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Poul Kjærholm Kjærholm’s contemporaries opted for wood as their primary furniture construction material.
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In typically Scandinavian fashion, most of Kjærholm’s contemporaries opted for wood as their primary furniture construction material.

Kjærholm chose steel as his primary, but always combined it with other materials such as wood, leather, cane or marble.

Poul Kjærholm

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. I consider steel a material with the same artistic merit as wood and leather

Works

Poul Kjærholm

Lounge chair PK25 (1951/52, production start in 1956): made on one single sheet of steel. cover done using sailing cord/rope like called flag halyard
Coffee table PK61 (1955) : made to match PK22, top can be in glass/marble/granite/slate
Lounge chair PK22(1956): famous and well known
Day Bed PK80 (1957)
Tripod stool PK33(1959) : same construction technique as on daybed PK80 (top & feet sticks together using rubber rings)
The Tulip Chair (1961)
X Stool PK91 (1961): ball bearing crossing
Hammock chair PK24(1965): Chaise Longue, reversible structure
Rocking Chair PK20 (1967)

Poul Kjærholm

Poul Kjærholm

Kjærholm has been referred to as a furniture architect as he used functional models to make his finalized works. Furniture that he created between 1951 and 1980 has been described as profound essays on the relationship between the body, materials, and space.

Poul Kjærholm Video

Kjærholm’s contemporaries opted for wood as their primary furniture construction material. View article at Poul Kjærholm