A chair that makes everyone happy
Famous Danish furniture designer
Børge Mogensen
Published in 1947
"J39 Shaker Chair"
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the American Shakers
The motif is a chair that was made for a church.
The manufacturing process was thoroughly designed
Introducing the appeal of the J39
Also known as "People's Chair"
J39 is
"People's Chair"
It is also called.
Mogensen was only 28 years old at the time.
During my time at the Danish Consumers' Cooperative Society (FDB)
Designing chairs for the common man
It all started when I was asked to do it.
The task given to him was,
"For the common people,
Affordable and loved for a long time
High quality chair
Five years of "attention to detail"
High-quality texture is a given
On that basis,
Affordable price range for everyone
A manufacturing process that allows for continuous production
Over the course of five years
Meet all the conditions
The completed chair is
More than 75 years have passed
It is still in production today
Sustainable chair construction
His commitment is
They live everywhere.
Without using imported materials that were popular at the time,
Available in abundance on beech and oak wood.
Where possible, we will industrialize using the latest technology.
Drastically reduce production costs.
The paper cord on the seat
Establish a system for paying wages on a commission basis
Even people from different industries, such as greengrocers,
A system that allows you to make money and achieve sustainable production.
Even the manufacturing process
His achievements in designing
A chair that continues to be loved today
It was a success.
About Borge Mogensen
(Denmark, 1914-1972)
He is one of Denmark's most representative furniture designers, alongside Hans J. Wegner and Finn Juhl.
Mogensen, who sought beauty through structural simplicity and elimination of unnecessary decoration, studied under Kaare Klint at the Furniture Department of the School of Design, the predecessor of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and continued to learn design from Klint as his assistant.
At the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, he became deeply interested in Klint's design approach and ideas, which placed emphasis on the structure of the human body. However, while Klint designed furniture for decorative and elegant places, Mogensen specialized in designing furniture for the general public and furniture that could be easily mass-produced.
After completing his apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker in 1934, Mogensen began to study furniture design in earnest, working in the design studios of Kaare Klint and Mogens Koch until 1942, when he was appointed chief designer for the furniture department of the Danish consumer cooperative FDB, where he designed high-quality, affordable furniture for the general consumer market.
His works were always designed for the masses, and many of his pieces were particularly functional and durable among Danish modern furniture. He continued to pursue the simplification of the structure of furniture design and craftsmanship that required human hands in the details. He is known for designing simple, easy-to-use and durable furniture based on Shaker furniture.
