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108 Chair
Finn Juhl, 1946 

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108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

To this day, Finn Juhl's designs are unconventional and defy expectations with subtle details. Finn Juhl himself once said that the deviation is in the detail. This is also the case with his 108 Chair, which on the surface looks like any ordinary dining chair. Upon closer inspection, surprising details such as angled side bars and sliding cross bars are revealed. These details add unexpected movement and dynamics to the construction. 

Finn Juhl’s philosophy of separating the carried and the carrying elements, thus creating space is apparent in this chair. Despite being both upholstered and very comfortable the 108 Chair manages to keep its lightness and appears beautiful from all angles.

The chair is manufactured in oak, walnut or black painted and is upholstered with fabric or leather.

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

Dimensions W51 x D46 x H75 cm – seat height 45cm
Upholstery fabric or leather


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108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

soaped oak

white oiled oak

oiled oak

clear lacquered oak

black painted 

clear lacquered walnut

oiled walnut

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

▸ Fabrics and Leathers

Examples:

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

soaped oak
+ Watercolour Himalaya

soaped oak
+ Remix 123 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

soaped oak
+ cuir noir 

soaped oak
+ cuir Vegetal 90

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled oak
+ Remix 933 

oiled oak
+ Watercolour Cast Iron

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled oak
+ Remix 183 

oiled oak
+ Hallingdal 764 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled oak
+ leather Prestige noir 

oiled oak
+ leather Elegance walnut 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Watercolour Peacock 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Remix 933 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Remix 163

oiled walnut
+ Watercolour Himalaya

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ tissu Hallingdal 110

oiled walnut
+ Hallingdal 100 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Hallingdal 457

oiled walnut
+ Hallingdal 376

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Vidar 633 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ black leather

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

oiled walnut
+ Elegance walnut leather

oiled walnut
+ Vegetal 90 leather

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

black painted
+ Remix 143 

108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946
108 Chair  Finn Juhl, 1946

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.