Finn Juhl was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design. He was one of the leading figures in the creation of Danish design in the 1940s and he was the designer who introduced Danish modern to America.
Finn Juhl
Finn Juhl furniture at Design Museum Denmark
UN Trusteeship Council chamber
House of Finn Juhl store in Hong Kong
Danish design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century. Influenced by the German Bauhaus school, many Danish designers used the new industrial technologies, combined with ideas of simplicity and functionalism to design buildings, furniture and household objects, many of which have become iconic and are still in use and production. Prominent examples are the Egg chair, the PH lamps and the Sydney Opera House (Australia).
Arne Jacobsen's clock in the Glostrup Town Hall, Glostrup, Denmark
The forms and materials of Hans Wegner's Wishbone Chair are representative of the movement's aesthetic
Bernadotte's thermos jug, 2004
Utzon's Sydney Opera House, 1973