FINN JUHL BY ONECOLLECTION
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FINN JUHL BY ONECOLLECTION®

ONE CANNOT CREATE HAPPINESS WITH BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS, BUT ONE CAN SPOIL QUITE A LOT OF HAPPINESS WITH BAD ONES FINN JUHL

FINN JUHL FINN JUHL ARTWORK FOR THE LIVING BODY FINN JUHL IN SHORT Finn Juhl was hugely inspired by both modernism in art and functionalism in architecture. His genius was cross-pollinating these two fields and thus creating a completely new artistic idiom. Like sculptures, Juhl’s designs are created to stand freely in a room. At the same time, they are developed with a playful insight into the practical function of every detail. This quickly becomes apparent as soon as you sit down in one of his sofas or chairs. They are fastidiously created to support and hold a human body, and...

FINN JUHL FINN JUHL KUNSTVÆRKER TIL DEN LEVENDE KROP KORT OM FINN JUHL Finn Juhl lod sig inspirere af samtidens moderne kunst, og med afsæt i funktionalismen, skabte han et helt nyt kunstnerisk formsprog. Møblerne møder øjet som skulpturer; de er skabt til at stå frit i rummet. Men de er samtidig skabt med en legende indlevelse i tingenes praktiske funktioner. Det mærkes tydeligt, når man sætter sig i en af hans sofaer eller stole. De er tænkt og skabt til at støtte og holde en levende krop, og de er overraskende komfortable - uanset om man sidder ret op og ned eller slænger sig, eventuelt...

In no other design is Finn Juhl’s fascination for surrealism more apparent than in the Pelican Chair. Of all Juhl’s many designs, the Pelican was probably also the one, which was most ahead of its time. When it was presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1940, it stood out with its unusual shapes and sturdy legs. Very few were manufactured and the chair was almost forgotten - until Onecollection rediscovered and re-launched the chair in 2001. PELICAN CHAIR The characteristic soft and organic shape is almost like a body holding a body. When you sit down, the chair...

PELICAN CHAIR

PELICAN CHAIR ”PRESUMABLY, THE CREATIVE CAPABILITIES OF A CRAFTSMAN ARE THE SAME AS THOSE OF A SCULPTOR. A CHAIR IS NOT JUST AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT IN A SPACE. IT BECOMES FORM AND SPACE ITSELF.”

PELICAN CHAIR

PELICAN CHAIR

PELICAN CHAIR

The only known version of this table was shown together with the Pelican Chairs at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1940. As far as we know, it was never produced again. Both the Pelican Chair and the Pelican Table are exceptional examples of Juhl’s spiritual kinship with modern art. He hand-picked particular artefacts, which were exhibited together with his furniture at the exhibition. Den eneste kendte udgave af dette bord blev fremvist sammen med Pelikanstolene på snedkerlaugets udstilling i besættelsesåret 1940 og blev, så vidt vi ved, aldrig senere sat i produktion....

PELICAN TABLE

This small two-seater was first shown at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1941 and should be seen as a natural progression from the Pelican Chair from the previous year. The upholstery is very slim compared to what was the norm at the time and the result of Juhl’s ambition to create functional furniture for smaller apartments. Den lille topersoners sofa blev vist på Snedkerlaugsudstillingen i 1941, og bør betragtes som en videreudvikling af Pelikanstolen fra året før. Polstringen er - efter tidens forhold - særdeles slank, og følger Juhls idé om at skabe gode funktionelle...

Photo: Andreas Weiss

POET SOFA

Copyright: Spessi - Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum

The 45 Chair is a true masterpiece, which has become symbolic for Finn Juhl’s design genius.The chair was presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition in 1945 and has been called “the mother of all modern chairs” by the Japanese professor and chair expert Mr. Noritsugu Oda. 45-stolen er et mesterværk - og ikonisk for Finn Juhls møbelkunst. Stolen blev første gang præsenteret på Snedkerlaugets udstilling i 1945, og er af den japanske stolesamler, Mr. Noritsugu Oda, blevet kaldt “alle moderne stoles moder”. This chair was one of the first to break the current tradition for...

Photo: Andreas Weiss

"FINN JUHL IS A MASTERLY FURNITURE DESIGNER, WHOSE TALENT LIES IN COMBINING COMFORT, CONSTRUCTION AND STYLE IN HIS DESIGN" EDGAR KAUFMANN JR.

As a young person, Finn Juhl had a dream of becoming an art historian. During the 1930’s and 1940’s he had been strongly influenced by modern art, which was the main reason why his designs had organic forms with almost human features. He worked from the core outwards in the same way as surrealist artists, and was inspired by the freedom from convention reflected in art. As the name implies, this sofa was made in 1946 and manufactured by the upholsterer Carl Brørup’s workshop in Copenhagen. Similar to the Pelican Chair, the 46 Sofa is also a “body for the body”. Only this “body” can...

Photo: Andreas Weiss

Photo: Andreas Weiss

Dette øjeformede trebenede sofabord er oprindeligt tegnet til at matche den lille topersoners 46-sofa. The shape of the table fits perfectly with the curve of the sofa, in this way creating a design unity between the two. Bordets form passer ind i hulningen på sofaens forkant, således at bord og sofa danner en designmæssig helhed. However, the small table with its characteristic organic eye shape is also a perfect complement to for instance the Poet Sofa and fits almost any design style - particularly as a side table for a lamp, a vase of flowers or a pile of books. This eye-shaped,...

The 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 and today it is seen as one of the most important exponents of the Danish Modern movement in the USA in the 1950’s. For this reason, Finn Juhl is often seen as one of the fathers of Danish Modern design. Høvdingestolen er et af Finn Juhls absolutte mesterværker og repræsenterer højdepunktet i hans karriere som møbeldesigner. Ved præsentationen i 1949 markerede den en...