This summer’s Poul Kjærholm retrospective at Denmark’s renownedLouisiana gallery provided an excellent overview of one of the 20^th century’s most influential furniture “architects”. The show is the first to focus on Kjærholm’s work as a furniture and exhibition designer, and continues the series that began with the gallery’s 2002 Arne Jacobsen and 2004 Jørn Utzon exhibits.

Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) created some of the most lasting, if complex, furniture of the 20^th century. His work blurred barriers between the industrial and the traditional. Heavily influenced by Kaare Klint and Mies van der Rohe, Kjærholm redefined modern furniture, in a career which began in 1951. Complementary complexity and clarity allow much of his oeuvre to remain shockingly contemporary - more than 50 years after its introduction.

 

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