SIMPLE ELEGANCE

Poul Kjærholm & Fritz Hansen

A trained cabinetmaker who completed his studies at

the Danish School of Arts and Crafts, Poul Kjærholm

had a particular interest in construction materials

– especially steel, which he considered a material

deserving the artistic respect that was commonly

awarded to wood.

Poul Kjærholm initiated a collaboration with furniture

manufacturer Ejvind Kold Christensen in 1955, which

continued for the rest of Kjærholm’s life with the

two families remaining close to this day.

Two years after the designer’s death, the Kjærholm

trustees entrusted Fritz Hansen with the production

and sales of The Kjærholm Collection – designs

developed by Poul Kjærholm from 1951 to 1980.

Fritz Hansen is honoured to continue production and

to distribute Poul Kjærholm’s furniture to architects

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and private customers around the world.