, FDB Møbler
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This Teak chest of 10 Drawers by Borge Mogensen is in very nice original condition.
Teak
$2,348 / item
Børge Mogensen Commode C.M Madsen Danish Midcentury
By C.M. Madsen, Børge Mogensen
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Commode by Børge Mogensen in teak with two sliding doors. The front doors are decorated with small brass grips. Manufactured by C.M Madsen.
Brass
Børge Mogensen Pinewood "Asserbo" Cabinets Karl Andersson & Sons, Sweden, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and beautiful design by Børge Mogensen from the "Asserbo" series made in 1962 at Karl Andersson & Sons in Sweden. The set consists of two cabinets executed in solid Scandinavian...
Pine
Børge Mogensen Danish Teak Eight-Drawer Chest, Mid-Century Modern
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century teak eight-drawer chest with a rectangular cabinets, two sets of four drawers with inset drawer pulls, resting on four tapered teak legs. (BØRGE MOGENSEN)
Wood, Teak
Danish Teak chest of drawers, 4 drawers, by Borge Mogensen, Søborg Mobelfabrik.
By Børge Mogensen
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Beautiful Scandinavian chest of drawers. Four large drawers offer ample storage. Ideal for a bedroom, office, living room, etc. Superb craftsmanship, with handles typical of this des...
Teak
Danish beech and teak chest of drawers by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brescia, IT
Danish 1960s beech and teak chest of drawers, manufactured by Karl Andersson & Söner, with cone-carved handles. Danish chest of drawers designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured b...
Beech, Teak
Borge Mogensen chest of drawers in teak Soborg Mobelfabrik Denmark 1960
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Børge Mogensen chest of drawers in teak, produced by Søborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1960s. A refined example of Danish Modern design, combining Mogensen’s functional approach with exce...
Beech, Teak
Midcentury File Cabinet in Teak, Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
File cabinet in teak and oak, designed and made in Denmark. Great original condition.
Brass
Mid-Century "China" Bookcase in Oak by Børge Mogensen, 1960s
By C.M. Madsen, Børge Mogensen
Located in Lejre, DK
Low China bookcase in oak. Designed by MAA. Børge Mogensen in 1958, this piece is made by CM Madsen cabinetmakers Denmark in the 1960s. Great original condition. More shelves available.
Oak
$4,600 / set
H 36.42 in W 48.04 in D 9.45 in
Pair of China Bookcases in Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Denmark
By C.M. Madsen, Børge Mogensen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookcases in oak with adjustable shelves, designed by Maa. Børge Mogensen for C.M. Madsen cabinetmakers in 1958. Made in Denmark.
Oak
$2,500
H 40.5 in W 34 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Danish Modern Tall Chest of Drawers , Cabinet or Dresser in Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome clean line chest of drawers with a classic louver front design. It features beautifully grained walnut with 5 deep drawers. Very clean and ready to use condition.
Walnut
$1,850
H 30.75 in W 39.5 in D 18.25 in
Borge Mogensen Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser Mid Century Soborg Mobler #2
By Soborg Mobler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Teak Chest or Dresser, designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler, Denmark, circa 1960s. This chest is currently being refinished and will look amazing when completed...
Wood, Teak
$4,496
H 81.89 in W 46.86 in D 20.48 in
Børge Mogensen Oak Cabinet, Scandinavian Modern Design, Sweden, 1950s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Berlin, DE
Shelving and storage cabinet in oak by Borge Mogensen.
Wood, Oak
$4,345
H 23.63 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
Sven Ellekar for Bramin Mobler Scandinavian Oak Chest Of Drawers, Denmark 1960s
By Bramin Mobler
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian midcentury modern design oak chest of drawers, Bramin System 160 model, designed by Sven Ellekar and produced by Bramin Mobler, with 4 drawers and a black painted base, ...
Oak
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 35.5 in D 18 in
Danish Modern Three-Drawer Teak Dresser or Chest by Borge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Absolutely gorgeous Danish modern three-drawer teak dresser / chest by Borge Mogensen, circa 1960s. The piece has been professionally refinished and looks fantastic! It is of superb ...
