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The Hunting Chair, soaped oak- natural leather
Description
Fredericia’s The Hunting Chair is a 1950s classic and one of the true icons of Danish furniture design. Created by legendary designer Børge Mogensen, the chair was originally presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibition as part of a collection inspired by the rustic charm of hunting lodges. It also marked the first time Mogensen experimented with combining wood and leather – a move influenced by traditional Spanish chairs.
The result is a striking blend of natural materials and masterful craftsmanship. A carefully crafted solid wood frame, completed with traditional joinery, is paired with a saddle leather seat and backrest, attached using simple metal buckles. The seat’s flexibility can therefore be easily adjusted. The leather softens and gains character with time, becoming even more beautiful as it ages. With its exceptionally low seat height of just around 30 centimeters, the Hunting Chair invites you to lean back, relax and enjoy a level of comfort that’s truly one of a kind.
- Width: 27.76 in (70.5 cm)
- Depth: 34.25 in (87 cm)
- Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)
- Seat height: 11.02 in (28 cm)
- Colour Soaped oak, natural
- Frame material Soaped solid oak, metal buckles
- Upholstery fabric Vegetable tanned saddle leather
- Lightfastness 3 (1-8)
- Base material Soaped solid oak
- Notes Please note that genuine leather is a natural product. This means that the color and texture may vary from product to product. Aniline leather is also the softest and most natural type of leather, and it will develop a patina over time and use.
- Weight 23.15 lbs (10.5 kg)
- Care instructions Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. For light stains, use a soft cloth wrung in boiled and cooled water, or let them fade naturally into the patina. For liquid spills, wipe the entire surface immediately with a soft cloth wrung in cold water.
- Product ID: FRE222910350500
Børge Mogensen (1914–1972) stands among Denmark’s most influential furniture designers and key pioneers of Danish modernism. Having studied furniture design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Mogensen set out to create pieces defined by functionality, a stripped-back esthetic and true accessibility. Shortly after graduating, he was appointed head of design at the FDB consumer cooperative, where the mission was clear: to produce practical, durable and affordable furniture for people across all walks of life.
Børge Mogensen – at the heart of Danish modernism
Børge Mogensen’s work is defined by a democratic mindset and an effortless command of human-centered proportions – he believed that great design should serve as many people as possible and stand the test of time.
Mogensen trained as a furniture designer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, where he studied under the renowned designer and architect Kaare Klint. He graduated in 1942 and began his career shortly afterwards at the FDB consumer cooperative.
Functionality and honest materials
Mogensen’s furniture can be described as both strikingly modest and immensely self-assured, and the same could be said of his personality. His work also reveals influences from folk art, lithography and Japanese woodblock prints.
Mogensen enjoyed working with traditional natural materials, but he was equally keen to explore new techniques and championed efficient industrial furniture production.
A pioneer of Nordic design
Throughout his career, Børge Mogensen collaborated closely with several Danish manufacturers. He is especially known for the furniture originally produced by the FDB consumer cooperative, now manufactured by FDB Møbler. Mogensen’s wooden furniture can also be found in the collections of Fredericia and Carl Hansen & Søn. Mogensen’s thinking had a lasting influence on how Nordic furniture design is understood today.
Over the course of his career, Mogensen received prestigious honors including the Eckersberg Medal and the C.F. Hansen Medal, and in 1972 he was awarded the British distinction Honorary Royal Designer for Industry.
Who: Børge Mogensen
- Danish designer and one of the leading figures of Danish modernism (1914–1972).
- Known for high-quality wooden furniture defined by durability and meticulous craftsmanship.
- Worked as both head and designer at the FDB consumer cooperative.
- Notable works: the J39 chair and The Spanish Chair (Fredericia), the J41 chair (HAY), and the J27 stool (FDB Møbler).
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