"PK-91" Folding Stool
The design for folding X-form stools has changed little since antiquity. The first examples appeared in ancient Egypt, and the form was later adapted by the Greeks and Romans. Twentieth-century versions remain more or less the same, despite the advent of new materials and aesthetic preferences. Here, Kjaerholm's training as a cabinetmaker consciously links this metal stool with the wooden ones of the past: the ribbonlike twisted steel strips that form the base are unexpectedly joined with dovetails at the corners—a traditional technique usually reserved for woodworking.
Artwork Details
- Title: "PK-91" Folding Stool
- Designer: Poul Kjaerholm (Danish, 1929–1980)
- Date: 1961
- Medium: Stainless steel, canvas
- Dimensions: 16 in. × 23 in. × 17 3/4 in. (40.6 × 58.4 × 45.1 cm)
- Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, by exchange, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.405.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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