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Finn Juhl (Danish, 1912–1989)

Timeline

1912: Born: Frederiksberg, Denmark
1930–1934: Studied architecture at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark
1942: Wins award for the design of his own house, Copenhagen, Denmark
1935–1944: Worked in the architecture offices of Vilhelm Lauritzen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1945: Opened private design studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
1945–1950: Lectured at the Frederiksberg Technical School, Copenhagen, Denmark
1951: 'Good Design' exhibition, Chicago, IL —designed an interior
1951–1952: United Nation Headquarters in New York, NY, design of ‘Trusteeship Council Chamber’
1957: Awarded gold medal at the Milan Triennial, Milan, Italy
1989: Died: Copenhagen, Denmark
: Public Collections:
: Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

2005: Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (permanent solo exhibition)
2003: The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1960: Arts of Denmark, Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY (group exhibition)
1951: 'Good Design' exhibition, Chicago, IL — (group exhibition)
1944: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1943: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1942: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1941: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1940: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1939: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1938: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
1937: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)

2004: Henrik Wivel. Finn Juhl. Denmark: Aschehoug.
1990: Hiort, Esbjørn. Finn Juhl: furniture, architecture, applied art: a biography. Copenhagen: Danish Architectural Press.