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Pk0 Kjaerholm

Poul Kjærholm 'PK0 A' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Oregon Pine
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK0 A' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Oregon Pine. Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen has
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Pine

Poul Kjærholm 'PK0 A' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Black Colored Ash
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK0 A' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Black Colored Ash. Established in 1872, Fritz
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Ash

Poul Kjærholm 'PK60' Coffee Table for Fritz Hansen in Oregon Pine
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK60' Coffee Table for Fritz Hansen in Oregon Pine. Established in 1872, Fritz
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cock...

Materials

Glass, Pine

Poul Kjærholm 'PK60' Coffee Table for Fritz Hansen in Black Ash
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK60' Coffee Table for Fritz Hansen in Black Ash. Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cock...

Materials

Glass, Pine

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PK0 Lounge Chair by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen DK , Limited Edition 13/600
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Limhamn, SE
This limited edition lounge chair was designed in 1952 by Danish designer Poul Kjaerholm. The
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

1st Edition PK0 Easy Chair by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen No. 150/600
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Easy chair modell PK0. First limited edition series. Design from 1952. no 150 of 600 signed with
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1990s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood

PK-0 Lounge Chair by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A 'PK 0' lounge chair designed by Poul Kjaerholm. This iconic chair in black lacquered laminated
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pk 0 Lounge/easy Chair From Poul Kjaerholm By Fritz Hansen
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Amsterdam, NL
PK 0 black laquered lounge chair designed in 1952 by Poul Kjaerholm, manufactured by Fritz Hansen
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of PK0 Easy Chair by Poul Kjærholm
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980): PK0 easy chair. A pair of three legged armless chair of black painted
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of PK0 Easy Chair by Poul Kjærholm
Pair of PK0 Easy Chair by Poul Kjærholm
H 27.17 in W 25.6 in D 24.41 in
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Pk0 Kjaerholm For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pk0 kjaerholm you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each pk0 kjaerholm for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, steel and animal skin. Find 713 options for an antique or vintage pk0 kjaerholm now, or shop our selection of 21 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pk0 kjaerholm — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each pk0 kjaerholm bearing Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made pk0 kjaerholm has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen and PP Mobler are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pk0 Kjaerholm?

A pk0 kjaerholm can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,624, while the lowest priced sells for $525 and the highest can go for as much as $180,000.

Poul Kjærholm for sale on 1stDibs

A trained cabinetmaker, Poul Kjærholm’s use of industrial methods and materials in the 1960s brought a fresh, graceful, sleek new style to Danish modern design.

At what is now the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Kjærholm studied under Hans Wegner and Jørn Utzon — an industrial designer and the architect of the celebrated Sydney Opera House. The latter greatly influenced Kjærholm’s furniture production techniques — although he employed natural materials such as cane and leather, to a far greater extent than his peers Kjærholm embraced the use of steel (rather than wood) framing for his chairs, daybeds and tables.

Kjærholm’s signal design was the PK22 chair of 1956, a low-slung leather lounger on a steel base. The ideas introduced in the PK22 — Kjærholm’s designs were named using a numeric system devised with his manufacturer, E. Kold Christensen — were refined throughout his career, as the offerings below show: the PK11 chair of 1957, with back and armrests formed by a semicircle of ash; the capacious, richly patinated leather seat of a vintage 1961 PK9 chair; the elegant rattan swoop of the PK 24 chaise longue (1965). The chaise longue's leather headrest, held in place by a steel counterweight, best shows Kjærholm's particular gift for combining technological advancements with a respect for traditional detailing.

While respectful of the past, Poul Kjærholm's sensibility is one of optimism and expectation. His was design for those who lived with verve and élan, and confidently anticipated the future.

Find a collection of vintage Poul Kjærholm furniture on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Scandinavian Modern Furniture

Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.

ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN 

CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
  • Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
  • Open, airy spaces
  • Promotion of functionality
  • Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
  • Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
  • A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.

Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.

Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.

The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak

Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.

Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.

On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.