The PK8 Chair by Fritz Hansen has three legs. This has long been a practical design move, as three legs can never be unsteady. Like old milking stools, the chair will always sit without rocking, even if the floor is slightly unlevel. We love this twist on the otherwise very simple design...
The design is from 1978 and until 2007 it only existed as a drawing and as a prototype in Hanne Kjærholm's home. The beautiful, organic shell is known from PK9 – the 3-legged aluminium base, however, is unique.
The chair was originally upholstered with leather, inspired by PK9, but it’s now made in a hard plastic material. The seat shell is dyed hard plastic material with a lacquer coating. PK8 comes in black, white, grey and red. Base and shell are assembled with three screws that are visible on the seat shell. Each chair is provided with a unique number engraved in the base.
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No fair not telling us the price, which at a mere $1000, is a "bargain" compared to Kjaerholm's $4200 PK9 chairs.
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This is a play on Arne Jacobsen's earlier Ant Chair.... Which comes in a three or four-legged version - Also distributed by Fritz Hansen!!!
http://www.arne-jacobsen.com/neobuilder.php?id=20020205123321870000001894470625
May I request that you repost this with an image comparison of these two sibling chairs?
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Ahh...Very nice. I think I will take 2.
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Never unsteady but always falling over. These freak me out, I'd rather have 5 legs.
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