Fredericia is one of the most significant Danish furniture manufacturers for artisanally crafted contract and residential furniture, founded in 1911 by N.P. Ravnsø as Fredericia Stolefabrik (Fredericia Chair Factory) in the city of Fredericia (Jutland, Denmark). In 1955 Andreas Graversen acquired the company under a self-imposed condition: that Børge Mogensen (1914–1972) — the democratic design pioneer and student of Kaare Klint — would come on board as lead designer. Graversen and Mogensen knew each other from the FDB (Danish Consumer Co-operative Society), where Mogensen had worked as head of the design studio. What followed is one of the most canonical industry-designer partnerships in Danish design history: Mogensen's first product for Fredericia was Sofa No. 1 (1955). In 1958 the Spanish Chair appeared — solid European oak frame, wide armrests, suspended saddle leather seat and backrest — today one of the most collector-sought furniture pieces of the 20th century. In 1971 Graversen and Mogensen jointly received the Danish Furniture Prize. After Mogensen's death in 1972, he was posthumously appointed Honorary Royal Designer for Industry at the Royal Society of Arts in London. 1989: acquisition of production rights for Wegner furniture from Johannes Hansen. 2020: acquisition of Erik Jørgensen Møbelfabrik (incl. Ox Chair). Today: B Lab certified; ongoing production in Denmark (Svendborg); owner: Graversen family (Thomas Graversen). Exhibition Triennale Milano 2026: "Fredericia: A Chronicle of Danish Design".

Signature products: Spanish Chair (Børge Mogensen, 1958), Sofa No. 1 (Mogensen, 1955), J39 Mogensen Chair (1947, spindle-back), Bench for Two (Nanna Ditzel, 1989), Trinidad Chair (Nanna Ditzel, 1993), Delphi Sofa (Hannes Wettstein). Designer collaborations: Børge Mogensen (historical, lead designer), Hans J. Wegner, Nanna Ditzel, Hannes Wettstein, Space Copenhagen, Barber & Osgerby, Thomas Pedersen, Maria Bruun. Materials: solid wood (oak, walnut, beech), saddle leather, fabrics. Applications: residential and contract.

For architects and interior designers seeking for residential and contract projects a Danish furniture manufactory that since 1911 is anchored in Fredericia, with the Graversen/Mogensen partnership from 1955 institutionalised the democratic design philosophy of material-honest, proportion-strong Danish modernism, is responsible for two of the most recognised design objects of the 20th century with the Spanish Chair (1958) and Sofa No. 1 (1955), and maintains a broad contemporary designer portfolio with Nanna Ditzel, Hans J. Wegner, Barber & Osgerby and Space Copenhagen — Fredericia is a good address in the segment of canonical Danish design furniture of the material-honest tradition.