Image source: Fredericia — BM61 Chair
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BM61 Chair
Børge Mogensen's BM61 Chair, 1958: solid oak with a cane wicker seat and back on runner legs
480 × 765 × 495 mm
1958
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The BM61 Chair with cane wicker (Model 3261) is a chair that Børge Mogensen designed in 1958. Fredericia describes it as built on a minimal yet extremely robust construction and enriched with comfort and carefully crafted details, among them exposed finger joints and a seat and back in cane wicker. Size: 48 cm wide, 49.5 cm deep, 76.5 cm high, seat height 45.5 cm; weight 4.3 kg.
Image source: Fredericia — BM61 Chair · © Fredericia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
The sheet describes a chair in solid wood with seat and back in cane webbing, mounted with interchangeable plastic glides and supplied with separate felt glides. Fredericia says the runner legs make the chair particularly suitable for use on carpets, and that gliders can also be fitted.
Specifications
- Wood: solid oak, oiled or lacquered
- Seat and back: cane wicker, natural
- Weight: 4.3 kg
Story
Natural materials, exposed construction
On its BM61/62 Collection section Fredericia presents two versions of the design in two natural materials, which it says show Børge Mogensen's talent for pared-down shapes engineered for comfort. It says both the BM61 Chair and the BM62 Armchair exude authenticity through an exposed construction that reveals hand craftsmanship, and describes the BM61 as a comfortable dining chair for seating before, during and after dinner.
Image source: Fredericia — BM61 Chair · © Fredericia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
A seat without foam
Under product impact, Fredericia says that paper cord, webbing or cane wicker gives a comfortable seat as a plastic-free alternative to polyurethane foam. It adds that the solid wood gets a patina with good care and that surfaces can be sanded down and restored.
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Collection
BM 61 / 62 Collection
Fredericia's BM 61 / 62 Collection by Børge Mogensen: the BM61 Chair and BM62 Armchair of 1958, each with a cane wicker or a linen webbing seat and back.
