PK22 chairs by Poul
Kjaerholm, Pair
Circa 1950’s, Denmark
Original black leather
seats, Chromed flat steel frame.
Stamped with E. Kold Christiansen logo.
Timeless elegance, a
typical Kjærholm design,
with the combination of steel and leather, the perfect minimalist
design.
The discrete and elegant PK22 easy chair stands as an icon for Poul
Kjærholm’s work.
The PK22 easy chair has a satin-brushed stainless spring steel base
This chair design is
reminiscent of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair of 1929.
Please note; the
photos shown here are for design style only.
Photos of the actual chairs will be added very soon ;
The pair of Vintage Modern classic chairs we are offering have been on
display
at the Naples Museum of Art during the 2006-07 season and will now be
available for sale.
Photos will be added within he next 2 weeks.
Dimensions: to be
added
Condition: In very
good original condition.
Item # FADCC111:
Price: $ 10,000. Pair
"I am trying to
express the very language of the materials themselves." -Poul Kjærholm
Poul
Kjaerholm (1929-80) Biography:
Danish furniture and interior designer/architect who taught in his
alma mater, such as the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in
Copenhagen, where he was a Professor in furniture and interior design.
Poul Kjærholm was heavily influenced by the furniture of Charles and
Ray Eames, displayed in an exhibition of American furniture in Denmark
in 1954. Yet Poul Kjærholm based his competence in Danish quality
furniture on his background in cabinet making, which he started as an
apprentice at the age of 15 and continued his studies in the local
technical college. Kjærholm ingeniously and delicately combined
various natural materials such as wood, leather, cord and rattan to
his metal frames, which were often assembled on site. Poul Kjaerholm
was awarded Grand Prix in 1957 for his PK22 chair, and a Grand Prix
and gold medal for the design of the Danish pavilion in 1960. In 1958
Poul Kjærholm received the Lunning award, sometimes referred to as the
Nobel Prize in design. One of the most famous Poul Kjærholm interiors
is the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC, dating
from 1967 and donated to the United States by the Danish State. His
designs are in the permanent collection of the
Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London and other museum collections
in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany.
