Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) was a Danish furniture designer. The most prestigious highlights of Kjærholm's career was his receipt of the Lunning Prize in 1958 for the armchair “PK-22” which is one of his most well-known models. Kjærholm's clean and elegant furniture has today become a classic.

Fritz Hansen

Model PK-22, designed in 1955.
Brushed chromium-plated steel, wicker. 
Manufacturer's plaque, stamp and dated to frame.

Furniture

Pair of Lounge Chairs

PP-Møbler

Model no. PK-15, designed in 1979.
Steam-bent ash frame, cane, upholstered cushion.
Manufacturer's metal plaque to the underside: 'PP Mobler, Denmark, Design prof. Arc. Poul Kjaerholm'.

Set of Six Armchairs

Literature:
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 136.

E Kold Christensen

Model no. PK 80, designed in 1957. This example produced before 1982.
Original leather, plywood, chrome-plated steel, rubber.  
Impressed with manufacturer's monogram to the base.

Daybed 'PK 80'

Literature:
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 104-105, 177.

Model no. PK 31/2, designed in 1858. This example produced before 1982.
Original leather, matte chrome-plated steel.
Impressed with manufacturer's monogram to the base.

Sofa 'PK 31/2'

Literature:
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 99, 178.

Model no. PK 33, designed in 1959. This example produced before 1982.
Original leather, plywood, rubber, flat brushed steel.
Impressed with manufacturer's monogram to the base.

Stool 'PK 33'

Literature:
Magazine, 'Mobilia', no. 304/305, 1982, np.
A. Sheridan, Michael, 'Poul Kjaerholm; furniture architect', Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark) 2006, np.
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 36-37, 100-103, 178.

Model no. 'PK-65', designed 1979.
Steel, white marble.
Manufacturers mark to the frame.

Photographed with set of four easy chairs: ref. 1011493

'PK 65' Coffee table

Model no. PK 66, designed in 1968. This example produced by PP-Møbler after 1985.
Laminated maple.

Photographed with set of four easy chairs: ref. 1011493

'PK 66' Coffee Table

Literature: 
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 181.

Model no. PK 27, designed in 1971. This example produced by PP-Møbler after 1985.
Laminated maple, original leather.

Photographed together with maple PK 66 table (ref. 1011494), and marble PK 65 table (ref.1011238).

Set of Four 'PK 27' Easy Chairs

History:
The PK 27 chair won the ID-Price in 1972. The chair was praised for its innovative design.

Literature: 
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Petersen, Kelf, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Denmark (Arkitektens Forlag) 1999, p. 122-123, 181.

Model no PK15, designed in 1979.
Steam-bent ash frame, cane, leather upholstered cushion. 
Manufacturer's metal plaque to the underside: 'PP Mobler, Denmark, Design prof. Arc. Poul Kjaerholm'.

Armchair 'PK15'

Model PK-61
Designed in 1956.
Slate with brushed chromium-plated steel.
Impressed with manufacturer's monogram to base.

Coffee Table

Model 'PK-22', designed in 1955-56. These examples approx. 1970s.
Leather, chromed steel. 
Stamped with manufacturer's mark.

Pair of 'PK 22' Chairs

Model 'PK-22', designed in 1955-56. 
Leather, steel. 
Stamped with manufacturer's mark.

Model no. PK-20, designed in 1968.
Matt-chromed spring steel frame, original natural leather. 
Stamped with E Kold Christensen monogram.

Pair of 'PK-20' Chairs

Model no. 'PK 11', designed in 1957. These examples executed approx. 1970s.
Chromed steel, ash, natural patinated leather. 
Impressed with maker's mark.

Pair of Armchairs

Literature:
Fagerholt, Nils, Harlang, Christoffer, Hård, Ulf, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Arkitektens Forlag (Denmark) 1999, p.94-95.

Designed 1958. 
Original leather, chromed matted steel frame.
Stamped by maker to inside frame stretcher under seat

Sofa 'PK-31-3'

Model no. PK 31-3, designed in 1958.
Leather, plated steel frame. 
Stamped with manufacturer's mark: 'EKC Denmark'.

Sofa 'PK 31-3'

Literature: 
Harlang, Christoffer, Helmer-Ptersen, Keld, Kjaerholm, Kristine, 'Poul Kjaerholm', Arkitektens Forlag (Copenhagen) 1999, p.99.

Model no. PK 61.
Slate with brushed chromium plated steel base. 
Frame impressed with manufacturers mark.

PK 61 Coffee Table

Model 'PK22', designed in 1955.
Chromed steel frame, upholstered in light canvas.
Manufacturing stamp to the underside, by E. Kold Christensen.

Pair of Easy Chairs

Black acrylic and matt chrome steel. Designed in 1957. Produced by E Kold Christensen.

Small h.25cm/9,8" d.25,5cm/10" w.25,5cm/10" 
Medium h.27cm/10,6" d.26,5cm/10,4" w.26,5cm/10,4" 
Large h.28,5cm/11,2" d.28,5cm/11,2" w,28,5cm/11,2"

PK71 Stacking Tables

Model PK22, designed 1955. 
Steel, leather. 
Stamped by manufacturer's mark.

Easy Chair 'PK-22'

Designed in 1951. these examples executed in 1952, two of the first three ever produced.
Hand forged frames of matte chromed steel, flag halyard. 

Provenance: 
Architect Halldor Gunnløgsson.

Pair of First Production 'PK 25' Chairs

History:
At the Danish School of Arts and Crafts, Wegner presented his students with a final assignment in 1951, where they had to design furniture for a well-known architect's living room, and from the models build one finished piece of furniture. For Poul Kjærholm, the task fell on architect Halldor Gunnløgsson's living room. There were several of these furniture models that pointed in the directions that Kjærholm would later follow in his design, but it was the chair he chose as his final project that would become his breakthrough as a furniture architect and turned out to be one of the most important furniture pieces in the history of Danish design.
 
When the chair was seen by Fritz Hansen's Managing Director Søren Hansen it led to Poul Kjærholm being hired by Fritz Hansen, where Kjærholm focused on further experiments with materials. Here, the 'PK 25' chair was put in a very limited production in 1952, where the first three production models, from which this pair of chairs originate, ended up with the architect they were intended for all along, Halldor Gunnløgsson.

Literature: 
Harlang, Christoffer, 'Poul Kjærholm', Arkitektens Forlag (Denmark) 1999, pp. 150–151. (these examples illustrated)
Sheridan, Michael, 'Poul Kjærholm Møbelarkitekt', Louisiana (Denmark) 2006, p. 25. these examples illustrated)

Rud Rasmussen

Lacquered steel, Oregon pine. 
Floating drawer with storage to reverse. 

The model was designed for the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

'Professor Table'

Brushed chrome plated steel, canvas, original patinated leather upholstery. Model no. PK-26
Designed 1956

Literature:

Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design – A Short Illustrated Review, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 149
Christoffer Harlang, Keld Helmer-Petersen and Krestine Kjærholm, eds., Poul Kjærholm, Copenhagen, 1999, pp. 89 and 176
Michael Sheridan, Poul Kjærholm: Furniture Architect, exh. cat., Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Esberg, Denmark, 2006, p. 143
Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjærholm: Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 2007, pp. 88-91 and 132

Two Part Wall Mounted Sofa

Brushed steel, brown leather upholstery. 
Each impressed with manufacturers marks.