Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK111 Room Divider
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PK111 Room Divider
Poul Kjærholm's six-panel Oregon pine room divider, designed for his own dining area and extendable
1340 × 1400 mm
1956
Germany
Approx. $6,900 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The PK111™ Room Divider is Poul Kjærholm's six-panel screen of 1956, reintroduced by Fritz Hansen. It is made of pressure moulded veneer with Oregon pine outer layers and beech inner layers, and it stands 140 cm high and 134 cm wide.
Construction
- Five inner layers of beech veneer and two outer layers of Oregon pine veneer
- Clear lacquer finish
- Self-supporting and extendable: further panels interlock to lengthen the screen
Specifications
- Weight 24 kg
- PEFC-certified wood (PEFC/09-31-068)
- Origin line on the sheet: Germany
Story
Designed for the dining area of Kjærholm's own home
Fritz Hansen says Poul Kjærholm designed the PK111™ for the dining area of his own house, which his wife, the architect Hanne Kjærholm, designed as an open-plan space informed by Japanese ideas of spatial flow. At 140 cm the divider creates a sense of enclosure when seated and preserves openness when standing.
A modular screen
Kjærholm conceived it as a piece that could, in theory, extend infinitely; additional panels interlock to lengthen it.
More by Poul Kjærholm
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.
