The PK52 Professor Desk was designed by Poul Kjaerholm for the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Versatile and slender, the desk established Kjaerholm's reputation for uniting the best of traditional craftsmanship and industrial design.
Poul Kjaerholm designed the PK52 Professor Desk when the Academy needed a number of tables for lecturers and students. Drawing on his cabinetmaking experience, Kjaerholm developed a new table structure that showcased his mastery of steel and wood. Metal ferrules separate the steel and wood to lend this desk a dynamic, light look. Furthermore, the tabletop is reversible, allowing the user to work on both sides or use one side for work and the other for meals or entertaining.
The PK52 Professor Desk is also available in a more compact size as the PK52A Student Desk. An optional drawer in both desks offers elegant storage space, and both can easily double as dining tables.
Materials:
Table top*: veneer, black/grey laminate | Table base: powder-coated steel in black or grey
*Table top is always reversible, with or without the drawer module.
**The reversible table top is black on one side and gray on the other side, and comes with a black painted wooden edge.
***Oak has a clearly visible wood structure when painted.
