1960s Kai Kristiansen Fully Restored and Reupholstered Rosewood Dining Chairs

The chair have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that make it fit in easily in your home – a design that was so uniqe that his colleague the famous designer Hans J. Wegner characterized model 42 as beautiful from all angles when the chair was revealed in 1956.

Frames of the chairs have been fully restored restored and refinished by our cabinetmaker and are in excellent condition with only few and minimal signs of age and use. The chairs will be reupholstered with black basic leather from Sorensen Leather – a suitable leather used for a vast range of iconic designs you see as collectibles in museums, galleries, executive settings and private residences worldwide. If you wish for another type of leather or material for the re-upholstery we will be happy to give you awide range of other options and make a quote for the extra cost of material for you.

Ask for shipping quote if you wish for more than one chair as this will reduce the shipping cost per chair.

Kai Kristiansen was one of the last pupils of the famous architect Kaare Klint who founded modern Danish design and laid the foundation for the “Danish Modern” style. During the years 1958-78 Kristiansen worked in his business in Aarhus owned jointly by himself and furniture maker Illum Wikkelsø (1919-99).

Kristiansens works met their most intense demand during a few decades from 1950, then production of them was discontinued. However, several of them are now being produced again by the Japanese furniture producer Miyazaki Chair Mill in Tokushima. An Australien producer has also included Kristiansen production in their portfolio. Kai Kristiansen might have been the originator of mass produced furniture, had he accepted an offer from Ikea-founder Ingvar Kamprad. He declined to let himself enroll in the Ikea staff.

Kristiansen exhibitions include numerous participations in furniture and design shows in Milano, Paris, Cologne and London. Among his most cherished works is the Paper Knife collection, including two sofas, a coffee table and an armchair. His 4110 og Handy chairs are also widely sold. In fact, the Kai Kristiansen name is probably better known by a selected global furniture design public than it is known generally in his home country.