chairs by Finn Juhl shown at Nordre Toldbod

For 3daysofdesign the gallery and function room at Nordre Toldbod 23 showed a range of furniture from The House of Finn Juhl.

With many of the chairs that were designed by Finn Juhl in the 1940s and 1950s now relaunched and in production by the company, it is possible to see how these designs evolved and to see how many of the key elements for each are repeated but modified to create such a distinct style.

Many of the chairs have curved and shaped wood arms; there are generally separate upholstered seat pads and back rests - in several chairs in the shape of an elongated shield  - in most with back rests held between the back uprights of the frame.

All the chairs have thin and elegant tapered legs, with shaped or turned cross rails and thin shaped tension struts and this required skilled work by the cabinet makers to create such complex frames and dramatic sculptural forms.

45 Chair 1945

45 Chair 1945

45 Chair 1945

109 Chair 1946

109 Chair 1946

109 Chair 1946

46 Chair 1946

46 Chair 1946

Egyptian Chair 1949

Egyptian Chair 1949

Chieftain Chair 1949

France Chair 1956

France Chair 1956

France Chair 1956

a sofa by Finn Juhl .....

In 1999 Ivan Hansen and Henrik Sørensen were approached by Hanne Wilhelm Hansen, the widow of Finn Juhl, to produce a single issue of the 57 sofa to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of the designer. The success of that collaboration was the beginning of a strong and enduring working relationship and OneCollection has now relaunched over forty designs by Juhl.

House of Finn Juhl

46 sofa 1946 - relaunched 2008

57 sofa 1951 - relaunched 2009

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Baker sofa 1951 - relaunched 2009

Japan sofa 1953 - relaunched 2007