The iconic Spanish Chair is Børge Mogensen’s masterful contribution to modern design, designed for Fredericia in 1958. Solid oak or walnut combined with the highest calibre saddle leather creates a strong presence in a chair that will only become more beautiful with age.

While travelling through Spain, Børge Mogensen observed an ornate chair with wide armrests, a traditional style involving Spain’s medieval furniture construction. Mogensen modernised the design by reducing the ornamentation and retaining simple, minimal construction where form follows function and anything extra is eliminated.

He expanded upon his early work with solid oak and added saddle leather in his design of The Spanish Chair. The chair was launched in 1958 as part of an innovative living space exhibition at the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker’s Guild, where all tables were removed from the floor to create an open living area. Adding wide armrests to the chair made a more open and informal space for relaxing and conversing.

The result is the essence of an idea expressed in a look that’s timeless in appeal – and original. Learn more about the making of the chair here...