Kai Kristiansen For Aksel Kjersgaard
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Night Stands
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Hardwood
Antique 1650s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Palisander
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern End Tables
Rosewood, Pine
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1950s European Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Tables
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Bookcases
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Wood, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Teak
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Kai Kristiansen for sale on 1stDibs
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.
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