Fritz Hansen Chairs
Danish, 1847-1902
When the Copenhagen-based furniture maker Fritz Hansen opened for business more than 140 years ago, the company — which today styles itself The Republic of Fritz Hansen — adhered to the traditional, time-honored Danish values of craftsmanship in woodworking and joinery. Yet thanks to the postwar innovations of Arne Jacobsen and others, Fritz Hansen would become the country’s leader in Scandinavian modern design using new, forward-looking materials and methods.
Fritz Hansen started his company in 1872, specializing in the manufacture of small furniture parts. In 1915, the firm became the first in Denmark to make chairs using steam-bent wood (a technique most familiar from birch used in the ubiquitous café chairs by Austrian maker Thonet). At the time, Fritz Hansen was best known for seating that featured curved legs and curlicue splats and referenced 18th-century Chippendale designs.
In the next few decades, the company promoted simple, plain chairs with slatted backs and cane or rush seats designed by such proto-modernist masters as Kaare Klint and Søren Hansen. Still, the most aesthetically striking piece Fritz Hansen produced in the first half of the 20th century was arguably the China chair of 1944 by Hans Wegner — and that piece, with its yoke-shaped bentwood back- and armrest, was based on seating manufactured in China during the Ming dynasty. (Wegner was moved by portraits he’d seen of Danish merchants in the Chinese chairs.)
Everything changed in 1952 with Arne Jacobsen’s Ant chair. The collaboration between the architect and Fritz Hansen officially originated in 1934 — that year, Jacobsen created his inaugural piece for the manufacturer, the solid beechwood Bellevue chair for a restaurant commission. The Ant chair, however, was the breakthrough.
With assistance from his then-apprentice Verner Panton, Jacobsen designed the Ant chair for the cafeteria of a Danish healthcare company called Novo Nordisk. The chair was composed of a seat and backrest formed from a single piece of molded plywood attached, in its original iteration, to three tubular metal legs. Its silhouette suggests the shape of the insect’s body, and the lightweight, stackable chair and its biomorphic form became an international hit.
Jacobsen followed with more plywood successes, such as the Grand Prix chair of 1957. The following year he designed the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and its furnishings, including the Egg chair and the Swan chair. Those two upholstered pieces, with their lush, organic frames made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane, have become the two chairs most emblematic of mid-20th-century cool. Moreover, the Egg and Swan led Fritz Hansen to fully embrace new man-made materials, like foam, plastic and steel wire used to realize the avant-garde creations of later generations of designers with whom the firm collaborated, such as Piet Hein, Jørn Utzon (the architect of the Sydney Opera House) and Verner Panton. If the Fritz Hansen of 1872 would not now recognize his company, today’s connoisseurs certainly do.
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Creator: Fritz Hansen
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chair
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with vintage tan aniline leather.
Base of chrome steel tube.
Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
New shell and base reuphols...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$953 / item
Vintage 1950
s Retro Orange chairs Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Markington, GB
Vintage 1950's Retro Orange Fritz Hansen chairs
lovely set of chairs nice orange colour with just the right patina, these chairs would bright up any room.
Sought after chairs, qui...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
$684 Sale Price / set
66% Off
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chair
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with walnut elegance aniline leather.
Base of chrome steel tube.
Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
New shell and base reup...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$953 / item
Italian mid-century orange wood Serie 7 chairs by Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen, 1999
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern orange wood Serie 7 chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1999.
Set consisting of six Series 7 chairs, of Danish origin, in apricot orange painted wood...
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1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Steel
Frederik Sieck for Fritz Hansen Pair of Chairs
By Frederik Sieck, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Frederik Sieck for Fritz Hansen, pair of chairs model 3200, skai, black lacquered wood, metal, Denmark, design 1962
This industrial pair of chairs was designed by the Swedish design...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,400 / set
Fritz Hansen PK22 Chairs by Poul Kjaerholm, Set of Two
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Basildon, London
Created by the legendary Danish designer Poul Kjærholm in 1956, the PK22 lounge chair by Fritz Hansen is a timeless classic that epitomises modern design. It is characterised by its ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Black Series 7 Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a gently used set of 4 Series 7 (model 3107) chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. They have seats in a colored ash veneer - black (#195). The Series 7 chair is an icon...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Black Vintage Chairs Arne Jacobsen 1952 for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern set of 2 vintage black stairs, which was designed by Arne Jacobsen 1952 and executed for Fitz Hansen, 1970, Denmark. It is marked underneath.
The stacking chairs ...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Danish modern Black wood Chairs 7 Series by Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1970s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in MIlano, IT
Danish modern Black wood Chairs 7 Series by Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1970s
Set of 4 danish chairs mod. 0465 or 7 Series in black painted wood....
