Kai Kristiansen Danish Teak Dining Chairs with Black Vinyl Seat Pads, Set of 6

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Kai Kristiansen Danish Teak Dining Chairs with Black Vinyl Seat Pads, Set of 6

About the Item

This is a set of very desirable midcentury dining chairs with black vinyl seat pads designed in Denmark in the 1960s by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured by Korup Stolefabrik. These beautiful high back chairs have a traditional 4 bar ladderback design with slightly spayed legs. Kai Kristiansen is one of the most innovative and talented Danish designers of the mid-20th century. Kristiansen was born in 1929 and trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. His mentor was the famed father of modern Danish furniture design Kaare Klint. Kristiansen excelled as a cabinetmaker and in 1955 set up his own design workshop. His talent was quickly recognized by some of Denmarks finest cabinet makers and the result is some of the most stunning furniture produced during the midcentury era. Kristiansen was a multifaceted designer who was comfortable designing a range of furniture. His work is defined by clean lines and a perfect balance of form and function. He designed some of the most desirable lounge, dining and office furniture of the day in luxurious teak and rosewood. As an avid supporter of furniture design, Kristiansen also organized many of the large furniture fairs in Denmark during the 1960s. Today his designs are some of the most highly coveted examples of the midcentury Furniture to emerge from Denmark. The seat pads look super and are ever so comfortable as we’ve had them fully reupholstered with new foam and vinyl. Measures: W 47cm x D 45cm x H 100cm, seat height 45cm.

Creator:
Kai Kristiansen (Designer),Korup Stolefabrik (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)Seat Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Teak
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960-1969
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The seat pads look super and are ever so comfortable as we’ve had them fully reupholstered with new foam and vinyl.
Seller Location:
Glasgow, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 6 kai blk1stDibs: LU4540217058711

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Kai Kristiansen

With a passion for math and engineering, Kai Kristiansen has created high-quality wood furniture for decades. Beginning in the 1950s, his 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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