BM57 Chest of Drawers, 1957

A rare Model BM57 chest of drawers made in teak with patinated brass handles and oak drawers, designed in 1957 as part of a series of cabinets and chests for cabinetmakers P. Lauritzen. The 1950s was Mogensen's most productive decade. He worked simultaneously with long-time collaborator, cabinetmaker Erhard Rasumussen as well as drawing industrial furniture for P. Lauritzen, CM Madsen and most famously for Fredericia Furniture under their new owner Andreas Graversen from 1955. Mogensen's work retained a common ideal throughout his storied career. Functionalism was the driving force, whilst all pieces were exceptionally well-made and aesthetically efficient.

Literature: Arne Karlsen, ‘Furniture – Designed by Børge Mogensen’, The Danish Architectural Press 1968, pp. 74-75