Interlocking Kai Kristiansen Danish Rosewood Cube Nesting Tables
View Similar Items
Interlocking Kai Kristiansen Danish Rosewood Cube Nesting Tables
About the Item
- Creator:Kai Kristiansen (Designer),Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)Depth: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 3
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent restored vintage condition with only very minor imperfections (see pics).
- Seller Location:Chattanooga, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2255323894682
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.
Find a collection of vintage Kai Kristiansen furniture on 1stDibs.
- Set of 3 Black and Walnut Arthur Umanoff Guitar Pick Triangular Nesting TablesBy Arthur UmanoffLocated in Chattanooga, TNSet of three Mid-Century Modern nesting tables by Arthur Umanoff. The tables are guitar-pick shaped with black laminate tops inset to solid walnut wood frames. The vintage 1950s triangular tables...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...
MaterialsWalnut
- Percival Lafer Smoked Glass Top Rosewood Base 3-Piece End Table Coffee Table SetBy Percival LaferLocated in Chattanooga, TNVery good condition Mid-Century Modern Percival Lafer end table and coffee table set. Vintage 1970s. Stamped "Made in Brazil" on each piece. Sculpted solid Brazilian rosewood base wi...Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSmoked Glass, Rosewood
- Pair of Curved Rosewood Art Deco Waterfall Nightstands End TablesBy HenredonLocated in Chattanooga, TNEveryone here on team FMV adores these sinuous serpentine end tables. We don't know much (if anything) about the origin, maker or designer, but they're awesome nonetheless. This is...Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Art Deco End Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Percival Lafer Smoked Glass Top Brazilian Modern Rosewood End TablesBy Percival LaferLocated in Chattanooga, TNPair of vintage 1970s Percival Lafer, Brazilian Modern side tables. The deep red hue rosewood bases support a rich smoked glass table top. Both of the tables bear the “Lafer” label. ...Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSmoked Glass, Rosewood
- Percival Lafer Brutalist Parquet Hardwood Block Relief Brazilian Cocktail TablesBy Percival LaferLocated in Chattanooga, TNPlease consider and compare the quality of this set to similar offerings. You won't find a more beautifully restored example anywhere. These 1970's Mid-Century, Brazilian-Modern Pe...Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsRosewood, Glass, Hardwood
$4,496 Sale Price / set25% Off - Pair Parquet Oak Petite Side Tables with Iron x Base Sabre LegsBy Tommi ParzingerLocated in Chattanooga, TNPair of vintage parquet oak side tables with elegant X shaped bases. The transitional side tables are a petite stature and weight. They are perfectly at home placed beside your sofa or armchair. The beauty of these tables lies in their mobility. Because of their size, you can easily move them about. Essentially you have the functionality of portable furniture with the timeless look and craftsmanship of an heirloom piece. The oak parquet veneer accentuates the solid wood table tops...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsIron
- Kai Kristiansen Rosewood "Cube" of Three Interlocking Nesting TablesBy Kai Kristiansen, Vildbjerg MøbelfabrikLocated in Brooklyn, NYKai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik "cube" of nesting tables in rosewood. Composed of three tables two tables "slide" into the center table's side slots creating an ingeniously...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsRosewood
- Kai Kristiansen Model-33 Rosewood Interlocking Cube Nesting TablesBy Kai Kristiansen, Vildbjerg MøbelfabrikLocated in Los Angeles, CATransforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsWood, Rosewood
- Kai Kristiansen Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Interlocking Cube Trio Nesting TaBy Kai KristiansenLocated in Dayton, OHMid-Century Modern Danish cube tables by Kai Kristiansen for Vildberg Mobelfabrik. Made of teak featuring square form with interlocking nesting desig...Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsTeak
- Vintage Rosewood Kai Kristiansen Nesting Cube End TablesBy Kai Kristiansen, Vildbjerg MøbelfabrikLocated in San Jose, CAMid-Century Modern stacking end tables designed by Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik, circa 1960s. Features natural rosewood grains and det...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsRosewood
- Rosewood Nesting Tables Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik Denmark, 1960By Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik, Kai KristiansenLocated in Camden, MEKai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik design rare set of 3 rosewood nesting tables produced in Denmark, 1960. The beautifully grained Brazilian rose...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsRosewood
- Kai Kristiansen Rosewood "Cube" of Three Interlocking TablesBy Kai KristiansenLocated in Los Angeles, CARosewood square/cube nesting tables - each 'nesting table' contains three rosewood tables that fit into each other (creating a total of six tables when separated.) The squared legs ...Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
MaterialsRosewood