Carl Hansen & Søn
BM5868 Outdoor Side Table, Teak Untreated
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- The Designer
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- Brand:Carl Hansen & Søn Handmade Furniture of Denmark
- Country: Made in Vietnam Under Fair Conditions by Danish-Trained Craftspeople
- SKU: CH-BM5868TUN-QS-FJ
- Material: Untreated FSC™-Certified Teak
- Care:Care instructions included.
- Designer:Børge Mogensen
- Dimensions:(WxHxD) 23.8" x 36.8" x 35.1" - Ships Flat
Danish furniture designer Børge Mogensen designed the Deck Chair Series in the late 1960s as a response to his personal need for functional and comfortable outdoor furniture that occupied the minimum of space. Practical and flexible and with carefully crafted details, the BM5868 Side Table in untreated, FSC™-Certified teak profiles a simple design based on wooden slats. The sturdy, yet lightweight frame makes it easy to move around, and the foldable design requires the minimum of storage space—making it ideal for spontaneous gatherings when the sun comes out.
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.
Carl Hansen & Søn's products embody the narrative of the finest classical furniture art, created by some of Denmark's leading architects and designers—including Frits Henningsen, Kaare Klint, Mogens Koch, Poul Kjærholm and Ole Wanscher—as well as the Japanese architect Tadao Ando and the Austrian design trio EOOS.
With solid foundations in Danish traditions of joinery, blended with deep insight into the latest production technology, we make furniture of durable beauty and value, distinguished by full respect for sustainable materials.