Magazine C Issue #7: PK22

Magazine C Issue #7: PK22 – The seventh issue of Magazine C explores Poul Kjærholm’s PK22, the 1956 lounge chair whose precise steel frame, restrained form and considered use of materials embody the Danish designer’s distinctive approach to minimalism.

• Theme Poul Kjærholm’s PK22 and its relationship with minimalism, materiality, structural clarity and the traditions of Danish craftsmanship
• Highlights Kjærholm’s design philosophy, the relationship between material and structure, the PK22’s construction and legacy, Fritz Hansen’s stewardship of the Kjærholm collection, and the chair’s presence within significant architectural spaces
• Features five homes in Rungsted, New York, Yongin, Groningen and Kamikawa, Villa Kjærholm, Kjærholm’s early prototypes, the Fritz Hansen headquarters, five architectural settings featuring his furniture, twelve designers exploring metal, and three galleries in Copenhagen, New York and Knokke
• Interviews & contributors perspectives from chair researcher and collector Noritsugu Oda, Christian Andersen of Fritz Hansen, Designmuseum Denmark’s Christian Holmsted Olesen, Jakob Lange of Bjarke Ingels Group, Jonas Trampedach, Jinsik Kim, and others
• Publisher Grandeclip
• Pages 180 pages
• Product size 17 x 24 cm
• ISBN 979-11-995294-4-1 (03600)

Reduced to essential elements, the PK22 demonstrates Kjærholm’s belief that material, structure and form should work as one. Issue No. 7 follows this approach from Kjærholm’s early experiments to contemporary homes, architectural landmarks and new generations of designers, revealing the lasting relevance of his quietly rigorous design language.