Jörgen Kjaergaard Collection

Crafoord Auktioner Stockholm opens the door to architect Jörgen Kjaergaard's home and presents a unique selection of personal belongings, art and design - an auction that reflects a long life in the world of architecture and form, and his significance in shaping one of Stockholm's most well-known public spaces.
SERGELS TORG & LOVE
In the early 1950s, a Danish architect comes to Stockholm on a study trip. His name is Jörgen Kjaergaard, and he has just completed his education at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
A chance meeting with a young woman during a night out in town makes him stay. His love for Kerstin, as she is called, is simply too strong - and will last a lifetime.
This also marks the beginning of the professional journey Jörgen Kjaergaard undertakes, which after a few years leads him to David Helldén's architectural firm, then in the midst of designing the new Hötorgscity and Sergels torg. After a short time there, Kjaergaard is given the role of second-in-command, responsible for key design matters. It is in this capacity that, in late December 1959, he creates the iconic, slightly angled black-and-white triangle pattern for Sergels torg, based on the slopes of the lower level. The aim is to make the large surface visually comprehensible. The intended materials are black clay slate and white marble, entirely in keeping with the new square's role as "the Venice of the North's" own Piazza San Marco!
After a long, active life that from the 1970s onward is filled with his own projects - among them St. Eugenia Catholic Church by Kungsträdgården - Jörgen Kjaergaard passes away one week before his 98th birthday in the summer of 2025.
MARTIN RÖRBY
Architectural Historian