House of Finn Juhl
Rather than thinking about practical construction, Finn Juhl had the mindset of a sculptor when he shaped a piece of furniture. This way of working in the 1940s and 1950s had never been seen before. His ambition was to design furniture with movement and life. Finn Juhl took pride in making both the structurally supportive elements of the table and the seated person look as though they were floating.
Initially, Finn Juhl wanted to become an art historian. Since his early years, he has been interested in fine arts. However, his father wouldn't allow him a career in the arts. Instead, Finn Juhl enrolled at the Department of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen. Finn Juhl began his studies in the 1930s, a necessary period in furniture design when modern design started to emerge. While he was still a student, Finn Juhl began working with the prominent Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in 1934. He worked on major projects at his studios, such as the Danish Broadcasting House and Copenhagen Airport. Finn Juhl was kept so busy that he never finished his studies. Despite this, he received the honor of becoming a member of the Academic Architect Society in 1942. Later, he became a visiting professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago. At the time when he had made himself a name as a furniture designer, he would always speak of himself as being self-taught.
One of the international highlights of Finn Juhl's career was designing the complete interior of the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New York between 1951 and 52.
THE BRAND
Finn Juhl’s design universe embarks on a joyful journey with constant surprises regarding shapes, aesthetics, and unique design details.
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The 44 Chair, designed by Finn Juhl, also known as the Bone Chair, is now part of the collection to a limited extent. The Chair has achieved cult status within the design world and is solely produced in smaller series. Information on price and delivery time is only available on request from the official Finn Juhl retailers. The first series of chairs will be crafted from oak and walnut. The Chair is upholstered in black or undyed vegetal-tanned leather.
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The Tray Table, designed by Finn Juhl, is a further development of his famous Turning Trays, which today are manufactured by Architectmade.
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The Silver Table, designed by Finn Juhl. The spacious Silver Table from 1948 is arguably one of Finn Juhl’s most famous and extravagant designs. The table comes with two extension leaves and can be ordered both with and without sterling silver inlays. The inlays are not only an exclusive decorative feature, they also serve the functional purpose of indicating how many people can sit around the table, ranging from four to fourteen spaces.
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The Sideboard, designed by Finn Juhl, is a simple yet striking sideboard designed in 1955 combines exclusive wooden materials with the colours from Goethe’s colour wheel.
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The Ross Coffee Table, designed by Finn Juhl, was particularly unconventional at the time it was designed, however today the design is extremely modern with its delicate steel frame, organically shaped top and steel inlay. The table is manufactured with a stainless steel frame and a wooden tabletop in walnut with a steel inlay.
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The Poet Sofa, designed by Finn Juhl. The Poet Sofa first saw the light of day at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1941 and was originally designed for Finn Juhl’s own home. Taking cues from surrealist art, the small two seater sofa conveys comfort, craftsmanship and respect for the materials used. The sofa is upholstered by hand in Denmark.
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The Nyhavn Dining Table, designed by Finn Juhl. Create a calm, elegant and practical dining room with Finn Juhl’s Nyhavn Dining Table from 1953. The table is easy to care for and ages with grace. With numerous options the table can be customized to fit an individual style. Special mounts allow for the leaves to hang vertically at both ends when not being used to extend the table.
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The Nyhavn Desk, designed by Finn Juhl. Finn Juhl is known for adding visual lightness to his designs, and the Nyhavn Desk is no exception. The desk is manufactured in different sizes and available with a veneered table top in teak, oak, walnut, Oregon pine or black linoleum, with matching wooden toes on burnished steel legs.
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The Kaufmann Desk, designed by Finn Juhl. It was originally designed for Finn Juhl’s own home, just like many other of his iconic designs. The table is in a league of its own with an unusually refined edge profile that gives the illusion that the table top is floating above the frame. The table is almost entirely crafted by hand and manufactured in oak with a veneered tabletop in walnut with solid edges.
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The Grasshopper Chair, designed by Finn Juhl. This was one of his first attempts at expressing his artistic freedom in the form of furniture. The Grasshopper has already reached icon-status via numerous illustrations in the design literature. The chair also marks the first in a long line of designs that would go on to manifest Finn Juhl as one of the all-time greatest in furniture design.
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The Cocktail Bench, designed by Finn Juhl. The bench takes inspiration from the extravagant cocktail parties during the 1950s in the US and is a representation of the booming economy of the time and the extravagance and splendour that dominated society. Crafted from solid walnut or oak, the bench has an intricate, detailed design, with beautifully rounded corners and slender angles uniting to form a timeless aesthetic.
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The Eye Table, designed by Finn Juhl. This eye-shaped, three-legged table was originally designed to match the 46 Sofa. The shape of the table fits perfectly with the curve of the sofa, and hence creating a design unity between the two pieces.
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The Chieftain Sofa, designed by Finn Juhl. Alongside the impressive Chieftain Chair, Finn Juhl introduced the Chieftain Sofa in 1949. Today, this extraordinary piece of furniture is manufactured in a very exclusive, handcrafted version in walnut or oak. The sofa is upholstered by hand in Denmark from extra large hides of the finest quality. The Chieftain Sofa is manufactured in oak or walnut upholstered in leather.
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The Chieftain Chair, designed by Finn Juhl. The iconic Chieftain Chair is one of Finn Juhl’s absolute masterpieces, representing the peak of his career as a furniture designer. At its introduction in 1949, the chair marked a renewal of the Danish furniture design tradition. Today, it is perceived as one of the most important exponents of the Modern Danish movement in the US during the 1950s. The chair is available in walnut or oak with upholstery in selected, exclusive leather types. Upholstery in cognac and frame in walnut.
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The 45 Chair, designed by Finn Juhl. In the Autumn of 1945, Finn Juhl presented the 45 Chair at the annual Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition. Today, the chair is widely regarded as one of the most revolutionizing and iconic pieces within Danish furniture design. Finn Juhl dreamt of studying art history and his deep understanding of international contemporary art is abundantly clear in the bold 45 Chair.
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The Baker Sofa, designed by Finn Juhl. The bold and sculptural Baker Sofa designed in 1951 with its two-piece backrest became Finn Juhl’s American debut. The Baker Sofa is masterfully manufactured with a wooden frame in oak or walnut. The upholstery is all hand sewn in textile, with springs in the cushion, providing maximum comfort and durability.
