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Finn Juhl Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was primarily famous for his furniture. In the 1940s, he broke with the established furniture tradition and designed a number of creations that regenerated Danish furniture design.		UN chair Finn Juhl made his debut as a furniture designer at the Cabinetmakers Guild exhibition in 1937. He participated in 24 of these exhibitions, and his furniture won prizes in 16 Guild competitions. The picture is from the exhibition in 1950, where his pieces included a chair he had designed for the United Nation.		Collaboration with Niels Vodder The cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, with whom Finn Juhl collaborated on the Cabinetmaker's Guild exhibitions for 22 years. He made all of Finn Juhl's best furniture.

Pelican, 1940
A wonderful piece of furniture demanding the viewer to form his opinion. The organic form of the Pelican is a brilliant example of how strongly Finn Juhl has been inspired by the free arts. The Pelican is manufactured with hand sewn upholstery and legs of various types of wood in accordance with good craftsmanship.

Domino, 1953
The Domino carpet was designed in 1953 for Unika Væv and used in Finn Juhl’s test apartment in Bellahøj. The measures of each carpet-unit is 70 x 140 cm. The simplicity of the pattern in more colors makes the carpet addition-able to a larger carpet, which still gives a unified look.


He gained international renown as an interior designer for his work on the Trusteeship Council Chamber at United Nations headquarters in New York. As an exhibition architect, he was the man behind the major showings of Danish applied art abroad, which created the concept "Danish design" and paved the way for the Danish furniture industry's export triumphs in the 1960s. Chieftains chair, 1949. Probably the most well-known chair designed for Cabinet maker’s exhibition in Copenhagen in 1949. Through time the chair has been manufactured by various cabinet makers, but this new edition is manufactured by Hansen & Sørensen and this in the original execution from 1949. This form and expression is unique.


At the Milan Triennials in the 1950s, he was awarded no fewer than five gold medals and won international acclaim for his furniture. However, Finn Juhl was not only an excellent furniture designer: he worked with all aspects of an architect's profession.				Sofa Model 57/Lounge table Ross Sofa Model 57, is sculpturally shaped and upholstered in accordance with good craftsmanship, was first presented in Tivoli in 1957. The legs are made of brushed stainless steel with wooden toes. The Ross Coffee Table is from 1948 and is available in brushed stainless steel with veneered tabletop with a stainless steel oval and vases of steel that go with the table.

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