PK1 Chair: Black Powder-Coated Steel

PK1 Chair: Stainless Steel

PK1 Chair

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PK1 Chair: Black Powder-Coated Steel

PK1 Chair: Stainless Steel

PK1 Chair

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Carl Hansen & Søn × Poul Kjærholm

PK1 Chair

Name: PK1 Chair
Brand: Carl Hansen & Søn • Poul Kjærholm
SKU: CHS-PK1-STN-STL
Price: 1015.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$815 – $1,015

$1,015

SKU: CHS-PK1-STN-STL

$815

SKU: CHS-PK1-BLK-STL

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Spec Sheet

Description

A star architect behind Danish Modern, Poul Kjærholm often combined his favored structural steel with other organic materials, as in PK1 with its dramatic swoosh of an FSC-certified woven paper-cord seat. As recreated by Carl Hansen & Søn, the seat takes a skilled craftsman 15 hours to weave by hand—making the dining chair a design icon with its balance of aesthetics, comfort and stability.

Specifications

Size

30.3" h x 19.9" w x 20.3" d (77x50.5x51.5cm)
Seat height: 18.5" (47cm)

Material

Powder-coated or stainless steel

Brand

Carl Hansen & Søn

For Knud Erik Hansen, grandson of founder Carl Hansen and now the third-generation leader of the family-owned business, the way to the future also means honoring what has come before. Beginning in 1908 when a young cabinetmaker opened a small furniture workshop on the Danish island of Funen to today with Carl Hansen & Søn numbering some 400 employees worldwide, the company’s core mission in producing exceptional Danish Modern furniture has never wavered — an uncompromising commitment to the finest craftsmanship as reflected in the work of the best designers of the past and present.

The turning point came in 1949, when Carl’s son Holger Hansen took a chance on the then-unknown Hans J. Wegner, since revered for his now-classic Wishbone Chair, and the union continues to this day with the company as the world’s largest producer of Wegner’s furniture manufactured in Denmark. Alongside other Midcentury benchmarks from the likes of Ole Wanscher, Frits Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen and pioneering female architect Bodil Kjær, the company continues to introduce work from new Danish visionaries such as design duo Strand + Hvass, Thomas Bo Kastholm, Anker Bak and multidisciplinary artist Naja Utzon Popov. “If we play it cleverly and maintain our high quality and sustainability we have a great future,” says Knud Hansen. “Our furniture lasts for generations, so our quality is the key to our continuity. We have been producing wood furniture in Denmark for thousands of years.”