Fritz Hansen Chairs
Danish, 1847-1902
When the Copenhagen-based furniture maker Fritz Hansen opened for business more than 140 years ago, the company — which today styles itself The Republic of Fritz Hansen — adhered to the traditional, time-honored Danish values of craftsmanship in woodworking and joinery. Yet thanks to the postwar innovations of Arne Jacobsen and others, Fritz Hansen would become the country’s leader in Scandinavian modern design using new, forward-looking materials and methods.
Fritz Hansen started his company in 1872, specializing in the manufacture of small furniture parts. In 1915, the firm became the first in Denmark to make chairs using steam-bent wood (a technique most familiar from birch used in the ubiquitous café chairs by Austrian maker Thonet). At the time, Fritz Hansen was best known for seating that featured curved legs and curlicue splats and referenced 18th-century Chippendale designs.
In the next few decades, the company promoted simple, plain chairs with slatted backs and cane or rush seats designed by such proto-modernist masters as Kaare Klint and Søren Hansen. Still, the most aesthetically striking piece Fritz Hansen produced in the first half of the 20th century was arguably the China chair of 1944 by Hans Wegner — and that piece, with its yoke-shaped bentwood back- and armrest, was based on seating manufactured in China during the Ming dynasty. (Wegner was moved by portraits he’d seen of Danish merchants in the Chinese chairs.)
Everything changed in 1952 with Arne Jacobsen’s Ant chair. The collaboration between the architect and Fritz Hansen officially originated in 1934 — that year, Jacobsen created his inaugural piece for the manufacturer, the solid beechwood Bellevue chair for a restaurant commission. The Ant chair, however, was the breakthrough.
With assistance from his then-apprentice Verner Panton, Jacobsen designed the Ant chair for the cafeteria of a Danish healthcare company called Novo Nordisk. The chair was composed of a seat and backrest formed from a single piece of molded plywood attached, in its original iteration, to three tubular metal legs. Its silhouette suggests the shape of the insect’s body, and the lightweight, stackable chair and its biomorphic form became an international hit.
Jacobsen followed with more plywood successes, such as the Grand Prix chair of 1957. The following year he designed the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and its furnishings, including the Egg chair and the Swan chair. Those two upholstered pieces, with their lush, organic frames made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane, have become the two chairs most emblematic of mid-20th-century cool. Moreover, the Egg and Swan led Fritz Hansen to fully embrace new man-made materials, like foam, plastic and steel wire used to realize the avant-garde creations of later generations of designers with whom the firm collaborated, such as Piet Hein, Jørn Utzon (the architect of the Sydney Opera House) and Verner Panton. If the Fritz Hansen of 1872 would not now recognize his company, today’s connoisseurs certainly do.
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Creator: Fritz Hansen
Arne Jacobsen Model 3173c Oxford Classic
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The original version of the Oxford™ chair was designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. The chair’s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. The “professor’s chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3187 Armchair Clear Lacquer
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Explore the iconic Series 7 chair with a functional swivel base. The four-legged stackable chair represents the culmination of the lamination technique. The visionary Arne Jacobsen e...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3187 Barstool Front Upholstered
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Series 7™ barstool is a beautiful, functional and urban extension of the classic Series 7 chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. The chair is by far the most sold chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Chocolate Brown Leather Fritz Hansen Egg Chair With Footstool
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in London, GB
An iconic and timeless piece of Danish modern design, this authentic vintage Egg Chair with the matching ottoman by Fritz Hansen, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958, embodies both scu...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Leather
Pair of Danish Chairs by Fritz Hanzen. Denmark, 1960's.
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Danish chairs by Fritz Hanzen, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Chrome
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with vintage tan aniline leather.
Base of chrome steel tube.
Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
New shell and base reuphols...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with vintage tan aniline leather.
Base of chrome steel tube.
Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
New shell and base re-uphol...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set Of 2 Seven Chairs Model 3207 Made In Dark Brown Leather By Arne Jacobsen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The 7 with armrests and fully upholstered leather is a classic design by Arne Jacobsen. This chair is incredibly versatile and fits perfectly into any dining table, kitchen or office...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
White Seven Chair Model 3207 With Armrests By Arne Jacobsen For Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Seven Chair, model 3207, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, is a quintessential piece of Danish design. This chair is renowned for its ergonomic ...
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1950s Danish Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Black Vintage Chairs Arne Jacobsen 1952 for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern set of 2 vintage black stairs, which was designed by Arne Jacobsen 1952 and executed for Fitz Hansen, 1970, Denmark. It is marked underneath.
