Much of Poul Kjrholm’s furniture was intended for his own home, located north of Copenhagen and designed by his wife, architect Hanne Kjrholm. His PK22 Easy Chair (1956) was inspired by the light, elegant klismos chair created by the ancient Greeks. With this piece, Kjrholm reduced the chair to three elements: legs, seat and connecting clamps. Such simplicity is true to the International Style, and the combination of a steel structure with natural materials was characteristic of his work. Th…read more