PK52 Professor Desk & PK52A Student Desk
Poul Kjærholm designed
the PK52 Professor Desk when the Academy needed a number of tables for
lecturers and students. Drawing on his cabinetmaking experience, Kjærholm
developed a new table structure that showcased his mastery of steel and wood.
Metal ferrules separate the steel and wood to lend this desk a dynamic, light
look. Furthermore, the tabletop is reversible, allowing the user to work on
both sides – or use one side for work and the other for meals or entertaining.
The PK52 Professor Desk
is also available in a more compact size as the PK52A Student Desk. An optional
drawer in both desks offers elegant storage space, and both can easily double
as dining tables.
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. |