After training under his cabinetmaker father and then further afield at Berlin’s Institute of Arts and Crafts Museum and in Paris, Danish furniture designer Jacob Kjær crafted classical English-inspired dining chairs, sofas and other pieces that, many decades later, are understated and elegant in any space.
Kjær returned to Copenhagen in 1926 and opened his own workshop after studying in Germany and working as a joiner in France. His collectible works have all the characteristics that are attributed to Scandinavian modernist furniture — his chairs boast gracefully sloping seat backs and arms that mirror works by designers such as Finn Juhl or Hans Wegner, while his tables and other pieces, typically crafted in teak, rosewood or mahogany, are demonstrative of the deep commitment to craftsmanship associated with likeminded artisans who hail from Nordic regions of the world.
A well-known armchair made by Kjær for use at the UN Building in New York City is the spare and sculptural FN chair. While this iconic seat was first constructed in wood and upholstered in durable leather at the designer’s studio, it was later manufactured by Christensen & Larsen and is now available from Kitani, a Japanese company that offers licensed reproductions of chairs by a range of Danish modernist designers such as Ib Kofod-Larsen, Nanna Ditzel and others.
Kjær participated in the Barcelona World Exhibition in 1929 and held leadership roles in the Arts and Crafts Committee for Export and the Danish Arts and Crafts National Association. He also chaired the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild for a period during the 1950s. An example of one of Kjær’s armchairs is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Jacob Kjær seating, side tables, coffee tables and more.
Flemming Lassen Settee in Beige Sheepskin, 1940s
By Flemming Lassen, Jacob Kjaer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Flemming Lassen, settee for master cabinetmaker Jacob Kjaer, Denmark. Tapering legs in mahogany and reupholstered in beige sheepskin. The model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1940. A matching pair of Flemming Lassen chairs...
Sheepskin, Mahogany
Flemming Lassen Style Danish Lambswool Sofa C. 1940's
By Flemming Lassen
Located in Norwalk, CT
A beautifully sculptural Danish sofa in the style of Flemming Lassen, dating to the 1940s and capturing the expressive, organic forms that helped define Scandinavian Modern design. C...
Wool, Beech
$6,800
H 26 in W 76 in D 38 in L 26 in
Flemming Lassen 1930s Danish Deco Curved Back Settee in Original Green Mohair
By Flemming Lassen
Located in Oakland, CA
1930s Danish Deco curved-back settee attributed to Flemming Lassen, retaining its original green mohair upholstery. Expertly handcrafted with a remarkably sturdy solid wood frame, th...
Mohair
1940s Curved Danish Cabinetmaker Banana Sofa
By Viggo Boesen, Märta Blomstedt, Flemming Lassen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb curved 1940s Danish sofa, reupholstered in the recent past in red and white striped fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Alpaca, Wood
1940s Danish Modern Settee in the Style of Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in New York, NY
This Finn Juhn-style settee was originally crafted in the 1940s. It has been newly reupholstered in gold-and-black chevron wool from Donghia with matching piping. While the upholster...
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage "Ingeborg" sofa by Flemming Lassen, Denmark, 1940s
By Asko, Flemming Lassen
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Beautiful “Ingeborg” sofa by Flemming Lassen, with curvesome forms. Designed in 1940 and named after his mother, the artist Ingeborg Winding. Upholstered with caramel colored sheepsk...
Lambskin, Birch
Otto Schultz, Settee, Elm, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white fabric and elm settee designed by Otto Schultz and produced by Boet, Sweden, c. 1940s. Seat height (inches): 16” All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Fabric, Elm
$12,685 / item
H 34.65 in W 40.16 in D 34.26 in
Flemming Lassen The Tired Man Lounge Chair Sheepskin Moonlight for Audo
By Flemming Lassen, Audo
Located in New York, NY
Flemming Lassen designed the overstuffed easy chair, The Tired Man, for The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Competition in 1935. It is characterized by organic, bearlike shapes and t...
Sheepskin, Oak
$8,000
H 28 in W 79 in D 33 in
Flemming Lassen Style, Danish Mid-Century Modern, Curved Sofa, Boucle, 1940s
By Flemming Lassen
Located in Stamford, CT
Flemming Lassen Style, Danish Cabinetmaker, Mid-Century Modern, Curved Sofa, Beige Boucle, 1940s Beautifly organic shaped Danish sofa similar to works by Flemming Lassen. This sofa ...
Bouclé
1940s French Art Deco Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Art Deco settee with rosewood arms and frame from France, 1940s. Striking large circular arms and newly woven seat and back with trestle style feet.
Cane, Rosewood
Mid-Century French Settee by Jean Pascaud & Vadim Androusov, 1940s
By Vadim Androusov, Jean Pascaud
Located in Queens, NY
French mid-century dark mahogany settee with gilt bronze sabot feet and armrest supported by gilt bronze eagles with brown upholstery. Signed Jean Pascaud, by Vadim Androusov (ref: Les Decorateurs des annee 40, pg 172). Jean Pascaud was born in Rouen in 1903. He took a degree in engineering from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, but his passion for furniture and décor, and the influence of his father in law, Auguste Bluysen, (then President of the Société des Architectes Modernes), led Pascaud to abandon a more traditional career and take up furniture design instead. By the late 1920s Pascaud regularly at the Salon des Tuileries, at the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, and the Arts Ménagers. His work is simple, yet technically ambitious and brilliant; his pieces are impressively large, but aesthetically balanced. Vadim Androusov was born in St. Petersburg in 1895. He was a grandson of the archeologist Schliemann. He arrived in Paris in 1920 and took classes at La Grande Chaumière academy; Bourdelle was one of his professors. His first sculptures date from 1925 and depict female figures and characters drawn from classical antiquity. He rarely used bronze, preferring terracotta, plaster, wood, and stone. He showed his creations at the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon des Indépendants. While a sculptor, he also collaborated with interior decorators and created wall-mounted light fixtures, furniture pulls...
Bronze
Italian Designer, Settee, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and white fabric sofa designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Reupholstered in brand new fabric. Seat Height (inches): 15” Arm Height (inches): 23.5" All items ship from...
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Art Moderne Settee Sofa, Cherry Red Velvet, 1940s Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully stylized Art Moderne Settee Sofa Loveseat from 1940's Sweden. Upholstered in original cherry red velvet. Price includes reupholstery in COM fa...
Velvet
Danish Modern Settee by Jacob Kjaer, 1940
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Danish modern settee designed by Jacob Kjaer, 1940s, newly reupholstered with dark stained beech legs.
Upholstery, Beech
Danish Modern Settee by Jacob Kjaer, 1940
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Danish modern settee designed by Jacob Kjaer, 1940s, dark stained beech legs with a newly upholstered linen fabric.
Upholstery, Beech
Danish Modern Settee by Jacob Kjaer
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This Transitional Danish Modern Tuxedo Style Settee by Jacob Kjaer is elegant and comfortable. It's compact structure makes it suitable for smaller spaces or as an accent piece in a...
Wool, Mahogany
Loveseat By Jacob Kjaer
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Free-standing Rosewood Settee, loose cushion, sides and back covered with vintage Curry Yellow Wool Velvet A similar sofa was presented at the Copenh...
Rosewood