PK25
The PK25™ was designed by Poul Kjærholm for his final
graduation project at the School of Arts and Crafts in 1952. Also known as the
‘Element’ chair, the PK25 is a striking example of Kjærholm’s eagerness to
transform common, industrial materials into striking works of art. Kjærholm was
determined to reduce the chair to a single piece of each material, resulting in
its overarching hallmark: the continual steel frame that bends through the form
without interruption.
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. |