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The J41 Chair (without armrest) and J42 Chair (with armrests) were designed in the early 1940's by Børge Mogensen, when he was FDB design director.
The aim of this consumer cooperative, created in 1933, was to provide well designed furniture at an affordable price to the danish public, thanks to the use of innovative industrial production methods.
Materials and finishes oiled or matt lacquered oak, black or white painted beech
Options leather cushions and felt glides
Dimensions J41 W46.5 x H82.5 x D48cm – seat height 44.5cm
Dimensions J42 W57.5 x H87 x D53.5cm – seat height 44.5cm
J41 Chair – Black stained beech
J42 Chair – Black stained beech
J41 Chair – White stained beech
J42 Chair – White stained beech
J41 Chair – Sage stained beech
J42 Chair – Sage stained beech
J41 Chair – Warm grey stained beech
J42 Chair – Warm grey stained beech
J41 Chair – Natural Beech
J42 Chair – Natural Beech
J41 Chair – Matt lacquered oak
J42 Chair – Matt lacquered oak
J41 Chair – Oiled Oak
J42 Chair – Oiled Oak
J41 Chair – Dark Oiled Oak
J42 Chair – Dark Oiled Oak
4 felt glides
4 plastic glides
Seat cushions
J41 Cushion – Atlas 931
J41 Cushion – Mode 009
J42 Cushion – Atlas 931
J42 Cushion – Mode 009
J41 Cushion – Planar 735
J41 Cushion – Planar 739
J42 Cushion – Planar 735
J42 Cushion – Planar 739
J41 Cushion – Planar 749
J41 Cushion – Remix 233
J42 Cushion – Planar 749
J42 Cushion – Remix 233
J41 Cushion – Tadao 200
J41 Cushion – Bolgheri LGG60
J42 Cushion – Tadao 200
J42 Cushion – Bolgheri LGG60
J41 Cushion – Aniline Black leather
J41 Cushion – Aniline Cognac leather
J42 Cushion – Aniline Black leather
J42 Cushion – Aniline Cognac leather
Børge Mogensen
Børge Mogensen’s (1914-1972) creative process produced long-lasting pieces with humans at the center. He became a highly influential post-war designer and a leading representative of Danish Modern.
Mogensen’s democratic design included simple and functional wooden furniture for both private and public spaces, with calm aesthetics and strong construction from quality materials. He believed in visual clarity and minimal decoration or experimentation, as seen in his classic Hunting Table and Deck Chair Set.
As a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Mogensen was inspired by Kaare Klint’s use of human proportions with visual calm and functionalism. Mogensen, however, also placed emphasis on informal interior décor and the use of modern production facilities.
Mogensen completed his cabinetmaker training in 1934, followed by studies in furniture design. During this period he worked in the studios of Klint and Mogens Koch until he was hired as chief designer for the Danish furniture cooperative FDB in 1942, where he pioneered democratic design.
He began his own design studio in 1950, making modern, useful furniture produced from local, Nordic materials. His inspiration, however came from many cultures and styles, including international modernism, ethnic arts, Japanese carvings, and historic works.
Mogensen also taught furniture design and participated in exhibitions and competitions, such as the 1948, international
Competition for Low-Cost Furniture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which he entered together with his friend Hans J. Wegner.
He was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1950 and won the Danish Furniture Prize in 1971. In 1972 he was awarded the C.F. Hansen Medal and appointed Honorary Royal Designer for Industry at the Royal Society of Arts in London.