PK80 Daybed
Poul Kjærholm's 1957 daybed: a tufted cushion on a painted plywood plate and a brushed steel base
1900 × 300 × 800 mm
Source: product page text — PK80 daybed (single size) — published as W 190 × D 80 × H 30 cm
1957
Poland
USD 17,499, model PK80: Upholstery: Canvas / Natural, Base: Steel / Brushed Spring Steel - Matt (default configuration), excl. VAT and taxes, fritzhansen.com US market, 2026-10-15
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.
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.
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