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Kai Kristiansen Sideboards

Danish, b. 1929

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.

Find a collection of vintage Kai Kristiansen furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Kai Kristiansen
Mid-Century Modern Danish Long Teak Credenza Tambour Cabinet by Kai Kristensen
By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautifully designed teak credenza with top notch construction made by Kai Kristiansen and produced by Faarup in the 1960's. It features a sleek full front tambour door with tons o...
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Kai Kristiansen Danish Modern Rosewood Sideboard Table for Askel Kjersgaard #393
By Kai Kristiansen, Illums Bolighus, Aksel Kjersgaard
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome rosewood sideboard or table, model #393, designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured in Denmark by high-quality furniture maker, Askel Kjersgaard...
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Danish 1960's Rosewood Lowboard by Kai Kristiansen for Schou Andersen, Model 54
By Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Mid-Century rosewood lowboard credenza, model 54 by Kai Kristiansen for Schou Andersen. This piece has sliding doors with she...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kai Kristiansen Sideboards

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Rosewood

Bureau by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bureau / small sideboard model 394 by danish designer Kai Kristiansen. Produced by Aksel Kjersgaard, Denmark, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kai Kristiansen Sideboards

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Walnut

Large Walnut Sideboard by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Kai Kristiansen in the 1960s, this long sideboard exemplifies clean-lined Danish modernism. The walnut case comprises four doors behind which are two sections of adjustab...
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Walnut

Kai Kristiansen Sideboard Produced by PSA Furniture in Denmark
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sideboard in rosewood designed by Kai Kristiansen. Produced by Preben Skov Andersen, PSA Furniture in Denmark.
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Kai Kristiansen sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Kai Kristiansen sideboards 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 Kai Kristiansen sideboards, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sideboards by Kai Kristiansen were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in scandinavia during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sideboards by Johannes Andersen, Henry Rosengren Hansen, and Henning Kjærnulf. Prices for Kai Kristiansen sideboards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,650 and can go as high as $9,165, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,473.

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