Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK8 Chair
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK8 Chair
Poul Kjærholm's three-legged chair of sinuous curves, long a prototype, in leather and aluminium
590 × 770 × 510 mm
1978
Approx. $3,900 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The PK8™ Chair is a Poul Kjærholm design that Fritz Hansen dates 1978/2007. It has a three-legged brushed aluminium base under a PC/ABS shell with leather front upholstery, and measures H 77 × W 59 × D 51 cm.
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Construction
- Base: anodised, satin-brushed aluminium, three legs
- Shell: dyed and lacquered PC/ABS plastic, black or white
- Base and shell joined with three screws
- Front upholstery in leather
Specifications
- Weight 5.7 kg in the product data
- Page configuration: black lacquered shell, Aura leather in black
Story
From prototype to production
Fritz Hansen says that for many years the PK8™ existed only as a prototype in the home of Hanne Kjærholm. The fact sheet tells how it was put into production in close collaboration with her and shown to the public in 2007 in connection with the Louisiana exhibition The Furniture Architect.
A relative of the 1953 chair
The sheet compares the sinuous curves of the shell with Kjærholm's cantilevered chair from 1953 and says the three legs, shaped to complement the seating element, give the PK8 its own look.
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.
