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Mid-Century Modern Poul Kjaerholm Professors Desk by Rud Rasmussen, Denmark
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Experience the beauty of Scandinavian design with this stunning professors desk by Poul Kjaerholm, manufactured by Rud Rasmussen in Denmark. The sleek wood and linoleum tabletop paired with lacquered metal legs create a modern yet timeless aesthetic.
Poul Kjaerholm, a renowned Danish designer, began his career as a cabinetmaker's apprentice in 1948 and went on to study at the Danish School of Arts & Crafts in Copenhagen. With his natural authority and exceptional talent, Kjaerholm also became a respected educator.
This desk, in good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserves a beautiful patina that highlights its exquisite craftsmanship. Elevate your workspace and collection with this exclusive and rare piece.
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Professors desk designed by Poul Kjaerholm manufactured by Rud Rasmussen in Denmark.
Wood and linoleum tabletop and lacquered metal legs
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Poul Kjærholm (8 January 1929–18 April 1980) was a Danish designer.
Born in Øster Vrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, going on to the Danish School of Arts & Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952. In 1953, he married Hanne Kjærholm who became a successful architect. He was very articulate and with his 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.
- Creator:Poul Kjærholm (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 26.78 in (68 cm)Width: 70.87 in (180 cm)Depth: 35.44 in (90 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Metal,Wood
- Place of Origin:Denmark
- Period:1960-1969
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Barcelona, ES
- Reference Number:
Poul Kjærholm
A trained cabinetmaker, Poul Kjærholm’s use of industrial methods and materials in the 1960s brought a fresh, graceful, sleek new style to Danish modern design.
At what is now the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Kjærholm studied under Hans Wegner and Jørn Utzon — an industrial designer and the architect of the celebrated Sydney Opera House. The latter greatly influenced Kjærholm’s furniture production techniques — although he employed natural materials such as cane and leather, to a far greater extent than his peers Kjærholm embraced the use of steel (rather than wood) framing for his chairs, daybeds and tables.
Kjærholm’s signal design was the PK22 chair of 1956, a low-slung leather lounger on a steel base. The ideas introduced in the PK22 — Kjærholm’s designs were named using a numeric system devised with his manufacturer, E. Kold Christensen — were refined throughout his career, as the offerings below show: the PK11 chair of 1957, with back and armrests formed by a semicircle of ash; the capacious, richly patinated leather seat of a vintage 1961 PK9 chair; the elegant rattan swoop of the PK 24 chaise longue (1965). The chaise longue's leather headrest, held in place by a steel counterweight, best shows Kjærholm's particular gift for combining technological advancements with a respect for traditional detailing.
While respectful of the past, Poul Kjærholm's sensibility is one of optimism and expectation. His was design for those who lived with verve and élan, and confidently anticipated the future.
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