Historia de la colección
Origen
Poul Kjærholm trabajó con el fabricante Ejvind Kold Christensen desde 1955 hasta el final de su vida. Dos años después del fallecimiento del diseñador, los albaceas de Kjærholm encomendaron a Fritz Hansen la producción y la comercialización de The Kjærholm Collection, que Fritz Hansen sigue fabricando y distribuyendo en todo el mundo.
Lenguaje de diseño
Kjærholm se consideraba un arquitecto del mueble. Ebanista de formación, eligió el acero como material principal y lo combinó con cuero, mimbre, mármol y madera: "Prefiero expresar el carácter de los materiales antes que mi propio carácter."
Piezas clave
- Sillón PK22™ (1956) — A 71 × An 63 × P 63 cm
- Mesa de centro PK61™ (1956) — A 32 × 80 × 80 cm
- Sillón y sofás PK31™ (1958)
- Silla PK25™ Element (1951), chaise longue PK24™, taburete PK91™
- También en la colección: sillas PK8™, PK15™ y PK23™; taburetes PK33™ y PK91™; mesas de centro PK60™, PK63™ y PK65™; mesas de comedor PK40™ y PK58™; mesas de trabajo PK51™ y PK55™; mesas nido PK71™; diván PK81™; separador de espacios PK111™; sofá PK26™; mesa PK62™
Piezas de esta colección
PK0 A Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1952 sculptural lounge chair in pressure moulded veneer, in black ash or Oregon pine
PK11 Armchair
Poul Kjærholm's 1957 armchair for Fritz Hansen, on a three-legged stainless steel frame
PK111 Room Divider
Poul Kjærholm's six-panel Oregon pine room divider, designed for his own dining area and extendable
PK20 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1968 easy chair in leather or wicker on a matt chromed spring-steel frame
PK22 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1956 PK22: one seat-and-back piece on a split brushed spring steel frame
PK23 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1954 low lounge chair on a four-legged steel base, divided veneer shells
PK15 Armchair
Poul Kjærholm's final design: a steam-bent ash armchair with a French cane seat
PK24 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1965 "Hammock Chair" chaise longue: leather on a brushed spring-steel frame
PK25 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 'Element' chair: one continual chromed steel frame wound with flag halyard
PK40 Dining Table
Poul Kjærholm's 1980 square dining table with a leather-covered top on a stainless steel base
PK26 Sofa
Poul Kjærholm's 1956 PK26: a wall-mounted one-seater sofa in flat steel and leather
PK3 Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1954 split-shell chair in veneer on a tubular steel base, stackable
PK31 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1958 leather lounge chair on a matt chromed spring-steel frame
PK31 Sofa
Poul Kjærholm's PK31/2: the two-seater of the PK31 series on a matt chromed spring steel frame
PK4 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1952 lounge chair: one flag halyard length on a seven-piece steel frame
PK33 Stool
Poul Kjærholm's 1959 three-legged stool: chromed spring steel legs and a loose round cushion
PK51 Office Table
Poul Kjærholm's 1957 rectangular worktable, an ash veneer top on a satin brushed steel frame
PK55 Office Table
The smaller of Poul Kjærholm's two 1957 worktables, ash veneer on a satin brushed steel frame
PK60 Coffee Table
Poul Kjærholm's 1952 circular coffee table: a glass top on a pressure-moulded veneer base
PK62 Coffee Table
Poul Kjærholm's 1968 PK62: an 80 cm long, 17 cm low table with a stone top on a steel base