Danish Company Fredericia Furniture honor Danish design masters and produces old masterpieces crafted to last.
Fredericia Furniture creates Scandinavian design that encourages human well-being wherever people live, work and connect. Items they have chosen to reproduce are designed by Børge Mogensen, Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Cecilie Manz, Erik Jørgensen, Erik Ole Jørgensen, Hannes Wettstein, Hans J. Wegner, Hugo Passos, Jasper Morrison, Jørgen Gammelgaard, Kaare Klint, Maria Bruun, Mogens Koch and Nanna Ditzel.
Encouraging customers to conscious consumption has been at the core of Fredericia’s company ethics ever since it began in 1911.
Fredericia’s pioneering work with Børge Mogensen (1914-1972) is based on combining a timeless, modern aesthetic with durable construction and suitable materials. Fredericia took over the rights to Børge Mogensen’s design in 2005.
Børge Mogensen was one of the most influential designers in shaping Danish Modern design and Fredericia’s founding designer from 1955 until his untimely death in 1972. As a pioneer with a strong belief in democratic design, he played a key role in establishing Denmark as a culture of furniture design. He found inspiration worldwide to create everyday objects that would endure for generations. Mogensen’s most recognized pieces were developed through his collaboration and friendship with Andreas Graversen, Fredericia’s CEO, from 1955 to 1995. Together, they believed in honest design, natural materials, and enduring quality.
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What set Mogensen apart was his contribution to a visionary design movement grounded in a humanist approach that shaped every aspect of his work. He believed furniture should be honest, functional, and free from unnecessary ornamentation. For Mogensen, design was never about the object but the people who used it. By designing furniture that demands less attention, Mogensen believed he created more space for life itself—for presence, reflection, and the small rituals of everyday living.
Fredericia’s goal has always been to create furniture that becomes more beautiful with age and is intended to be passed on from generation to generation. These core values are rooted in a sense of responsibility and use of natural materials. The company’s ethical methods of production and respect for the people using the furniture every day are are essential.
Danish Design Furniture Crafted to Last, compiled by Tor Kjolberg.
All images © Fredericia Furniture.