2 1942 | FDB furniture was founded with architect and designer Børge Mogensen as the first Creative Manager. 1944 | The first furniture collection “By the people, for the people”. The philosophy was to produce high quality furniture that could be manufactured at affordable prices. 1947 | FDB bought the factory - Tarm Chairs and Furniture. The factory had been a supplier for FDB for years, but purchasing the factory made it easier for FDB to manage and control the quality and pricing. 1950’s’ | with more than 2,000 selling points, FDB was the biggest furniture company in Denmark. 1967 | In the 1960s, things started to change. Lifestyle magazines focussed on steel furniture and strong colours. FDB’s modern furniture lost its popular position. 2019 | We want to be Denmark’s most responsible furniture company. That is why all our wood is FSC ® - certified. Stewardship of our forests means not taking from nature without giving back. 1980 | After some turbulent years with rising competition and a change in consumer trends, the factory in Tarm was sold and the last piece of furniture was produced in 1980. 2013 | COOP (formerly FDB) relaunched FDB as FDB Møbler in Denmark, bringing back many of the old designer classics with instant success. 2022 | With the ambition to expand internationally, the first FDB Møbler Flagship store outside Denmark opened in Hamburg in the autumn of 2022
3 DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE ǚ%<3(23/( Furniture ought to make room for people. That has been our philosophy since 1942, when FDB Møbler was founded, with architect Børge Mogensen heading up the studio. Many new designers have since entered the fold, but the foundational principles remain the same: To create beautiful, functional and exceptionally crafted furniture that makes room for everyday living at home. And that can withstand everyday wear and tear to age gracefully with those who use them. FDB Møbler is internationally known as a frontrunner of Danish design. It’s a story of classic pieces to be passed down from generation to generation. In fact, every new piece of FDB Møbler is born as an heirloom. The values that FDB Møbler was founded upon continue to shape every piece of oak and beech. They are woven into the seats and are upheld in each design, both when our ever-popular classics are re-issued from our design archives, and when we launch brand new designs. Regardless of whether we are talking about iconic pieces from FDB Møbler’s classic collections or new, innovative designs, the goal is the same: To have the veritable quality of life that was envisioned when the first pieces of furniture emerged from our studio in 1942.