ORIGIN OF DANISH DESIGN
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Finn Juhl is regarded world famous after he Finn Juhl was born January 30th 1912 at Frederiksberg as son of cloth merchant Johannes Juhl and his German born wife, who unfortunately died three days after the birth of little Finn He grew up together with his two years older brother Erik Juhl and their authoritarian father In a home with Tudor and Elizabethan dinning room, leaded windows and tall panels Originally Finn Juhl wanted to become an art historian but his father persuaded him to join The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture after his graduation In 1930. During...

Finn Juhl was not an educated furniture architect, but an all round building's architect, something he often emphasized. Never the less, It was the furniture which made him known both In Denmark and abroad. He designed his first furniture for his own apartment and they were manufactured by the young carpenter Niels Vodder, with whom he got a long lasting and fruitful co-operation In 1937 Finn Juhl debuted In public as a furniture architect at the exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker's Guild at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and right from the beginning his furniture was a...

furniture, handicraft and free art should created a completeness of the house, his own house being a school example of this Idea, He was not only Interested In high profiled Interior assignments but also participated In competitions concerning social house building. He thought that the architect should always work out a suggestion of the interior possibilities, either It was for storey houses or one-family houses, he expressed this in the magazine Arkltekten. His Idea did not gain hearing. Not until later it became common to work out Interior suggestions for apartments From 1945-1955 Finn...

subject of much conversation in the daily press - in these years the concept of Danish Design was co-operation between the two regarding exhibitions The interiors of three equally large meeting halls had to be made: The Security Counsel, The Trusteeship Counsel and The Economic Counsel. The three Nordic countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden had taken on them each to appoint an architect to solve these assignments. In 1950, the 38 years old Finn Juhl was appointed by the state of Denmark, Sweden chose the 61 years old Sven Markellus and Norway chose the 68 years old Arnstein Arneberg Finn...

papers and magazines - in these years the concept of Danish Design was born in USA, The Danish Embassy in Washington was opened in 1960. Originally It was designed by Vilhelm Laurltzen and Finn Juhl had been In charge of the new interior of the embassy, almost exclusively with his own furniture. All In all through the years It became sixty different exhibition assignments abroad - and at the end in arranging his own retro perspective exhibition at the Danish Museum of Art & Design Finn Juhl died in May 1989, In 1998 Hansen &S0rensen, the present "The 45-chair is the mother of all modern...

Chieftains Chair today an icon within Danish Chair is in itself a space filled with symbols Inspired from foreign shores. Made by the very best walnut, this chair now exudes extreme grandeur. It

The Poet Inspired by ”free art”, Finn Juhl designed Poeten for his own home in 1941. In his opinion furniture should complete a room together with arts and handicrafts. Today this sofa represents a part of Danish cultural history and modern furniture that exudes values that have more or less disappeared in these days of fleeting fancies. The Poet is made to the finest manufacturing standards with hand-sewn upholstery, and it's legs come in several different types of wood. finnjuhl2009.indd 16 22/12/09 12:50 PM

marvellous piece of design which beckons to every Its organic form Is a good artists such as Picasso, Henry Moore and especially Typical of Finn Juhl, the Pelican Is very comfortable craftsmanship traditions with hand-sewn upholstery. The legs come in several

Inspired by the modern free art, which interested Finn Juhl very much. body divided In two, resting upon an elegant and light Finn Juhl separated the elements In order to create in wool fabric or leather delivered in walnut, teak

Model 45 Finn Juhl was a pioneer in Danish design. In 1945 he designed this fantastic armchair, which was the first to break with tradition by freeing the seat and back from the frame. The result was an easy, elegant and tantalising expression that came to characterise Finn Juhl and make him world famous as an unrivalled designer. Model 45 is an example of high quality craftsmanship with carefully selected wood and upholstered with leather or fabric. The wooden frame comes in choiced teak, walnut or oak. finnjuhl2009.indd 26 17/12/09 3:07 PM

Model 108 Finn Juhl has designed a lot of wonderful chairs. From his best period we have chosen Model 108, designed in 1946. It is a real Finn Juhl chair in a light and elegant design, that tickles your senses. It is beautiful to look at, nice to touch and comfortable to sit in. The chair comes in oak, black or walnut with seat and back in leather or fabric. finnjuhl2009.indd 30 17/12/09 3:07 PM

Model 109 Designed in 1946 for cabinet maker Niels Vodder. Extremely elegant and comfortable armchair, rich on details that tickles your senses. Seat and back in leather or fabric with wooden frame in walnut. finnjuhl2009.indd 34 17/12/09 3:08 PM

The Wall Sofa Designed in 1950 for The Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum in Trondheim, where Finn Juhl was asked to decorate a room with modern interior design. The sofa has been produced in more lengths and is used in several of Finn Juhl’s famous interior designs and it is with its asymmetric look, probably the best example of how he found inspiration from the works of painters and artists at the time. The Wall sofa is delivered with hand sewn upholstery in wool of customer’s choice. The hanging frame is made of lacquered steel and is mounted to a wall. finnjuhl2009.indd 36 17/12/09 3:08...