The stacking chairs ...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Metal
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Set of Ten 'Butterfly' Chairs in Plywood
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 'Butterfly' or 3107 chairs, plywood, steel, Denmark, design 1955
Set of iconic multifunctional chairs by maste...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Steel
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' Chair in Teak and Charcoal Fabric for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' chair in teak and charcoal fabric for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinavian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Fabric, Wood, Teak
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' Chair in Teak and Ash Fabric for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' chair in teak and ash fabric for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinavian desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Teak
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' Chair in Teak and Honey Yellow Fabric for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' chair in teak and honey yellow fabric for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinav...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Teak
The Egg Model 3316 Made In Cognac Elegance Leather By Arne Jacobsen From 2000s
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Egg, model 3316, was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. This particular chair, made around 2000, features original upholstery in cognac elegance ...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Outdoor 'Pelagus' Chair in Teak and Hunter Green Aluminum for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Pelagus' chair in teak and hunter green aluminum for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinav...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Model Vm110 Vico Duo
By Vico Magistretti, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Vico Duo is a stylish veneer stacking chair by Vico Magistretti that is versatile and perfectly suited for agile workspace and hospitality design.
Frit...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Nando Chair Model N02-30 Recycle
By Fritz Hansen, Nendo
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Nando Chair Model N02-20 Recycle
By Fritz Hansen, Nendo
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Nando Chair Model N02-10 Recycle
By Fritz Hansen, Nendo
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Nando Chair Model N02-11 Recycle
By Nendo, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Kasper Salto Model Ks69 Nap
By Fritz Hansen, Kasper Salto
Located in Berkeley, CA
Kasper Salto has designed the NAP chair for Fritz Hansen. With its curvaceous form, the NAP chair is feminine and elegant. The contours of the Nylon shell ad...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Kasper Salto Model Ks59 Nap
By Fritz Hansen, Kasper Salto
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Danish designer Kasper Salto has designed the NAP chair for Fritz Hansen. With its curvaceous form, the NAP chair is feminine and elegant. The contours o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3211 Little Giraffe
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3211 Little Giraffe
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3201 Little Giraffe
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3201 Little Giraffe
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arne Jacobsen Model 3197 Lacquere
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Series 7™ barstool is a beautiful, functional and urban extension of the classic Series 7 chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. The chair is by far the most sold chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
Aksel Bender Madsen for Fritz Hansen Set of Four Armchairs in Oak
By Aksel Bender Madsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Aksel Bender Madsen for Fritz Hansen, set f four dining chairs, oak, black upholstery, Denmark, circa 1955
This set of four Danish dining chairs feature a blond oak frame that forms...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair by Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Basildon, London
The Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair by Fritz Hansen is an iconic design masterpiece that blends timeless elegance with functional versatility. Crafted from pressure-moulded veneer, its ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Steel
Design Classic: Egg Chair and Ottoman by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 2000s
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Renens, CH
Egg Chair and ottoman in black leather by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen produced in 2016.
The Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen hardly needs an introduction, considering it is one of the ...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1950's Retro Orange chairs Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Markington, GB
Vintage 1950's Retro Orange Fritz Hansen chairs
lovely set of chairs nice orange colour with just the right patina, these chairs would bright up any room.
Sought after chairs, qui...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Aage Schmidt Christensen Fritz Hansen Danish Teak Cognac Dining Chair Set of 4
By Aage Schmidt Christensen 1, Fritz Hansen
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Aage Schmidt Christensen dining chairs for Fritz Hansen.
Modell version 4112.
Solid teak wood and original vegetal cognac leather.
These are very old and rare versions with the la...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Ax Chair by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mölgaard-Nielsen for Fritz Hansen
By Hvidt & Mølgaard, Fritz Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of sculptural upholstered 'Ax' side chairs made of laminated teak and beech.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Beech, Teak
18 Arne Jacobsen Model 3017 Chairs
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect condition Arne Jacobsen chairs designed in 1950 and manufactured in the 1960s using veneer resting on satin steel chrome. Lacquered, smooth surface with no visible wood grain.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Fritz Hansen “Fri” Lounge Armchair in Blue Fabric
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Barrowford, GB
This is a rare example of the iconic “Fri”Armchair, from the world renown Danish furniture house of Fritz Hansen.
In a world of temporary pleasures, Fritz Hansen create beautiful ...
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2010s Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Fabric
Pair of Fritz Hansen “Fri” Lounge Armchairs in Blue Fabric
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Barrowford, GB
This is a rare pair of the iconic “Fri”Armchairs, from the world renown Danish furniture house of Fritz Hansen.
In a world of temporary pleasures, Fritz Hansen create beautiful fu...
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2010s Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Arne Jacobsen '1902-1971' Six Chaises Modèle 3101, Edition Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) six chaises modèle 3101, assises et dossiers en contreplaqué moulé laqué noir, piétement quadripode en métal tubulaire chromé. Edition Fritz Hansen. Danish ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Easy Chairs in Beech & Reupholstered in Sheepskin by Fritz Hansen, 1938
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of Easy Chairs in Beech and Newly Reupholstered in Sheepskin and Natural Leather Buttons by Fritz Hansen, 1938
Additional Information:
Material: Beech and newly reupholstered i...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
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Beech, Sheepskin
Fritz Hansen chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Fritz Hansen chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fritz Hansen chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 142 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 127 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chairs by Fritz Hansen were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Arne Jacobsen, Ejvind A. Johansson, and Børge Mogensen. Prices for Fritz Hansen chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $370 and can go as high as $23,656, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,492.
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