Pair of Easy Chairs "Model 121" from the "Paper Knife" series. Kai Kristiansen for Magnus Olesen, Durup. Circa 1967/1968. Kai Kristiansen 1929 Denmark. Rosewood and black leather. Slender frame construction on four round-rod legs that swell slightly in the middle, with the slightly convex armrests on top. The flat backrest, mounted at an angle in the frame construction, is reinforced with two vertical wooden slats. Backrest and seat upholstery of foam, covered with black leather, loosely resting, spring covering. In the inner frame the typographical label "Made in Denmark", "Magnus Olesen, Durup" as well as the seller's mark "Domus Danica" and certification "Danish Furniture Makers Control". Year of design: 1956. Lit.: Per H. Hansen, Klaus Petersen: Den store danske Møbelguide . Denmark, 2006. ill. p. 221. With isolated, small traces of use.One armchair with a restored chip (approx. 8.5 cm) on the back in the area of the lower right vertical rail, this with a missing mainspring and a scratch on the rear left leg. Both armchairs with a bump inside the frame with slight loss of material. Leather with stretch creases, slightly rubbed in places in the area of the armrests, one seat cushion with a light scratch mark. Foam of the seat cushions porous, defects of the fabric covering fixed with adhesive tape underneath, the outer seam of some double seams open. Dimensions: h. 75 cm, w. 66 cm, d. 75 cm, seat height 31 cm. Kai Kristiansen 1929 Denmark Danish furniture designer.Trained as a cabinetmaker. From 1948 studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen under Kaare Klint. 1955 Opened his own office in Copenhagen, focusing on production in the Danish Modern style. 1956 Kristiansen designed his most famous work, the No. 42 chair for Schou Andersen. From 1970s management of his office with Illum Wikkelsø. 2014 Designer collaborated with Miyazaki Chair Company in Japan to redevelop some of his classic designs. 2016 Cooperation with Great Dane Furniture to release another reissue of his designs that became popular in the mid-1950s. Kai Kristiansen lives and works in Copenhagen.