death_date death_place birth_place awards image_size nationality birth_date image article_title name
5 october 1972 gentofte , denmark aalborg , denmark honorary f. hansen medal -lrb- 1972 -rrb- royal designer for industry -lrb- 1972 -rrb- c. 220 danish 13 april 1914 børge mogensen photo.jpg børge mogensen
 børge mogensen
børge mogensen

børge mogensen -lrb- 13 april 1914 -- 5 october 1972 -rrb- , was a danish furniture designer .
he was one of the most important among a generation of furniture designers who made the concept of `` danish modern '' known throughout the world .
together with colleagues such as arne jacobsen and hans wegner , mogensen created international respect for danish furniture design , and his simple and functional designs have for more than half a century enjoyed worldwide demand .
