Living room set PK 31/3

Trained as a cabinetmaker before studying under Hans Wegner, Danish designer Poul Kjærholm worked almost exclusively in steel — a material his Scandinavian peers regarded as cold and industrial. Born in 1929, he saw steel as a natural element, an equal partner to wood and leather, and his entire body of work, produced first by E. Kold Christensen and today by Fritz Hansen, refines that conviction with rare austerity and precision.

Designed in 1958, the PK31 carries the lineage of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona chair into a softer, modular form. This example retains its original tan aniline leather over a matte chromed spring-steel frame, the leather aged to a deep, warm patina. Kjærholm's furniture is held in the Designmuseum Danmark, the Louisiana Museum, and MoMA New York.

Dimensions
PK31/1 (single): H: 71 cm x W: 78 cm x D: 76 cm — Seat height: 36 cm
PK31/2 (two-seater): H: 71 cm x W: 152 cm x D: 76 cm — Seat height: 36 cm
PK31/3 (three-seater): H: 71 cm x W: 220 cm x D: 76 cm — Seat height: 36 cm