Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK91 Folding Stool
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
PK91 Folding Stool
Poul Kjærholm's 1961 folding stool, an homage to Kaare Klint with Egyptian roots
590 × 410 × 450 mm
1961
Approx. $6,300 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The PK91™ Folding Stool is Poul Kjærholm's 1961 folding stool, inspired by an ancient Egyptian original. It has propeller legs in satin brushed stainless steel and a seat in leather or canvas, and measures W 59 × D 45 × H 41 cm.
Image source: Fritz Hansen — PK91 Folding Stool · © 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
Construction
- Legs: propeller-shaped, satin brushed stainless steel
- Seat: leather or canvas
- Folds for storage
Specifications
- Part of the Röhsska Museum permanent collection, Gothenburg
- Weight 5.8 kg (product data)
Story
An homage to Klint
Fritz Hansen describes the PK91™ as an homage to Poul Kjærholm's mentor, Kaare Klint, who made a folding chair in wood in 1930, and calls the stool unmistakably a Kjærholm classic.
Egyptian origin
The fact sheet traces the stool's inspiration to an ancient Egyptian folding stool of around 1500 BC and notes that the PK91 is part of the permanent collection of the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg.
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.
