J39 Mogensen chair, vintage lacquered beech - paper cord

Fredericia's J39 chair is a classic of Danish furniture design, created in 1947 by architect Børge Mogensen. A timeless and organic combination of a solid wood frame and a paper yarn seat, the J39 chair works perfectly by a dining table as well as in the living room or office. This chair is made of beech and finished with a lacquer that gives it a gorgeously vintage-y look.

Mogensen designed the chair originally for FDB, the Danish Consumers’ Co-operative Society, which chose Mogensen as its head designer in 1939. FDB’s furniture production started in the 1940s and their main idea was functionalist and democratic design for the people – as the J39 chair gained popularity, it also earned the nickname ‘The People’s Chair’.

Børge Mogensen

Fredericia is an iconic brand of Danish furniture design founded by N. P. Ravnsø in 1911. Fredericia started as a chair factory, and since the beginning, it focused on top-quality products made by the most skilled craftsmen to last from generation to generation. Fredericia was named after a small industrial town where the furniture factory has operated already for over a century. One of the most trusted brands of Danish design, Fredericia has collaborated with legendary designers such as Børge Mogensen and Nanna Ditzel as well as fresh names of contemporary design.