Name: Chieftains Chair
Brand: Eternity Modern
Price: 2589.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description
Designer

Designed by Finn Juhl at 1949. One of the most coveted collector's items. Today, the Chieftains Chair is an icon in Danish funiture, especially bacause of the elegant shape of the cushions and armrests. The chair is full of symbols inspired by weapons and utilities from foreign cultures.

Material & Feature:

Structure: solid American walnut frame with double dowesl and corner-block-reinforcing
Back & seat cushions filled with high resiliency foam with feather-down wrap
Medium firm cushion seat feel (Customizable cushion softness)
Top Grain / Aniline / Vintage Leather Leather upholstery (C.O.M available)
All materials are Flame resistant & non-toxic (Baby Friendly)

Dimensions:

Width: 38" x Depth: 34" x Height: 37.5"
Seat Height: 14.2"

* All measurements are approximations

When you look at the graceful shapes and sensual curves of Finn Juhl"s work, you may be shocked to realize that he designed these pieces 60 to 70 years ago. A pioneering force in his own country, Finn Juhl is also credited, along with fellow Danes Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Borge Mogensen and Poul Kjaerholm, with introducing Danish modern to midcentury America. Although he initially wanted to become an art historian, his father persuaded him to attend the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture. By 1934, he had a prestigious position with architect Vilhelm Lauritzen and was exploring the functionalism movement by creating clean, geometrical buildings like the broadcasting house Radiohuset, a pinnacle of Danish architecture that now houses the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Juhl considered himself an architect of the interior as well as the exterior. He began designing furniture like the Poet Sofa (1941) for use in his own home, located north of Copenhagen. Juhl felt that furniture, handicraft and art should create a completeness of the house, which in his case was decorated with works by the Danish painters of the time. Today, the Finn Juhl House" an early example of open-plan design with views to its garden from every room" is part of the Ordrupgaard Museum. In 1937, Juhl began collaborating with master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, and the pair was the buzz of the 1945 Cabinetmakers" Guild exhibition with their expressive, sculptural pieces. One such item was the Model 45 Armchair (1945), which broke from tradition by freeing the upholstered areas from the wood frame. At age 39, Juhl made his U.S. debut in 1951 at the Good Design exhibit in Chicago and at MoMA in New York, and he represented Denmark in creating the interior of a meeting hall at the United Nations headquarters. A few years later, SAS asked Juhl to redesign the interior of its air terminals in Europe and Asia. Finn Juhl is still winning awards decades after his death: The Wallpaper Design Award 2010 was awarded to the Baker Sofa (1951) in the category of Best Reissue.

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