Background
Mogens Koch was born on 2 March 1898 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen.
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Mogens Koch
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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.
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 University in Frederiksberg together with Steen Eiler Rasmussen carried out between 1945 and 1968. As a furniture designer Mogens Koch is known for the Folding Chair (1932), the Wing Chair Number.
50 and the Armchair Number.
51 in mahogony and leather (1936) and the Book Case (1928).
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Awards
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1938 Eckersberg Medal 1963 C. F. Hansen Medal 1990 Danish Design Center's Classic Award 1990 Denmark's National Bank's Anniversary Award 1992 Dreyer Homorary Award
The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.