Poul Kjærholm
Danish furniture design reached a culmination in the fifties and sixties with work by figures such as Borge Mogensen, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl, Ole Wanscher, and Kaare Klint, but found its most serene form in creations by Poul Kjærholm. The goal of "making form a part of function" was expressed uncompromisingly in all of Kjærholm's work. His use of materials - steel, leather, cane, glass, etc. - was taken to perfection. No detail was accidental; everything helped clarify the structural concept. Kjærholm's feel for materials, their qualities and the way in which they could be combined, was unmatched. At the same time, he reduced dimensions to a minimum, and with such a keen eye that his work has a lyrical elegance unparalleled in Danish furniture design. This book was written by leading furniture experts and architects who elucidate different facets of Poul Kjærholm's life and work. The largest section is devoted to photos of Kjærholm's furniture by his friend Keld Helmer-Petersen, images whose precise poetry captures Kjærholm's genius.
Authors: Christoffer Harlang, Ole Palsby, Nils Fagerholt
Photography: Keld Helmer-Petersen
Book Size: 30.3 x 24.9 cm
Pages: 192
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774072065
Released: 1999
Danish furniture design reached a culmination in the fifties and sixties with work by figures such as Borge Mogensen, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl, Ole Wanscher, and Kaare Klint, but found its most serene form in creations by Poul Kjærholm. The goal of "making form a part of function" was expressed uncompromisingly in all of Kjærholm's work. His use of materials - steel, leather, cane, glass, etc. - was taken to perfection. No detail was accidental; everything helped clarify the structural concept. Kjærholm's feel for materials, their qualities and the way in which they could be combined, was unmatched. At the same time, he reduced dimensions to a minimum, and with such a keen eye that his work has a lyrical elegance unparalleled in Danish furniture design. This book was written by leading furniture experts and architects who elucidate different facets of Poul Kjærholm's life and work. The largest section is devoted to photos of Kjærholm's furniture by his friend Keld Helmer-Petersen, images whose precise poetry captures Kjærholm's genius.
Authors: Christoffer Harlang, Ole Palsby, Nils Fagerholt
Photography: Keld Helmer-Petersen
Book Size: 30.3 x 24.9 cm
Pages: 192
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774072065
Released: 1999
Danish furniture design reached a culmination in the fifties and sixties with work by figures such as Borge Mogensen, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl, Ole Wanscher, and Kaare Klint, but found its most serene form in creations by Poul Kjærholm. The goal of "making form a part of function" was expressed uncompromisingly in all of Kjærholm's work. His use of materials - steel, leather, cane, glass, etc. - was taken to perfection. No detail was accidental; everything helped clarify the structural concept. Kjærholm's feel for materials, their qualities and the way in which they could be combined, was unmatched. At the same time, he reduced dimensions to a minimum, and with such a keen eye that his work has a lyrical elegance unparalleled in Danish furniture design. This book was written by leading furniture experts and architects who elucidate different facets of Poul Kjærholm's life and work. The largest section is devoted to photos of Kjærholm's furniture by his friend Keld Helmer-Petersen, images whose precise poetry captures Kjærholm's genius.
Authors: Christoffer Harlang, Ole Palsby, Nils Fagerholt
Photography: Keld Helmer-Petersen
Book Size: 30.3 x 24.9 cm
Pages: 192
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774072065
Released: 1999
