The Architect Finn Juhl (last copies)
Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was first and foremost 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. At the Milan Triennials in the 1950s, he was awarded no fewer than five gold medals and won international acclaim for his furniture. But Finn Juhl was not only an excellent furniture designer: he worked with all aspects of the architect's profession. He gained international recognition as an interior designer for his work on the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the 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. This book presents a full-length portrait of Finn Juhl as an artist designer, architect and cultural figure.
Authors: Esbjørn Hjort
Book Size: 30.6 x 24.6 cm
Pages: 144
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774074045
Released: 1990
Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was first and foremost 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. At the Milan Triennials in the 1950s, he was awarded no fewer than five gold medals and won international acclaim for his furniture. But Finn Juhl was not only an excellent furniture designer: he worked with all aspects of the architect's profession. He gained international recognition as an interior designer for his work on the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the 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. This book presents a full-length portrait of Finn Juhl as an artist designer, architect and cultural figure.
Authors: Esbjørn Hjort
Book Size: 30.6 x 24.6 cm
Pages: 144
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774074045
Released: 1990
Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was first and foremost 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. At the Milan Triennials in the 1950s, he was awarded no fewer than five gold medals and won international acclaim for his furniture. But Finn Juhl was not only an excellent furniture designer: he worked with all aspects of the architect's profession. He gained international recognition as an interior designer for his work on the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the 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. This book presents a full-length portrait of Finn Juhl as an artist designer, architect and cultural figure.
Authors: Esbjørn Hjort
Book Size: 30.6 x 24.6 cm
Pages: 144
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788774074045
Released: 1990
The author, Esbjørn Hiort, (b. 1912), is an architect like Finn Juhl. They were peers, attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at the same time, and later worked together on some of large exhibitions abroad. The author has a first-hand knowledge of the period during which Finn Juhl played a key role in Danish applied art. Hiort was secretary general of the Federation of Danish Architects for a number of years, and later director of the Permanent Exhibition of Danish Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design. He has written several books on architecture and applied art, along with numerous articles on these subjects.
