Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK80 Daybed
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK80 Daybed
Poul Kjærholm's 1957 daybed: a tufted cushion on a painted plywood plate and a brushed steel base
1900 × 300 × 800 mm
1957
Poland
Approx. $17,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The PK80™ Daybed is dated 1957 and credited to Poul Kjærholm. Fritz Hansen says it draws inspiration from a couch that Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich designed in 1930.
Construction
- Cushion: upholstered in leather or canvas, with a core of granulated foam and hairlok
- Plate: painted plywood bedplate, FSC MIX certified wood
- Base: satin brushed stainless steel
- Upholstery: leather ranges Aura, Grace, Embrace, Rustik and Natural, or Natural canvas, per the fact sheet
Specifications
- L 190 × W 80 × H 30 cm
- Origin Poland, per the fact sheet
Story
A refined historical model
The product page calls the PK80 the embodiment of Kjærholm's talent for refining historical models and distilling design down to its essence. Its stated starting point is a couch that Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich designed in 1930.
Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK80 Daybed · © Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
In museums
The same text says the daybed can be found today in the Museum of Modern Art and around the world. Wikipedia's list of Kjærholm's works gives the day bed PK80 the year 1957, which matches the manufacturer's fact sheet.
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.
