Kai Kristiansen Model

Rosewood Mid Century Dining Chairs

Andersen Danish Dining Chairs

Dining Chair Model 42

Teak Dining Table With Chairs

Schou Andersen Teak

1960 Teak Table And Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Rosewood

$75 / set

Set of 25 Furniture Plugs Fit for Kai Kristiansen Model 42 and Other Teak Chairs

Located in Knebel, DK

Set of 25 button plugs for the Kai Kristiansen model 42 teak dining chair and other dining chairs with similar plug holes.

Category

2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

Teak Dining Chairs by Kai Kristiansen Model 42

$1,190 / item

Teak Dining Chairs by Kai Kristiansen Model 42

By Kai Kristiansen, Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik

Located in Vienna, AT

Dining chairs, model 42, designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured in Denmark by Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Teak

Kai Kristiansen Easy Chairs Model 150 by Christian Jensen Møbelsnedkeri

By Kai Kristiansen

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Very rare pair of easy chairs model 150 designed by Kai Kristiansen. Produced by Christian Jensen Møbelsnedkeri in Denmark.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Sold

H 29.93 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in

Kai Kristiansen Model 31 Teak 'A' Frame Chair for Schou Andersen, 1960s

By Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen

Located in Hitchin, England

A Kai Kristiansen model 31 teak 'A' frame dining chair for Schou Andersen, 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Oak, Walnut

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Kai Kristiansen Model For Sale on 1stDibs

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How Much is a Kai Kristiansen Model?

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Kai Kristiansen for sale on 1stDibs

With a passion for math and engineering, Kai Kristiansen has created high-quality wood furniture for decades. Beginning in the 1950s, his coffee tables, chairs, modular shelving and other furnishings were made in the style that would become internationally renowned as Danish modern and boasted clean lines, perfected functionality and exacting craftsmanship.

Born in Denmark, Kristiansen trained in cabinetmaking before studying with Kaare Klint, often cited as the “father of modern Danish design,” at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. At just 26 years old, Kristiansen opened his own studio.

Kristiansen had his mid-century breakthrough in 1956 with the Chair #42, which he made with Schou Andersen. Unlike most other chairs at the time, Chair #42’s armrests, with their wealth of radical angles, were connected to the back rather than the front legs. This unconventional flourish makes the backrest appear as though it is floating in midair above the seat.

Kristiansen’s next innovation was a modular wall system in 1957 — three years ahead of Dieter Rams’s more famous 606 Universal Shelving System. Called the Reolsystem Wall Unit, produced by SB Feldballes Møbelfabrik, it’s also known as the FM Wall Unit as FM/Fornem Møbelkunst began producing it in the 1960s.

Kristiansen would go on to work with other leading Danish furniture manufacturers such as Magnus Olesen, Fritz Hansen and Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik, designing everything from chairs and desks to sideboards and cabinets, frequently in rosewood and teak. (The latter was a sought-after wood by Scandinavian modern designers.)

While many of Kristiansen’s timeless designs remain in production, such as his Paper Knife sofa, which was reintroduced by Miyazaki Chair Factory in 2008, and his 1950s Entré collection, which was relaunched with Great Dane Furniture in 2016, others are prized as vintage mid-century pieces.

Today, Kristiansen is still at work on new furniture with an expert eye to thoughtfully functional designs that are made to last.

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