Kai Kristiansen (凱•克里斯蒂安森) 出生於1929年，並從小就當櫥櫃木工的學徒，直到他在1948年完成他的訓練。兩年後，他被接納進入哥本哈根的丹麥美術學院，在那裡他跟丹麥傳奇高手Kaare Klint (卡雷•柯林特) 學習傢俱設計。他畢業之後持續跟著大師一直到他在1955年自己出來開了私人工作室。
Kai Kristiansen was born in 1929 and from an early age trained as a cabinet-maker until finishing his apprenticeship in 1948. Two years later he was accepted into the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen where he studied furniture design under the legendary Danish master Kaare Klint and continued to work under Klint until opening his own private design workshop in 1955.
他一開始就跟製造商Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik建立了一個長期的合作關係，與最早合作的產品之一也就他最有名也最被複製的設計: 經典的型號＃42餐椅，以其簡約優雅，外觀輕盈，還有看似內置的扶手提供的舒適性(扶手設計巧妙地把椅背連接到椅腳)。
Early on he established a long-term relationship with the manufacturer Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik, with one of his earliest collaborations with them being his most famous and also most copied design – the iconic Model #42 dining chair, noted for its elegant simplicity, lightness of appearance, and the comfort provided by the seemingly “built-in” armrests which ingeniously connect the back support to the rear legs.
凱•克里斯蒂安森其他流行的設計包括Magnus Olesen型號＃121“切紙刀”的休閒椅和沙發系列，還有Feldballes公司模塊化的FM書櫃系列。
A couple of other popular designs by Kai Kristiansen include the Model #121 “paper knife” lounge chair & sofa series for Magnus Olesen and also the modular FM shelving-system manufactured by Feldballes.
克里斯蒂安森將繼續與許多丹麥傢俱行業的其他頂級品牌工作，包括Fritz Hansen跟Axel Kjærsgaard。他廣泛的吸引力和美譽度讓他成為斯堪的納維亞家具博覽會的組織者和主要驅動力，也同時讓他在整個1960年代獲得額外的國際公認。
Kristiansen would go on to work with many of the other top names in the Danish furniture industry, including Fritz Hansen and Axel Kjærsgaard. His broad appeal and reputation allowed him to gain additional international recognition as the organizer & driving force behind the popular Scandinavian Furniture Fair throughout the 1960’s.
Schou Andersen Model #169 Dining Chair designed by Kai Kristiansen
(Photo 1: Current Version in Beech // Photo 2: Vintage 1960s Dining Set in Rosewood)
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