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Early Model Finn Juhl France FD136 Chair for France & Søn in Teak & Sheepskin

Name: Early Model Finn Juhl France FD136 Chair for France & Søn in Teak & Sheepskin
Brand: Finn Juhl
Price: 9500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This chair is absolutely stunning! The France Chair FD136 was designed by Finn Juhl in 1956 and was inspired by his many travels to France. The France chair features a distinctive curved backrest and large curved armrests, which are made from laminated teak wood. The seat and backrest are upholstered in ultra-luxe sheepskin, only making this iconic chair more sumptuous than ever. The France Chair FD136 is considered to be one of Juhl's most iconic designs, and it is highly sought after by collectors and design enthusiasts. The chair's sculptural and organic forms reflect Juhl's unique design style, which was characterized by a balance between functionality and aesthetics. Like many of Juhl's designs, the France Chair FD136 is a testament to his exceptional attention to detail and craftsmanship. It remains a timeless piece of furniture that continues to inspire contemporary designers and enthusiasts alike. Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, and one of the leading figures of the Danish modern movement. He is best known for his furniture designs, which were characterized by their sculptural and organic forms, as well as their innovative use of materials. Juhl studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, where he later taught furniture design. In 1945, he gained international recognition for his work when his furniture was featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Some of Juhl's most iconic designs include the Chieftain Chair, the Pelican Chair, and the Poet Sofa. His designs were often characterized by their use of teak and other exotic woods, as well as their attention to detail and craftsmanship. This chair would look incredible in any mid century modern, modern or contemporary environment. The luxurious sheepskin gives this chair a cozy ski lodge feel. This chair is currently in our gallery alongside a Hans Wegner Papa bear chair, a Vladimir Kagan serpentine sofa in boucle, as well as a Poul Kjærholm coffee table, and not only does this chair make a statement, it steals the show!

Creator:

Finn Juhl (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 29.53 in (75.01 cm)Width: 30.32 in (77.02 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Seat Height: 14.18 in (36.02 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Sheepskin,Teak

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1950s

Condition:

Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. There is minimal wear on the frame, some scuffs, and minor scratches consistent with age and use. We feel this adds to the character of this early vintage chair.

Seller Location:

Culver City, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1139233846592

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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 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. His earliest works, designed in the late 1930s, are perhaps his most idiosyncratic. The influence of contemporary art is clear in Juhl's 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 Danish furniture-making firm Niels Vodder began to issue his designs. Yet his 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 biomorphic Baker sofa, and the Judas table, a piece ornamented with stylish inlaid silver plaquettes.

As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Finn Juhl’s furniture — as well as his lighting, ceramics, tableware and accessories — has an air of relaxed sophistication and elegance that is unique in the realm of mid-20th-century design.