Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK0 A Lounge Chair
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK0 A Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1952 sculptural lounge chair in pressure moulded veneer, in black ash or Oregon pine
660 × 660 × 625 mm
1952
Germany
Approx. $3,700 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Poul Kjærholm designed the PK0 A™ in 1952, at the beginning of his tenure at Fritz Hansen. Fritz Hansen describes it as a one-of-a-kind chair and a functional sculpture; its ribbon-like form pushed the wood-bending techniques of the time to their limits. The chair was reissued in 2022 in Oregon pine or black coloured ash, fitted with cinnabar red spacers.
Construction
- Shell: pressure moulded veneer
- Spacers: steel and EPDM rubber; glides: Hytrel 5526
- Material shares given by Fritz Hansen: wood 94 %, steel 5 %, polyester 1 %
- All wood components are made from PEFC-certified wood
Specifications
- H 66 × W 66 × D 62.5 cm (product page: depth 63 cm)
- Weight 7.3 kg
- Two variants: lacquered Oregon pine and black coloured ash
Story
At the start of Kjærholm's time at Fritz Hansen
Fritz Hansen places the chair at the very beginning of Poul Kjærholm's time at the company. The fact sheet describes that first spell as about a year of employment, in which, according to the sheet, he designed several noteworthy chair prototypes.
A ribbon of wood
The fact sheet describes the chair's ribbon-like form as challenging conventional chair forms and as standing at the intersection of art and design. In 2023 the chair was named winner in Wallpaper* magazine's Best Sleeper Hits Award, according to the product page.
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PK3 Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1954 split-shell chair in veneer on a tubular steel base, stackable
PK24 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1965 "Hammock Chair" chaise longue: leather on a brushed spring-steel frame
PK55 Office Table
The smaller of Poul Kjærholm's two 1957 worktables, ash veneer on a satin brushed steel frame
PK23 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1954 low lounge chair on a four-legged steel base, divided veneer shells
Collection
PK Collection
The Kjærholm Collection by Fritz Hansen: Poul Kjærholm's steel furniture with leather, wicker and stone — PK22™, PK61™, PK31™, PK25™ and PK24™. On INTEBEE.
