FK 84 Armchairs in Velvet and Metal by Farbicius and Kastholm for Kill International, 1960s, Set of 4

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Set of four fk 84 armchairs by preben fabricius and jørgen kastholm for kill international, designed in 1962 and produced … Read more Set of four fk 84 armchairs by preben fabricius and jørgen kastholm for kill international, designed in 1962 and produced in germany in the mid 1960s. This model belongs to the fk series and is a clear example of mid century modern office and conference furniture: compact in footprint, generous in seating comfort and extremely reduced in detail. The chairs are built around a sculpted seat and back shell in moulded wood, fully upholstered in a deep black velvet that wraps the volume in one continuous surface. A three-star chrome-plated metal base carries the shell on a narrow central column, so the seat seems to float above the floor while the flat disc feet anchor the whole composition. The open steel armrests form a continuous line from the back into the front edge of the seat; only where the hands rest they are softly padded and covered in fabric, so the user touches textile while the metal line of the frame remains visually intact. It is a great combination of materials: cool, reflective chromed metal against the matte, tactile velvet, with the warm wooden shell quietly hidden beneath. Within the broader work of fabricius and kastholm, the fk 84 sits exactly at the intersection of danish modernism and the emerging international corporate interior of the 1960s. this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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