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Finn Juhl Biography
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1912 |
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Born: Frederiksberg, Denmark
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1930 - 1934 |
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Studied architecture at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark
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1942 |
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Wins award for the design of his own house, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1935 - 1944 |
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Worked in the architecture offices of Vilhelm Lauritzen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1945 |
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Opened private design studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1945 - 1950 |
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Lectured at the Frederiksberg Technical School, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1951 |
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'Good Design' exhibition, Chicago, IL —designed an interior
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1951 - 1952 |
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United Nation Headquarters in New York, NY, design of ‘Trusteeship Council Chamber’
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1957 |
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Awarded gold medal at the Milan Triennial, Milan, Italy
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1989 |
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Died: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2005
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Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (permanent solo exhibition)
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2003
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The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1960
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Arts of Denmark, Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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1951
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'Good Design' exhibition, Chicago, IL — (group exhibition)
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1944
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1943
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1942
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1941
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1940
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1939
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1938
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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1937
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Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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| Literature |
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2004
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Henrik Wivel. Finn Juhl. Denmark: Aschehoug.
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1990
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Hiort, Esbjørn. Finn Juhl: furniture, architecture, applied art: a biography. Copenhagen: Danish Architectural Press.
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