Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK9 Chair
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK9 Chair
Poul Kjærholm's 1960 "Tulip chair": leather seat shell on a three-legged steel base
580 × 770 × 580 mm
1960
Approx. $9,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The PK9™ Chair was designed by Poul Kjærholm in 1960. Fritz Hansen's fact sheet calls it a side chair, also known as the "Tulip chair" because of its unique shape. The shape is characterised by three pieces of satin-brushed stainless steel that act as a column, as legs and as carriers of the leather seating element.
Construction
- Seat shell: nylon inner shell with a leather cover, glued at the back and loose at the front; the fact sheet says this enhances comfort
- Base: 3-legged, satin brushed stainless spring steel (configurator: brushed spring steel, matt)
- Upholstery: leather (Aura, Grace, Haze and Natural ranges in the configurator)
Specifications
- H 77 × W 58 × D 58 cm
- Weight 9 kg
- Not stackable
Story
A sand imprint and boxes of clay
Fritz Hansen reports that the inspiration for the shape was a sand imprint of the designer's wife left on the beach. In the course of the design work, Hanne Kjærholm sat in boxes of clay in search of the best and most comfortable solution. The chair is also known as the "Tulip chair" because of its unique shape.
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Three pieces of steel
The fact sheet describes a 3-legged base in satin brushed stainless spring steel. The same three pieces of steel act as a column, as legs and as carriers of the leather seating element.
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.
