Poul Kjærholm

Poul Kjærholm is know as one of the best furniture designer in the Danish era. He designed quite a large number of furniture and he always remained true to his principles. His mainly material was a steel frame and cover up the structure with a natural material such as leather or wood.


A good example of what I have said is the PK 24 chaise lounge that has a frame of chrome plated steel and a woven cane seat with its curves and the flowing of the form. Also the seat is not welded to the frame but held in position by elegant clamps. The base is in satin brushed stainless steel, and the seat is covered by leather.






               PK 24 Chaise Lounge






Another chair that caught my attention is the PK 9 shell chair it was produced in 1960. This chair is also known as the Tulip Chair due to its unique shape. The shape is made by three pieces of satin brushed stainless steel. They are connected with bolts from one side to another supporting the product. The seat is made out of pressured moulded fibre reinforced polyester and covered in leather. A good experiment of getting the leather onto the seat he glued onto the back so he loosen up the front to enhance the comfort in the front. His inspiration of the shape came from a sand imprint of his wife's behind on the beach. To get out the best shape for the seat he use to sit in a box of clay to find out the most optimal and comfortable solution.

PK 9 Shell chair

In my opinion his products are quite elegant and amazing for any occasion, they both look comfortable and willing to sit on them for quite a while. His other product has the same shape element and mostly used stainless steel frame for the legs and natural material for the seat.

Reference:

Bernard Polster, Claudia Neumann, Markus Schuler  and Fredrick Leven, 2004. The AZ of Modern design