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Poet Sofa
Finn Juhl, 1941 

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Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

This small two-seater Poet Sofa first saw the light of day at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1941. It should be seen as a natural progression from the Pelican Chair that was displayed the previous year. The upholstery is very slim compared to the norm at the time and it was the result of Finn Juhl’s ambition to create functional furniture for smaller apartments.

The Poet Sofa is also one of Finn Juhl’s experiments for his own home. At the Guild Exhibition, the sofa was shown together with a couple of plaster reliefs by artist Sigurjón Ólafsson. In this way, he indicated the link between furniture and sculpture. The small sofa is a very comfortable embrace for two people, who will be sitting comfortably close.

The small sofa received its name much later, in 1959, when a popular Danish cartoonist depicted the exact sofa as the place where a young poet would withdraw to contemplate the complexities of life.

The Poet Sofa is available in the same execution as the Pelican Chair - with handsewn upholstery in fabric or leather and with legs in oak, walnut or black painted. 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Legs oak, walnut or black – Dimensions H87 x L136 x P80 cm – Seat height 38 cm

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

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Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

▸ Fabrics and Leathers

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

oiled oak

oiled walnut

black painted 

exemples: 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Moonlight sheepskin

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Soft Linen

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Rose Quartz 

Watercolour Pumpkin Spice 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Peacock 

Watercolour Himalaya 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Golden Syrup 

Watercolour Fresh Sage

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Dark Conifer 

Watercolour Cast Iron

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Watercolour Butterscotch 

Watercolour Silver Azure

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 933 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 823

Remix 762 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 443 

Remix 612 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 412 

Remix 242 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 123

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Remix 163

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Hallingdal 980 + Hallingdal 960 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Hallingdal 764 + Hallingdal 110 

Hallingdal 457 + Hallingdal 100 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Hallingdal 227 + Hallingdal 376 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Hallingdal 103 + Hallingdal 113 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Vidar 1511 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Vidar 723 

Vidar 1062 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Vidar 582 

Vidar 633 

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Vidar 443 

Vidar 472

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Vidar 182 

Vidar 152 

Pelican Table

Materials oak or walnut Dimensions Ø63 x H45 cm

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Pelican Table – Oak

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Pelican Table – Walnut

Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941
Poet Sofa  Finn Juhl, 1941

Finn Juhl

Finn Juhl

As a teenager, Finn Juhl (1912-1989) wanted to become an art historian, having a passion for the fine arts since childhood. His father stopped him and Finn Juhl started architectural studies. Later, when his fame as a designer of furniture acquired, he speaks of himself as an autodidact, in reference to this upset vocation that forced him to walk intellectually on a lonely way. His style owes much to this singular trajectory, with its non academic interpretation of art visible in his work. Finn Juhl started his studies in 1930, a key period which saw the birth of modern design and furniture.

His modern offices in central Copenhagen was greeting his visitors with a huge Japanese fish in paper, symbol of imagination. Rather than thinking in terms of practical construction, Finn Juhl had the mind-set of a sculptor, when he shaped a piece of furniture. In the 1940s and 1950s, this way of working had never been seen before. His ambition was to design furniture with movement and life.

Juhl took pride in making both the structurally supportive elements of the furniture and the seated person look as though they are floating. In some of his chairs, the backrest and the seat are almost invisibly joined, as if they were clouds floating through the room.

In creating his furniture, Finn Juhl worked with two elements: The carrying element, and the carried. He eventually became known for his special ability to separate the bearing parts from the borne. This is one of many examples of how he broke free from conventional working methods and found his inspiration in art.