Finn Juhl Chair 46

Finn juhl s artistic license was heavily criticized at the time as some critics scornfully called his furniture tired walruses.

Finn juhl chair 46.

Being commissioned to furnish one of the larger delegates rooms at the un building in new york and being represented. Despite being both upholstered and very comfortable the 108 chair manages to keep its lightness and appears beautiful from all angles. Finn juhl s characteristic design feature of separating the carrying elements from the carried is also at play in the fj 53. Det har vi nu ændret på så de to oprindelige versioner nu begge kan finde plads om spisebordet.

Later he modified the chair by making it more simple and beautiful for the then company bovirke. Similar to the chieftain chair and the 45 chair the 46 chair represents the very best of modern danish furniture design. The chieftain chair is one of finn juhl s absolute masterpieces representing the peak of his career as a furniture designer. Just like the pelican chair the 46 sofa is also a body for the body.

This is the version that onecollection now is re launching. Only this body can accommodate two people who become one organic unit. Danish architect finn juhl 1912 1989 is regarded as one of the greatest furniture designers of the 20th century. 1946 reading chair veneer seat.

When finn juhl designed the 46 chair he also designed a slightly more minimalistic version without armrests and this piece now. This 46 chair is one of the most beautiful chairs from the hand of finn juhl originally designed in 1946 for snedkerlauget s exhibition for niels vodder. Finn juhl designede stolen både med og uden armlæn hvor vi indtil nu har haft modellen med armlæn i produktion. Finn juhl s philosophy of separating the carried and the carrying elements thus creating space is apparent in this chair.

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. Rather than thinking in terms of practical construction finn juhl had the mindset of a sculptor when he. Finn juhl tegnede oprindeligt den elegante 46 stol for snedkermester niels vodder til snedkerlaugets udstilling i 1946. The 46 chair represents the very best of danish modern furniture design.

The fj 53 is an extravagant piece of furniture. Finn juhl originally designed the 46 chair for cabinetmaker niels vodder and presented the chair at the cabinetmakers guild exhibition in 1946. He was a pioneer figure within danish furniture design and the danish modern movement.