"PK-91" Folding Stool
Designer Poul Kjaerholm Danish
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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.
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