Poul Kjærholm Pk61 Dark Granite Coffee Table, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1956, 2008

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The PK61™ coffee table is as minimalistic as it gets from the hand of Poul Kjærholm. The square, aesthetic design … Read more The PK61™ coffee table is as minimalistic as it gets from the hand of Poul Kjærholm. The square, aesthetic design serves as a powerful manifesto and shows Kjærholm’s development from industrial designer to noteworthy furniture architect.


A trained cabinetmaker who completed his studies at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts, Poul Kjærholm had a particular interest in construction materials; especially steel, which he considered a material deserving the artistic respect that was commonly awarded to wood. Poul Kjærholm initiated a collaboration with furniture manufacturer Ejvind Kold Christensen in 1955, and that collaboration continued for the rest of Kjærholm’s life with the two families remaining close to this very day. See less