Grasshopper Lounge Chair - 1938
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House of Finn Juhl
Designed in 1938, the Grasshopper Lounge Chair represents one of Finn Juhl’s earliest explorations of artistic freedom in furniture design. It marked the start of his distinctive approach, which would later define Danish Modern. It is hand-upholstered in Denmark in textile or leather. The frame is available in oak or walnut.
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Designed in 1938, the Grasshopper Lounge Chair represents one of Finn Juhl’s earliest explorations of artistic freedom in furniture design. It marked the start of his distinctive approach, which would later define Danish Modern. It is hand-upholstered in Denmark in textile or leather. The frame is available in oak or walnut.
Please contact us at custom-made@thecollectional.com to explore further.
Finn Juhl
Danish architect and furniture designer
Finn Juhl was a Danish architect and furniture designer whose sculptural, organic furniture helped define Danish Modern and shift furniture from pure utility to a form of spatial art.
Finn Juhl trained as an architect in Copenhagen and worked for the prominent modernist architect Vilhelm Lauritzen, contributing to major projects such as the Danish Broadcasting House (Radiohuset). He soon turned toward interiors and furniture, collaborating closely with cabinetmaker Niels Vodder and exhibiting at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild shows from 1937 onward. These exhibitions positioned him among the key figures who were breaking from heavy, historicist styles toward lighter, modern forms that became known as Danish design.
