Finn Juhl And His House

Birgit Lyngbye Pedersen was looking for the right sofa for a house from the fifties and discovered Finn Juhl (1912-1989), whose furniture is experiencing a renaissance in the wake of the retro wave. When Juhl's house in Charlottenlund, which he designed and decorated in 1941-42, came up for sale, Pedersen purchased the building and all of its furnishings, presenting it immediately afterward to the adjacent Ordrupgaard Museum.
This monograph takes a look at Finn Juhl, alongside Hans J. Wegner and Arne Jacobsen one of the most important Danish Modernists. Per H. Hansen, a renowned expert in Scandinavian furniture design, provides a humorous, extremely informative description of Juhl's unconventional character and classic furniture - the Chieftain Chair, the Pelican Chair, or the Poet Sofa. Drawings, original photographs, and images of the house complete this volume.