Poul Kjærholm’s furniture pieces complement each other amazingly well. Not only are they mutually harmonious, they also go with a wide variety of other furniture designs.
Take the PK61 coffee table, for example; the interlocking frame is more than a visual and practical stroke of genius, plus the table legs never get in the way.
Use it as a coffee table in the living room or anywhere else you like, this timeless, elegant piece will blend with the ambience of any setting.
It’s very rare how furniture that depends on plain materials and colours can have such versatility, and you can always feel certain that your guests will never overlook this outstanding table.
Poul Kjærholm’s furniture pieces complement each other amazingly well. Not only are they mutually harmonious, they also go with a wide variety of other furniture designs.
Take the PK61 coffee table, for example; the interlocking frame is more than a visual and practical stroke of genius, plus the table legs never get in the way.
Use it as a coffee table in the living room or anywhere else you like, this timeless, elegant piece will blend with the ambience of any setting.
It’s very rare how furniture that depends on plain materials and colours can have such versatility, and you can always feel certain that your guests will never overlook this outstanding table.
Lauded for his distinctive style of furniture design, Poul Kjaerholm was born in Øster Vrå, Denmark in 1929. His pieces are considered to contain a minimalist yet articulate form, all embossed with that signature style that continues to be celebrated worldwide to this day.
With the humble beginning as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with the firm Gronbech in 1948, Kjaerholm went on to forge his design ideology at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen. Shirking away from the majority of his Scandinavian counterparts, the Dane chose steel as his primary material of choice over wood. "Steel’s constructive potential is not the only thing that interests me, the refraction of light on its surface is an important part of my artistic work.”
Awarded the prestigious Lunning Award and Grand Prize at the Milan Trennali in 1958 and 1960 respectively; Kjaerholm’s designs continue to be included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and within numerous other museums across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany.
Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980)