FINN JUHL Exhibition (Spring 2010)

FINN JUHL Exhibition - Jacksons Berlin - Feb 5th - April 26th 2010 Danish Designer and Architect. Born in 1912 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. As a furniture designer he came to play an important role in the development of Danish design in the 1940s. He broke with the established furniture tradition of strictly funktionalistic values and together with cabinet maker Niels Vodder he produced a series of furniture that came to redefine the ’Danish Design’ concept. For his furnitures he were awarded five gold medals and won international acclaim at the Milan Triennals. Together with Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm, Finn Juhl paved the way for the launch of Danish design abroad under the title ’Danish Modern’, and the subsequent export boom through the 1960s up to the present day. The exhibition focuses on the earlier designs. Showing one of the most important works by Finn Juhl the NV 44 made by Niels Vodder in 1944 for the Cabinetmaker´s Guild Exhibition. Also NV 45 and the famous