Børge Mogensen, one of the pioneers who laid the foundations for Danish design as a furniture design culture, was one of the most influential Scandinavian designers in general and one of the co-founders of the Danish brand Fredericia in 1955. His biography is truly impressive, and the legacy he left us great. The house of Børge Mogensen, presented here, is located on Soløsevej in Gentofte. It was designed through Mogensen’s collaboration with architects Arne Karlsen and Erling Zeuthen Nilsen and enriched with many of his most famous design works.
The very location where it is located was known as the “architectural swamp” due to the fact that many esteemed names in architecture lived in the picturesque neighborhood during the 1960s. Fredericia, a brand with which Mogensen worked closely from 1955 until his death in 1972, recently furnished the house with classic designer-signed furniture. With a few modern upgrades, the BM house pays homage to the man commonly referred to as the ‘folk designer’. The space is described as Mogensen’s “laboratory” because many prototypes were created there, and some pieces were even uniquely developed just for that residence – such as sofa 2213 or Spanish chairs.
Photography : Fredericia
