Poul Kjaerholm

Danish 1929-1980
"I am trying to express the very language of the materials themselves." Poul Kjærholm
KJÆRHOLM: overview exhibition. FINISHED

Designer of furniture and interiors. In 1949 Poul Kjærholm studied at the School of Arts and Crafts (Kunsthandvaerkerskolen) in Copenhagen. Despite his traditional training as a cabinet maker, Kjærholm designed furniture for industrial production by E. Kold Christensen, combining stainless or chromed steel frames with natural materials such as rattan, canvas, leather, timber and rope.
Like the Bauhaus designers with whom he is sometimes compared, Kjærholm was uncompromising in his insistence on structural clarity and technical quality. However, his personal concern for everyday use did much to popularize the austere functionalist style with which he is associated.
PK54

PK54 round table

Poul Kjaerholm 1963

Four part frame of chrome-plated profile steel, flint rolled marble top. Diameter 140 cm. For the table is an extension ring available, made of maple and consisting of six leaves which are secured to the marble top by notches, locked together, and held in place by means of rubber O rings. A PK9 chair is the perfect match for this table.

PK54
PK54
PK54
PK33

PK33 stool

Poul Kjaerholm 1958

Matte, chrome-plated steel. Height 53 cm, diameter 34 cm. The cushion and the plywood bottom are fastened to the frame by means of rubber straps.

PK33
PK33
PK61

PK61 coffee table

Poul Kjaerholm 1956

Matte, chrome-plated steel, lint-rolled marble, slate or glass top. Height 32 cm. Top 80x80 cm. Designed to go together with the PK22 easy chair.

PK61
PK20

PK20 easy chair

Poul Kjaerholm 1967

Matte, chrome-plated spring steel and leather. One of the ideas behind this chair was a utilization of those leather straps which were left over from other leather production, however, it demands the very finest and homogeneous leather.

PK20
PK20
PK8

PK8 dining chair

Poul Kjaerholm 1978

The design is from 1978 and until 2007 it only existed as a drawing and as a prototype in Hanne Kjærholm's home. The beautiful, organic shell is known from PK9 - the 3-legged aluminium base, however, is unique. The chair was originally upholstered with leather, inspired by PK9, but it's now made in a hard plastic material. The seat shell is dyed hard plastic material with a lacquer coating. PK8 comes in black, white, grey and red. In 2008 the PK8 is also available with front upholstery to add even better comfort. The upholstery is in the woolen Divina/Divina Melange in different colours. Base and shell are assembled with three screws that are visible on the seat shell. Each chair is provided with a unique number engraved in the base. PK8 is a perfect match to PK58.

PK8
PK8
White with upholstering in grey divina.
PK8
PK0

PK0 easy chair

Poul Kjaerholm 1952

The chair consists of two double curved black lacquered shells. The chair was first made of papier maché as a private prototype. Produced in limited quantity, 600 copies, by Fritz Hansen in connection with their 125 year anniversary in 1997.

PK0
PK22

PK22 easy chair

Poul Kjaerholm 1956

Matte, chrome-plated spring steel, canvas, leather or wicker (cane). Height 71, depth 67, width 63 cm. Seat height 35 cm. The new thing about the chair was that it neither had a front rail nor a top bar, stability was ensured by means of the clamp below the seat and the cross-sewing of the upholstery. Kjaerholm designed the PK61 sofa table to go together with the PK22 easy chair.

PK22
PK22
PK65

PK65 coffee table

Poul Kjaerholm 1979

Orginally designed as a coffee table to Poul Kjærholm's easy chair PK20. The table measures 100 x 100 x 38 cm and has a satin brushed stainless steel frame. Tops available in clear hardened glass, flint-rolled marble, matte polished granite, arasbescato or slate.

PK65
PK65
Tabletop alternatives.
PK1

PK1 dining chair

Poul Kjaerholm 1956

Matte, chrome-plated steel tubing with cane.

PK1
PK71

PK71 nesting tables

Poul Kjaerholm 1957

Matte, chrome-plated steel frame with a square cross-section, black or white acrylic tops.

PK71
PK71
PK71
PK80

PK80 daybed

Poul Kjaerholm 1957

Matte, chrome-plated steel and leather, plywood sheet bottom. Length 190, width 80 cm. Seat height 30 cm. Cushion and bottom fixed to the frame by means of rubber straps.

PK80
PK80
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