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1970s Danish Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Outdoor
Virkelyst
Chair in Teak and Honey Yellow Fabric for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Virkelyst' chair in teak and honey yellow fabric for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinav...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Teak
Outdoor
Pelagus
Armchair in Teak and Ivory Aluminum for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Outdoor 'Pelagus' armchair in teak and ivory aluminum for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Scandinavian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of Two Series Seven Chairs Model 3207 In Dark Brown Leather By Arne Jacobsen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
The 7 with armrests and fully upholstered leather is a classic design by Arne Jacobsen. This chair is incredibly versatile and fits perfectly into any dining table, kitchen or office...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,668 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Denmark modern Chair 3107 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1980
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in MIlano, IT
Denmark modern Chair 3107 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1980
Chair mod. 3107, belonging to the Series 7, with seat and back in curved wood painted in grey-blue. The structure fe...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Wood
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Set of Ten
Butterfly
Chairs in Plywood
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 'Butterfly' or 3107 chairs, plywood, steel, Denmark, design 1955
Set of iconic multifunctional chairs by maste...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Series7 Chair, Burnt Yellow
Steel Chrome by Arne Jacobsen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Dubai, AE
The Series 7™ chair is an icon in modern furniture history, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. Its unique shape is timeless and incredibly versatile, displaying character without ove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Scandinavian Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Nando Chair Model N02-31 Recycle
By Fritz Hansen, Nendo
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$860 / item
Nando Chair Model N02-10 Recycle
By Fritz Hansen, Nendo
Located in Berkeley, CA
N02 Recycle is a strong, stackable chair by Japanese studio nendo inspired by a simple crease of paper on the designer’s work table. The chair’s elegant shell is circular plastic, me...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$408 / item
Kasper Salto Model Ks52 Nap
By Fritz Hansen, Kasper Salto
Located in Berkeley, CA
The NAP chair is a reflection of Kasper Salto’s approach to design. “For me design is about relevance. To always create a product that has relevance towards ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$598 / item
Kasper Salto Model Ks50 Nap
By Fritz Hansen, Kasper Salto
Located in Berkeley, CA
Kasper Salto’s NAP chair comes in several varieties: stackable with 4 legs or sled and as bar stool or counter stool, all with and without arms. The chair ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$516 / item
Jaime Hayon Fred Lounge Chair, Oak
By Jaime Hayon, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The result of the latest collaboration between Fritz Hansen and Jaime Hayon, the Fred lounge chair strikes the perfect balance between past and future, making lounging a new art form...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,260 / item
Benjamin Hubert Model Bh25 Pair
By Benjamin Hubert, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The PAIR chair is a tale of materials, textures, light and colour. You can customize the different elements and mix & match the different colours and materials. This opens up for end...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,060 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 4130 Grand Prix
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Grand Prix chair was designed by the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen in 1957 and was first presented at the Spring Exhibition for Danish crafts and furniture design. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,673 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3318 Pot Easy Chair Fabric
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
In 1959 Arne Jacobsen created Gryden – in English meaning the Pot – a light take on an embracive lounge chair and originally designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The shape...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,492 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3211 Little Giraffe
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,039 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3211 Little Giraffe
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,531 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3211 Little Giraffe
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Giraffe which earned its name because of its high backrest, dates back to 1959. Arne Jacobsen is the designer behind this beauty, and it was part of his total design of SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Jacobsen played around with the Giraffe and made different versions, and the one we know today is the Little Giraffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,039 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3197 Fully Upholstered
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Series 7 barstool is a beautiful, functional and urban extension of the classic Series 7 chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. The chair is by far t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,898 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3197 Front Upholstered
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Series 7 barstool is a beautiful, functional and urban extension of the classic Series 7 chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. The chair is by far t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,216 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3193c Oxford Classic
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The original version of the Oxford chair was designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. The chair’s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. The “professor’s chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,284 / item
Arne Jacobsen Model 3173c Oxford Classic
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The original version of the Oxford™ chair was designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. The chair’s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. The “professor’s chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Oak
$5,540 / item
Italian mid century curved wood and legs Ant chair by Fritz Hansen, 1970s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern curved solid wood and chromed legs Ant chair by Fritz Hansen, 1970s.
Ant model chair with seat in curved solid wood and legs in chromed steel rod.
Design b...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Danish Chairs by Fritz Hanzen. Denmark, 1960
s.
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Danish chairs by Fritz Hanzen, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Chair model 3117 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1950s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wood and metal office chair. Rotates on itself and height adjustable. Maximum height: 87 cm, maximum seat height: 55 cm. Stamped on the und...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fritz Hansen Sheepskin Model 1518 Wingback Pair of Easy Club Lounge Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Asheville, NC
These two stunning original Fritz Hansen chairs from the 1940s are reupholstered in a Sahara tan sheepskin.
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1940s Danish Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Aage Schmidt Christensen Fritz Hansen Danish Teak Cognac Dining Chair Set of 4
By Aage Schmidt Christensen 1, Fritz Hansen
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Aage Schmidt Christensen dining chairs for Fritz Hansen.
Modell version 4112.
Solid teak wood and original vegetal cognac leather.
These are very old and rare versions with the la...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Series7 Junior chair by Arne Jacobsen from 1955 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, 2019
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Ravenna, IT
Serie7 Junior chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen. With a curvaceous line, the Series7 is one of the Danish designer's most famous tr...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Metal
4 chairs, high back, in leather and aluminum, Oxford model by Arne Jacobsen.
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Iconic Scandinavian office chairs. The Oxford chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen for Oxford University in the United Kingdom in 1964. Available in numerous versions, this high-backe...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Arne Jacobsen
1902-1971
Six Chaises Modèle 3101, Edition Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) six chaises modèle 3101, assises et dossiers en contreplaqué moulé laqué noir, piétement quadripode en métal tubulaire chromé. Edition Fritz Hansen. Danish ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Hansen Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Fritz Hansen chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Fritz Hansen chairs 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 Fritz Hansen chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 142 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 127 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chairs by Fritz Hansen were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Arne Jacobsen, Ejvind A. Johansson, and Børge Mogensen. Prices for Fritz Hansen chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $370 and can go as high as $23,656, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,492.
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