Finn-Juhl-handbook
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Onecollection A/S has the sole rights worldwide to produce and market the furniture of We are very honoured working with the furniture art of Finn Juhl. He played an impor- tile architect Finn Juhl (1912-1989). tant role in the time of unrest and upheaval within the development of Danish furniture design and put Denmark on the map of international design through his work. In 2001 the rights were handed over personally by Finn J u h I's widow, the music - and theatre publisher Hanne Wilhelm Hansen. After her death in 2003 the copyright belongs This gives us a certain obligation towards...

Fine Arts, School of Debut with furniture Guild exhibition Married Inge-Marie (later di-vorced) Jorgens Gymnasium, tect Vilhelm Lauritzen Furniture models Niels Vodder Independent design office Senior teacher Designed Bing & Grondahl store on Amagertorv Square demic Architects Associa- young architects

Eckersberg Medal Svend Schaumann's flourist's shop, Kongens Wall Sofa Cocktail Table »Good Deslgn« exhibition, Chicago. Roos Table Chieftains Chair Contemporary Danish Architecture, exhibi- tion, London. Danish Handcraf Guild Exhibition, London ship Council Chamber, Grand Rapids, Prize winner at the Triennial Bovlrke, Copenhagen. France & Daverkosen, »Angewandte Kunst bition, Zurich Jensens store on Fifth Designed a room with Japan sofa Georg Jensen sllversmlthy, tion, Museum of Dekoratlv

Danish Silver« exhibi- tion, London Gentofte Municipality Helsingborg, Sweden »Neue From Dane- mark traveling exhibi- tion in 8 German cities Designed Denmark's Honorary diploma France & Daverkosen, Designed SAS's ticket Design office moved to Xlth. Triennial in Milan. Awarded a gold medal marriage with Hanne Wilhelm Hansen Grondahl store Bond Street, London (to- gether with Trevor Danatt) Royal Danish Embassy Kaufmann International Design Award. Summer house for Anders geleje, Denmark

Tray Table Richmond restau- Danish Deslgn« exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, crafts, Brussels Recleved a life long pension from the State Visiting professor, Design, Chicago Hansen Muslkforlag store vlngrove Museum, Glas- Gallery, Manchester Retrospective exhibition tenborg Autum Exhibition work, Cantu, Italy Industry, London Retrospective exhibition work, Museum of Deco-

1912-1989 Finn Juhl - education, working and life

Finn Juhl - education, working and life Initially, Finn Juhl wanted to become an art historian. Since his early years, he had been very interested in fine arts. However, his father wouldn't allow a career in the arts. He therefore trained as an architect. Later, when he had made himself a name as a furniture designer, he would always speak of himself as being a self-taught. Finn Juhl began his studies in the 1930s, which was an important period in furniture design, when modern design started to emerge. Vilhelm Lauritzen's architect practise While he was still a student, Finn Juhl started...

1912-1989 1912-1989 Finn Juhl’s ultra-modern office in the centre of Copenhagen was set up in a converted red wine cellar of a big wine shop. As a symbol of imagination, a huge Japanese paper fish was mounted on the end wall. Finn Juhl at his own drawing office in Nyhavn in 1950 The drawing office in Sølvgade 1957

1912-1989 The furniture sculptor reflects on the art of his time

"I have always dreamt of becoming an artist, and I have always pursued that dream. But I've had to realize, that I wouldn't make it as a painter, a sculptor or a musician. I have tried, but only in Finn Juhl said in 1982 The furniture sculptor reflects on the art of his time Art dictated Finn Juhl's designs. He also used his artistic sensibilities to use his design as a reflection on his own times. It was Finn Juhl's ambition to create furniture with a personality that reflected both functionality and aesthetics. It was the human freedom as reflected in surrealism and cubism that inspired...

Finn Juhl in New York Times In creating his furniture, Finn Juhl worked with two elements: The Carrying Element, and The Carried Element. This is one of many examples of how he broke free from conventional working methods and found his inspiration in art. The "45"-chair has become the classic symbol of J u h I's design. Uncluttered, light and elegant, combined in lively motion, seemed to be the secret to his art. The air between the frame and the seat of the chair created a lightness that reflected beauty and floating grace. In this way, the chair created pleasure both when looking at "Art...

"Presumably, the creative capabilities of a craftsman are the same as those of a sculptor. A chair is not just an industrial product in space. It becomes form and space itself. " Finn Juhl in the Chieftain Chair Finn Juhl designed the Chieftain Chair in one single day. It is the result of his inspiration from different art forms and anthropology. This became a constant source of inspira- tion, which hugely influenced his intentions as a furniture designer. Water colour of the Chieftain Chair at the Cabinetmakers' Guild exhibition 1949 Chieftain Chair at Finn Juhl's home The Chieftain Chair...

Pelican chairs at Ordrupgaard Museum, Denmark The Pelican Chair is clearly a result of Finn Juhl's inspiration from artistic interpretations of the human body - particularly in surrealism and cubism. Thanks to its organic shape, the Pelican has almost got a human character and there- fore become a body in itself. In the Pelican Chair, one human body can find shelter in another. Although initially dismissed as "walrus-like" by his contemporaries, this chair later became an iconic example of his design. Exhibition at Gallery Asbaek, Denmark Skateboard shop in Washington It was obvious to Finn...

1912-1989 Finn Juhl’s furniture design - a cabinetmaker’s challenge

Finn Juhl's furniture design - a cabinetmaker's challenge Because Finn Juhl was trained as an architect rather than a designer, his designs were The starting point to the furniture designs we know today were the furniture Finn Juhl created for his own first home in 1933. This became the beginning of a partnership with cabinetmaker Niels Vodders. Finn Juhl's talent had been unearthed, and parallel to his work at Vilhelm Lauritzen's practice, Finn Juhl exhibited at the Cabinetmakers' Guild from 1937 till 1961. This was the beginning of a remarkable partnership, which didn't go unnoticed, even...