Modern creations in teak
Architect and designer Finn Juhl (1912–1989) is regarded as one of the great Danish designers of the 20th century. He was a true all-rounder, even though he became best known for his furniture. As he often emphasised during his lifetime, he was self-taught as a furniture designer. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Finn Juhl played a key role in the international triumph of Danish furniture design in the 1940s and 1950s. By breaking with established traditions and introducing new creations, he showed the way for a whole generation of designers. His love of teak led him to keep developing new and better techniques for working with it. Juhl is therefore regarded as the father of teak's popularity in Danish furniture design today. Many of his works are now considered Scandinavian design classics.
In 1951, Finn Juhl designed the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN Headquarters in New York in the USA, a gift from Denmark to the United Nations. This further enhanced his considerable international reputation. Today, Juhl has long been a Danish legend.
"One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can spoil quite a lot of happiness with bad ones."