Teak
Børge Mogensen Teak Cabinet, Model BM57, P. Lauritsen & Sons
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Raleigh, NC
Børge Mogensen cabinet in teak with oak interior and brass hardware. The exterior case features teak with natural grain patterns and deeper red tones, showing the richer color varia...
Brass
$3,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 31.11 in
Børge Mogensen for Søborg Secretary Desk 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Secretary desk / cabinet, designed in 1950s by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik Denmark. Made in fine walnut early 1960s. Front with three drawers and a writing flap. Behind the...
Wood
$1,459
H 40.56 in W 29.14 in D 16.15 in
Mid Century Teak Chest of Drawers, Scandinavian Modern Dresser, 1960s
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Elegant mid-century modern chest of drawers in warm teak veneer, dating from the 1960s. The piece features a clean Scandinavian silhouette with six spacious drawers, sculpted recesse...
Teak
Danish Modern Teak Vanity Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Interesting midcentury Danish modern flip top chest of drawers, having a flip up top surface which opens to reveal divided storage spaces, over three de...
Teak
Børge Mogensen Chest of Drawers
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chest of drawers, in teak and oak, by Børge Mogensen, Denmark, 1950s. Cabinet with eight drawers. This teak cabinet features signature ...
Teak, Oak
Cassettiera danese di Børge Mogensen, anni '50
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Brescia, IT
Cassettiera prodotta da Søborg Møbelfabrik negli anni ’50, su disegno di Børge Mogensen. Struttura impiallacciata in teak con base in rovere. Cassettiera danese degli anni ’50 diseg...
Oak, Teak
Borge Mogensen Chest of Drawers or Nightstands
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair Borge Mogensen Teak Chests or Nightstands. 39.5w 25.75d 18h
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Drawer Chest by Borge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A classically well designed four drawer chest designed by Borge Mogensen, made from european walnut, with a lacquer finish.
Walnut
China chest of drawers by Borge Mogensen
By FDB Møbler, Børge Mogensen, C.M. Madsen
Located in PARIS, FR
Børge Mogensen is known for his simple and functional design. This is the case of this beautiful China Chest piece: its legs (original) inspired by Chinese furniture, its thin brass ...
Brass
Sold
H 33.86 in W 27.17 in D 19.3 in
Børge Mogensen Öresund Chest of Drawers in Oak veneer for Karl Andersson, 1970s.
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Børge Mogensen Öresund Chest of Drawers for Karl Andersson & Söner, Sweden 1960s. Oak veneer with later solid oak base. Good condition with signs of use and ageing.
Wood, Oak
Double dresser by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Ranst, VAN
Very nice double chest of drawers designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik. Produced in the 1960s in Denmark. This double dresser is made of teak wood, has eight drawers and...
Teak
Børge Mogensen Oak Chest of Drawers, circa 1960, Sweden.
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brussels, BE
Børge Mogensen low chest of drawers for Karl Andersson & Söner, circa 1960, Sweden. Oak, 4 drawers. Dimensions: 66 cm H, 68 cm W, 48 cm D. Original condition. All purchases are cover...
Oak
Sold
H 29.14 in W 48.04 in D 17.72 in
Scandinavian Modern Chest of Drawers "Model 234" by Børge Mogensen, 1960s
By C.M. Madsen, Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Rare teakwood edition of Børge Mogensen chest model "234" by cabinetmaker C.M. Madsen. Beautifully dark grained teakwood and patinated brass handles. 8 Drawers in different sizes wit...
Teak
Børge Mogensen Double Dresser Teak & Oak 1950s.
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Børge Mogensen sideboard / double dresser in teak. Legs in oak wood. Produced by Søborg Møbelfabrik 1950s. In front with 8 drawers.
Oak, Teak
Mid Century Sideboard Søborg Møbelfabrik Børge Mogensen Teak
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Berlin, DE
We offer a beautiful small sideboard from Søborg Møbelfabrik for sale. The body was designed by Børge Mogensen and combines clean lines with functional elegance. Professionally refur...
Teak
Sold
H 8.67 in W 14.18 in D 10.63 in
Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Desk Organizer Oak and Lacquered Shelves 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and stylish desk organizer by Børge Mogensen produced By Karl Andersson & Söner in the 1960s. Drawers painted in three different colors. All original with sticker from manufactu...
Oak