PK52 & PK52A
“These unique tables tell a story of how Poul Kjærholm evolved as a designer. How he did not shy back from challenging his colleagues and established design principles, how he found his own way of creating furniture. He found a new lightness through the combination of steel and wood, which was unusual at the time.”, Knud Erik Hansen, CEO or Carl Hansen & Søn, explains.
The PK52 and PK52A desks are therefore inhibited by an understated elegance – matching the halls of the Royal Danish Academy of Art, for whose professors Kjærholm, who was a professor there himself, designed them. Consequently, the PK52 was eventually named Professor Desk, while the shorter PK52A became known as Student Desk.
The PK52/PK52A are made up of a frame made of powder-coated steel (black/grey) and a table top made of oak or Oregon pine. The table top may be soaped, varnished, or oiled. An additional drawer module is also available.
We will be happy to advise and show you options, samples and modules.