PK80
The PK80™ Daybed is the embodiment of Poul Kjærholm’s
talent for refining historical models and distilling design down to its very
essence. The daybed draws inspiration from a couch designed by Mies van der
Rohe and Lilly Reich in 1930. It can be found today in the Museum of Modern Art
and around the world as a celebrated illustration of craftsmanship and modern
design.
About Designer | |
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Poul Kjærholm |
A purist,
Poul Kjærholm is known for his modern, functionalist furniture, praised for its
understated elegance and clean lines. His uncompromising goal of "making
form a part of function" helps peel away the superfluous, creating a
refined, timeless and utilitarian object. Throughout his tenure, he insisted on structural
clarity and technical quality, emphasizing its application in the design of
everyday objects by celebrating the assembly details and showing the components
of every object– from nails to screws and joints. His furniture quickly
benchmarked Danish design, as did his objects (the PK-Bowl is one of our
favorites!), leading the way in the development of the austere, yet functional
style that would help define this era.
It’s not surprising that his rigor and attention
to detail have won him a place in the permanent collection of the Museum of
Modern Art in New York, the V&A Museum in London and other museum
collections in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany. |