A trained upholsterer, Erik Jørgensen (1928?1998) established his workshop?Erik Jørgensen Møbelfabrik?in 1954 in the Danish town of Svendborg. As an artisan, Jørgensen prized craftsmanship, quality and aesthetic pleasure: these attributes are integral to each and every Erik Jørgensen manufactured piece.The Ox chairIn 1988, Hans J. Wegner (1914?2007), the Danish modernist, craftsman and chair maestro, got in touch with Erik Jørgensen about producing his Ox chair. Originally designed in 1960, the Ox chair’s demanding construction required great dexterity and skill in upholstery. Erik Jørgensen was renowned for his upholstery expertise, and working in collaboration with Wegner, the Ox chair?a truly masculine and sculptural masterpiece?was launched in 1989.The Ox chair was ‘Wegner’s favourite easy chair’.The Corona ChairIn 1964, Erik Jørgensen met Danish furniture designer Poul M. Volther at a furniture fair in Fredericia, Denmark. Noticing the distinctive qualities of Volther’s Corona chair, Jørgensen put it into production. These days, the Corona chair is an example of mid-century Danish design’s exuberant and expressive nature.Paul M. Volther’s Corona chair and footstool.Designs by Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-LorenzenaIn the 1980s, Erik Jørgensen entered the contract market, discovering new and exciting developmental possibilities. Working with (the now distinguished, then much younger) Danish design duo J...