Finn Juhl France Chair
He was a pioneer figure within danish furniture design and the danish modern movement.
Finn juhl france chair. 1946 reading chair veneer seat. Finn juhl s partnership with the furniture manufacturer france son gave birth to a series of furniture well suited for industrial production while staying true to the ideals of simple designs that reigned in the 1950s. Rather than thinking in terms of practical construction finn juhl had the mindset of a sculptor when he. Finn juhl france chair.
1956 art collector s table. France was an english businessman who moved to denmark in 1936 to run a small mattress factory together with cabinetmaker eric daverkosen who passed away the following year. It has many of finn juhl s characteristic details which may help explain why people are so captivated by it. 1953 to the top.
It became along with a number of other finn juhl designs a great success the chair was designed for industrial production and has a more simple expression than many of juhl s other chairs. 1948 48 sofa bench. Finn juhl designed furniture with the human body in mind and stood out from his midcentury architect peers in denmark as well as the rest of scandinavia. The france chair was designed by finn juhl in 1956.
Being commissioned to furnish one of the larger delegates rooms at the un building in new york and being represented. Finn juhl designed fj 136 as the chair was originally called for france amp. Finn juhl rode a wave of international success during the 1950s in part thanks to his partnership with the danish furniture manufacturer france son. Nevertheless the chair s organic shapes and distinct design characteristics are.
1953 109 chair. Chair sofa design finn juhl year 1957 relaunched in 2007 materials. Son for the american market in 1956. The fj 136 or france chair was first designed for the usa market and immediately saw widespread success.
Finn juhl 30 january 1912 17 may 1989 was a danish architect interior and industrial designer most known for his furniture design he was one of the leading figures in the creation of danish design in the 1940s and he was the designer who introduced danish modern to america.