Model FJ 48
Settee
1948 (designed), 1948-1969 (manufactured)
1948 (designed), 1948-1969 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
It is clear that the shape of this neat little settee developed by doubling up two chairs. The chair in question was launched by the designer Finn Juhl and the cabinet maker Niels Vodder at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition in 1948, where it was noted that "… Just as last year, it was unquestionably Finn Juhl who led the way. Above all, his pieces are beautiful - considered as works of art." But the chairs "were not really comfortable to sit in for the average person. The dimensions were somewhat too generous."
Finn Juhl was a master of sculptural, organic forms and natural materials, and learned from both handcraft traditions and mass-production techniques. His furniture defined modern mid-twentieth-century Danish design and was influential throughout Europe and North America.
Finn Juhl was a master of sculptural, organic forms and natural materials, and learned from both handcraft traditions and mass-production techniques. His furniture defined modern mid-twentieth-century Danish design and was influential throughout Europe and North America.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Model FJ 48 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Teak, leather, foam rubber |
| Brief description | Settee, model FJ 48, designed by Finn Juhl, 1948, manufactured by Neils Vodder, Denmark; teak, leather, foam rubber |
| Physical description | Small two-seater settee made of teak with seat and back panels of degraded tan leather upholstery over foam rubber padding. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production | The settee was acquired just prior to the opening of the Modern Chairs exhibition (although it was not included in it) and the date span allows that it may have been newly manufactured at that time. |
| Summary | It is clear that the shape of this neat little settee developed by doubling up two chairs. The chair in question was launched by the designer Finn Juhl and the cabinet maker Niels Vodder at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition in 1948, where it was noted that "… Just as last year, it was unquestionably Finn Juhl who led the way. Above all, his pieces are beautiful - considered as works of art." But the chairs "were not really comfortable to sit in for the average person. The dimensions were somewhat too generous." Finn Juhl was a master of sculptural, organic forms and natural materials, and learned from both handcraft traditions and mass-production techniques. His furniture defined modern mid-twentieth-century Danish design and was influential throughout Europe and North America. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.451-1969 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2007 |
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