Publisher: Seigensha, ISBN: 9784861529610, Format: Paperback, 29.6 x 22.4 x 1.8 cm, 208pp
Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980) is counted among the giants of modern Scandinavian furniture design. While mid-twentieth-century Scandinavian furniture is typically associated with the warmth of wood, Kjærholm’s designs were marked by highly disciplined forms shaped from hard stone and metal; his works harmonise well with Japanese architecture, which perhaps explains why he is so well embraced by connoisseurs in the country.
This book presents the collection of one such enthusiast, Noritsugu Oda, who specialises in chairs. Some fifty masterpieces along with a wealth of valuable design drawings and archival photographs trace Kjærholm’s career from his beginnings under the noted furniture designer Hans J. Wegner to his death at the age of fifty-one.