PK 24 Chaise Longue
1965 · Stainless steel, leather and cane
34 1/4 x 61 x 26 3/8" (87 x 155 x 67 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Poul Kjærholm
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967–1968
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Poul Kjærholm was a Danish furniture designer and architect whose work defined postwar Scandinavian modernism through a rigorous reduction of form to essential structure. Working primarily in steel and leather, he developed a distinctive vocabulary of cantilever frames and clean geometric volumes that rejected ornament entirely. His approach combined engineering precision with an almost austere aesthetic that influenced generations of industrial designers across Europe and North America. Kjærholm's practice extended from furniture to interior systems and architectural detail, each piece demonstrating an obsessive attention to material properties and joinery.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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