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Mogens Koch (2 March 1898 - 16 September 1993) was a Danish architect and furniture designer and, from 1950 to 1968, a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He was married to the weaver Eva Koch.
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Early life and education
Mogens Koch was born on 2 March 1888 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and between 1925 and 1932 worked for Carl Petersen, Ivar Bentsen and Kaare Klint, where he was trained in the Danish functional tradition.
Architectural career
Koch primarily worked with church restorations, for example as an architect for Roskilde Cathedral (1950-1971) and with the design and decoration of the Danish Church in London. His architectural works also include an extension of Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College in Frederiksberg together with Steen Eiler Rasmussen carried out between 1945 and 1968.[1]
Furniture design
As a furniture designer Mogens Koch is known for the Folding Chair (1932), the Wing Chair No. 50 and the Armchair No. 51 in mahogony and leather (1936) and the Book Case (1928).[2]
Awards
- 1938 Eckersberg Medal
- 1963 C. F. Hansen Medal
- 1990 Danish Design Center's Classic Award
- 1990 Denmark's National Bank's Anniversary Award
References
- ^ "Mogens Koch". Gyldendal. http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danmark/Mogens_Koch. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Mogens Koch". Rud. Rasmussen. http://moebelbasen.dk/Designere/Mogens+Koch.designere?DsnLng=33. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
Categories:- Danish architects
- Danish furniture designers
- People from Frederiksberg
- 1888 births
- 1993 deaths
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts faculty
- Danish modern
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