50s Poul Kjærholm rare PK 62 side table for EKC (Ejvind Kold Christensen)

Designer
Poul Kjaerholm
Manufacturer
E. Kold Christensen (EKC)
Period
1950s
Origin
Denmark
Material
Marble, Stainless steel
Color
White
Code
05080921TB
Condition
Good condition consistent with age and use.
Dimensions
82cm (w) x 27cm (d) x 17cm (h)
Price
Sold
Provenance
See writing below.

Poul Kjaerholm was born in 1929 in Øster Vrå, Denmark. He finished his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker with Grønbech in 1948 and graduated at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952 with a.o. the PK 25 chair that is still produced by Fritz Hansen.

Poul Kjaerholm was very articulate and with natural authority he started an outstanding career as an educator in the same year (1952) but continued to study with Prof. Erik Herløw and Prof. Palle Suenson.

From 1955, the year he did the famous PK 22, for which he received the Lunning Award in 1958, he became assistant at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen and lecturer in 1959. He became head of the Institute for Design in 1973 and finally professor in 1976 until his premature dead in 1980. Over all these years he designed dozens of chairs, long chairs, and tables that became landmarks for Danish furniture design, including the famous PK 24 long chair. Most of his furniture was initially and until 1982 produced by his friend E. Kold Christensen in Hellerup.

A wide selection of that production has been part of the Fritz Hansen collection since. In 1968, Poul Kjærholm set out to design a series of tables that could be combined with his collection of lounge chairs and sofas. The resulting PK62 was created in connection with the development of two chairs: the PK20  and PK24. A design favourite, the statement side table features a satin-brushed stainless steel base and a tabletop made of marble. This PK62 is orginal and very rare to find.

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