Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK31 Lounge Chair
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK31 Lounge Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1958 leather lounge chair on a matt chromed spring-steel frame
760 × 760 × 760 mm
1958
Approx. $28,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Poul Kjærholm designed the PK31™ in 1958. The product page describes the PK31 chair and sofa series as a prime example of Kjærholm's ability to work with exquisite materials and minimalism, a fusion of elegance, luxury and comfort created in the search for the ideal form. The series is available as an armchair and as a 2- or 3-seater sofa.
Construction
- Frame: matt chromed spring steel; the fact sheet adds black leg ferrules
- Upholstery: leather; according to the fact sheet the cushions consist of loose down
- Additional units/seats can be added to the standard configurations (fact sheet)
Specifications
- H 76 × W 76 × D 76 cm
- Seat height 38 cm, armrest height 48 cm
Story
A cube of 76 centimetres
The fact sheet presents the PK31 lounge chair and sofa series as furniture that can be fitted to a room while remaining a single piece in its own right. It calls the PK31 a self-contained freestanding object and a realisation of Kjærholm's quest to find an ideal form, which the chair confirms by defining a cube of 76 cm on a side, with the seat height at the midpoint.
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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.
