House of Finn Juhl

The 45 Chair is the definition of a true masterpiece, and has become symbolic for Finn Juhl’s design genius.

The space between the frame and the seat creates a lightness, which, combined with its organic shape and sublime detailing, creates a unique beauty. The chair is also extremely comfortable and thus appeals to all senses.

The 45 Chair is manufactured in oak or walnut and upholstered with fabric or leather.

Size: W 66.5cm x D 73cm x H 88cm
Seat Height: 42cm

The 48 Chair is easily recognizable because of Finn Juhl's characteristic and sculptural shapes and delicate details. The chair embrace the seated person while the rounded surfaces are shaped to fit the gravity of the resting body and its proportions. The organically shaped seat and backrest, upholstered in fabric or leather, are raised from the carrying frame in an almost demonstrative manner. Visually this lifts the seated person, making it appear as if the law of gravity has been defeated.

Additionally, the 48 Series is characterized by the use of multiple materials. Today, it is rare to see furniture that employs two different types of wood. This type of contrast has been left almost entirely to Finn Juhl despite the many years that have passed. The 48 chair is available in oak with armrests and toes in walnut and a version entirely in walnut. The chair is upholstered with either fabric or leather.

Size: W 69cm D 63cm H 80cm
Seat height: 44cm

The 48 Sofa-Bench is easily recognizable because of Finn Juhl's characteristic and sculptural shapes and delicate details. The chair embrace the seated person while the rounded surfaces are shaped to fit the gravity of the resting body and its proportions. The organically shaped seat and backrest, upholstered in fabric or leather, are raised from the carrying frame in an almost demonstrative manner. Visually this lifts the seated person, making it appear as if the law of gravity has been defeated.

Additionally, the 48 Series is characterized by the use of multiple materials. Today, it is rare to see furniture that employs two different types of wood. This type of contrast has been left almost entirely to Finn Juhl despite the many years that have passed. The 48 Sofa-Bench is available in oak with armrests and toes in walnut and a version entirely in walnut. The Sofa-Bench is upholstered with either fabric or leather.

Size: W 125cm D 63cm H 80cm
Seat height: 44cm

Finn Juhl’s philosophy of separating the carried and the carrying elements, thus creating space is apparent in this chair. Despite being both upholstered and very comfortable the 108 Chair manages to keep its lightness and appears beautiful from all angles.

The chair is manufactured in oak, walnut or black painted and is upholstered with fabric or leather.

Size: W 51cm x D 46cm x H 75cm
Seat height: 45cm

The 109 Chair is the perfect dining- or conference room chair. Its elegant and comfortable qualities make the chair a perfect fit for hotels and restaurants.

The chair is manufactured in oak or walnut and with upholstery in fabric or leather.

Size: W 64cm x D 46cm x H 75cm
Seat height: 45cm

At the 1949 Guild Exhibition, Finn Juhl reached his absolute peak as a pioneering furniture designer with the imposing Chieftain Chair. The chair is probably the most well-known piece of all of his chairs and a powerful design, which not only dominates in size and extravagance but also needs a lot of space around it to do itself justice. It is in true and proper fashion a chieftain. It has, with good reason, been called an icon of Danish furniture design.

The Chieftain Chair and Stool are manufactured in walnut and are upholstered in leather.

Size: W 100cm x D 88cm x H 92.5cm
Seat height: 34.5cm

The economy was booming in the US during the 1950s. Hollywood and the new upper class had made cocktail parties immensely popular and Finn Juhl was readily impressed by this newfound American extravagance, which he got to experience through his new and influential American friends. For this reason, the Finn Juhl collection now contains not less than two furniture pieces inspired by the American cocktail parties in the 50’s – The round Cocktail Table and the rectangular Cocktail Bench. The bench can also be spotted in Finn Juhl's own house north of Copenhagen and is well suited as a table for art, a stack of books or a lamp.

The Cocktail Bench is in solid wood and available in either walnut or oak.

L 221 cm x W 44 cm x H 40 cm

The France Chair, or the FJ 136 as it is also known, was designed for the American market in the late 1950s. It was originally delivered flat-packed as knock-down furniture, which was France’s business idea and the main driver for his phenomenal success on the American market.

Today, however, the chair is delivered fully assembled. The chair is available in oak, smoked oak, black painted oak or walnut with handsewn upholstery in fabric or leather.

Size: W 80cm x D 72cm x H 81cm
Seat height: 38cm

The sublime simplicity of this series is a far cry from his earlier furniture designs and is inspired by traditional Japanese building techniques. The solid horizontal backrest, resting on the slightly tapered legs, is a reference to a Japanese temple door. The backrest ends in a circular recess, adding an optically refined impression with great effect. That was very typical of Finn Juhl, who famously said that deviation is in the detail.

Even with this simple construction, Finn Juhl is true to his idea of emphasizing the difference between the carried and the carrying elements by separating the backrest from the bearing frame with brackets in brass. The Japan Series is produced in oak or walnut with handsewn upholstery in fabric.

Sofa two-seater
Size: W 121cm x D 70cm x H 78cm
Seat height: 35cm

Sofa three-seater
Size: W 180 cm x D 70cm x H 78cm
Seat height: 35cm

The sculptural chair fits seamlessly into most modern interior styles and works particularly well with the Pelican Table and its close relative, the Poet Sofa from 1941.

The Pelican Chair is produced in two versions - with or without buttons. It is manufactured with a cushion and a handsewn upholstery in fabric or leather. The legs are available in oak, walnut and black painted.

Size: W 85cm x D 76cm x H 68cm
Seat height: 37cm

The small sofa received its name much later, in 1959, when a popular Danish cartoonist depicted the exact sofa as the place where a young poet would withdraw to contemplate the complexities of life.

The Poet Sofa is available in the same execution as the Pelican Chair - with handsewn upholstery in fabric or leather and with legs in oak, walnut or black painted.

Size: W 136cm x D 80cm x H 87cm
Seat height: 38cm

The Table Bench is available in teak, oak, walnut, Oregon pine or black linoleum with a frame in either burnished steel or painted black, orange or light blue. The Table Bench comes with matching wooden toes and with or without edges in matte polished brass. Furthermore, the Table Bench is available with a foldable, padded cushion in fabric or leather.

Small: L 112cm x W 45cm x H 39cm
Medium: L 170cm x W 45cm x H 39cm
Large: L 225cm x W 45cm x H 39cm