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Finn Juhl Model 138

Mid Century Danish Finn Juhl Model 138 Teak Lounge Chair For France & Son
By Finn Juhl
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An outstanding Model 138 solid Teak lounge chair designed in the late 50’s by Finn Juhl. This is
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak

Finn Juhl Easy Chair Model 138 Produced by France & Son in Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare easy chair model 138 designed by Finn Juhl. Produced by France & Son in Denmark. Retains
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Finn Juhl Easy Chairs Model 138 Produced by France & Son in Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chairs model 138 designed by Finn Juhl. Produced by France & Son in Denmark.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Teak

Finn Juhl Easy Chairs Model 138 Produced by France & Son in Denmark
Finn Juhl Easy Chairs Model 138 Produced by France & Son in Denmark
$14,923 / set
H 29.93 in W 27.56 in D 29.14 in
Model FD 138 Armchair, Finn Juhl, France & Søn, 1960s
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model FD 138 armchair, designed by Finn Juhl, manufactured by France & Søn, 1960s. Restored oak
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Oak

Model FD 138 Armchair, Finn Juhl, France & Søn, 1960s
Model FD 138 Armchair, Finn Juhl, France & Søn, 1960s
$5,850
H 30.32 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in

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Mid Century Danish Finn Juhl Model 535 Teak side Table For France & Son
By Finn Juhl
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pictured the table with our Finn Juhl Model 138 lounge chair which is also available in a separate listing
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Finn Juhl Model FD 138 Sofa by France and Son
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
A model FD 138 three seat sofa designed by Finn Juhl in 1958, produced by France & Son in 1960
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Finn Juhl Model FD 138 Sofa by France and Son
Finn Juhl Model FD 138 Sofa by France and Son
H 30.32 in W 64.57 in D 27.96 in
Pair of Easy Chair Model 138 by Finn Juhl, Denmark, 1950s
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Pair of easy chairs model 138 designed by Finn Juhl. Produced in Denmark by France & Søn during the
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Wool, Teak

Finn Juhl Sofa Model 138 in Teak and Black Leather, Original Label, 1960s
By Finn Juhl, France & Søn
Located in Milano, IT
Lovely and comfortable two-seat sofa designed by Finn Juhl for the manufacture France & Søn Denmark
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather, Teak

Pair of Finn Juhl Model No. 138 Easy Chairs Made by France & Son
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
A pair of model no. 138 easy chairs designed by Finn Juhl in 1958, produced by France & Son in 1961
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Finn Juhl Pair of Model 138 Easy Chairs by France & Søn
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1961 for France & Søn, this exquisite pair of model 138 lounge chairs by Danish master
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Finn Juhl Classic Model 138 Armchairs in Teak and Fabric
By Finn Juhl
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A Finn Juhl Classic model 138 armchairs in teak and fabric.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Finn Juhl for sale on 1stDibs

Along with Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen and Børge Mogensen, Finn Juhl was one of the great masters of mid-20th-century Danish design. Juhl was the first among that group to have his work promoted overseas, bringing the character of the nation’s furnishings — and the inherent principles of grace, craftsmanship and utility on which they were based — to an international audience. 

A stylistic maverick, Juhl embraced expressive, free-flowing shapes in chair, credenzas and sofa designs much earlier than his colleagues, yet even his quietest pieces incorporate supple, curving forms that are at once elegant and ergonomic.

As a young man, Juhl hoped to become an art historian, but his father steered him into a more practical course of study in architecture. He began designing furniture in the late 1930s, a discipline in which, despite his education, Juhl was self-taught, and quite proud of the fact. 

Juhl’s earliest works, designed in the late 1930s, are perhaps his most idiosyncratic. The influence of modern art is clear in his 1939 Pelican chair: an almost Surrealist take on the classic wing chair. Critics reviled the piece, however; one said it looked like a "tired walrus." Juhl had tempered his creativity by 1945, when the workshop of Danish cabinetmaker Niels Vodder began to issue his designs. Yet Juhl’s now-classic NV 45 armchair still demonstrates panache, with a seat that floats above the chair’s teak frame.

Juhl first exhibited his work in the United States in 1950, championed by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., an influential design critic and scion of America’s most prominent family of modern architecture and design patrons. (Kaufmann’s father commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright’s design of the house “Fallingwater.”) 

Juhl quickly won a following for such signature designs as the supremely comfortable Chieftan lounge chair, the Judas table — a piece ornamented with stylish inlaid silver plaquettes — and the biomorphic Baker sofa. After an article authored by Kaufmann on Juhl and his work appeared in the U.S.-based magazine Interiors in 1948, he began receiving American commissions. 

Kaufmann commissioned Juhl to create the exhibition design for, and contribute pieces to, the 1951 edition of the Good Design shows he organized for MoMA and Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Baker Furniture asked Juhl to design for the firm, and he produced a collection of chairs, tables and cabinets, and, later, the 1957 sofa. 

Scandinavian modernist seating, such as the chairs and sofas Juhl created for Baker, became immensely popular in postwar America, as the seeds of the Scandinavian style that Juhl sowed took root and spread in the United States. Juhl and his work featured prominently in the landmark show “Design from Scandinavia,” which opened in 1954 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and traveled to 24 museums in the U.S. and Canada; over three years, it was seen by more than a million people.

Juhl’s furniture — as well as his ceramics, tableware and accessories — has an air of relaxed sophistication and elegance that is unique in the realm of mid-century design.

Find vintage Finn Juhl armchairs, coffee tables, desks and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.