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Prototype 'PK-60' Coffee Table

Poul Kjaerholm

Produced by Fritz Hansen

1952

Model no. PK-60, designed and executed in 1952.
Lacquered, laminated wood, clear glass.

Provenance:
Family of Jorgen Hoyer, who worked with Poul Kjærholm in Fritz Hansen's office in Christianshavn from 1950 to 1952.

Exhibited:
Danish folk art Spring Exhibition 1952, Exhibition of Applied Arts, Zurich, 1952, Louisiana, Humlebæk, 2006 and Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, 2007.

History:
This table was a prototype of the PK-60. It was made by Fritz Hansen and later exhibited at the Museum of Applied Arts in Zurich in September 1952. It represents a shift in Kjaerholm’s approach, embracing molded materials and more organic forms. Designed to complement the black lounge chair model PK-0—created as part of his final project for Halldor Gunnlogsson’s living room, alongside the ‘element’ chair, PK-25.

Literature:
Sheridan, Michael, 'Poul Kjærholm Møbelarkitekt', Louisiana (Denmark) 2006, p. 60, 62.
Sheridan, Michael, 'The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné', Gregory R. Miller & Co., (New York) 2008, p.32-35.

Ref: 15954

H43cm/16.9"
Dia105cm/41.3"
H. 43cm/16.9"
Dia. 105cm/41.3"
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