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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Kai Kristiansen
Paper Knife ounge chair, 1955
Produced by Magnus Olesen, Denmark in Brazilian rosewood. New cushions upholstered in black aniline leather.

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* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks
Creator Kai Kristiansen
Manufacturer Magnus Olesen
Design Period 1950 to 1959
Year
Production Period 1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture Denmark
Identifying Marks This piece has an attribution mark
Style Scandinavian Modern
Detailed Condition Restored — this vintage item is in very good condition because it has been refreshed through new upholstery and/or refinishing.
Restoration and Damage Details
Reupholstered, Surface has been refinished
Product Code DZ-502680
Materials Rosewood, Aniline Leather
Color Black, brown
Width 70 cm 27.6 inch
Depth 70 cm 27.6 inch
Height 74 cm 29.1 inch
Seat Height 16.9 inch
Weight Range Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
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About the Creator

Kai Kristiansen

Danish designer Kai Kristiansen was born in 1929. Like many of Denmark's design greats, he apprenticed in cabinetmaking before enrolling—around 1948—in the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen under the highly influential designer Kaare Klint. At the age of 26, Kristiansen opened his own studio and began to create furniture in what would soon became known as the Danish modern style. His designs would be produced by well-known Danish manufacturers, such as Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Fornem Møbelkunst, Fritz Hansen, and Magnus Olesen.

In true Danish modern fashion, Kristiansen favored well-joined teak and rosewood, evident equally in his chairs, desks, sideboards, and wall units. In 1956, he designed his most celebrated work, the No. 42 Chair for Schou Andersen. The organically curved back and pivoted armrests form a chair that is as beautiful as it is comfortable. The No. 42 was well-received by critics and enjoyed continued success as one of the most enduring Danish designs of the 20th century.

Kristiansen's collaboration with Magnus Olesen brought about the sleek and sculptured No. 121 Lounge Chair. His modular FM Reolsystem Wall Unit (1957) for Feldballe Møbelfabrik met with success, not only in Scandinavia, but also throughout the rest of Europe and overseas in the United States.

Because they were so difficult to manufacture, many of Kristiansen’s designs eventually went out of production. In 2014, Kristiansen collaborated with Miyazaki Chair Company in Japan to reimagine some of his classics designs, which resulted in the Handy Chair, 4110 Chair, and Paper Knife seating collection. Today, his vintage designs are highly collectible, and he is recognized as one of the most talented Scandinavian designers of the 20th century.

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