The Spanish Chair
Børge Mogensen's low lounge chair of solid oak with wide flat armrests and a seat and back of saddle leather, made by Fredericia since 1958.
- Designed by
- Børge Mogensen
- Made by
- Fredericia
- First made
- 1958
Pictures © Fredericia, from fredericia.com.
Why it is renowned
The Spanish Chair was praised for its elegance and materials when it appeared.1 Fredericia, for which Mogensen was the founding designer, has made it since 1958.2
The story
On a journey through Andalusia Mogensen saw a chair with broad armrests of a kind built in Spain since the Middle Ages; he reworked it in solid oak and saddle leather for Fredericia in 1958.2 The seat and back are vegetable-tanned saddle leather from the Swedish tannery Tärnsjö Garveri, held by buckled straps that can be tightened as the leather stretches.2 It is made in oak or walnut.2
Sources
- Børge Mogensen, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 30 September 2026.
- The Spanish Chair, Fredericia. fredericia.com, read 30 September 2026.
Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.