Borge Mogensen Loveseat

BorgeMogensen 13 April 1914 – 5 October 1972), was a Danish furniture designer. He was one of the most important among a generation of furniture designers who made the concept of “Danish Modern” known throughout the world. BørgeMogensen was born in Aalborg, Denmark. He started as a cabinetmaker in 1934, and studied furniture design at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen from 1936–38, and then trained as an architect (from 1938–42) at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture graduating in 1942. His furniture, strongly representative of his training as a traditional craftsman, was greatly appreciated by a public who had not yet become interested in modernism and the changes its influence had created on furniture and the decorative arts. A 1949 chair, claimed by critics to be "a model for future chairs," used a curved, slightly sloping backrest, cut out along the spine in an organic dewdrop shape.   His analytic method can be seen in his BoligensByggeskabe (Construction Cupboards of the House) project, where he did studies to measure the standard sizes for common objects and the amount that average people owned. He used these dimensions to craft built-in storage for homes to avoid having to buy additional storage. Similarly, his Øresund shelving series aimed to meet every storage need in a modern home. He also applied this mindset to his highly practical furniture, such as the 2212 Loveseat, 2213 Sofa and 2211 Armchair.