The Reading Chair - Veneer Seat | Finn Juhl | 1953
Designed in 1953, the Reading Chair is one of Finn Juhl’s more simple yet elegant pieces. Characterized by intricate details and a unique design, this chair showcases exceptional craftsmanship. It is manufactured in oak, featuring a back piece of oak and walnut, or comes in a fully black painted version. Additionally, a version of the chair with an upholstered seat is also available.
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Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1953, relaunched in 2018
Materials:
Frame in solid oak with seat and back piece in plywood of oak and walnut with an outer layer in walnut. Horizontal top piece in solid oak and walnut. Also available in a fully black painted variant.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5311
W: 52 cm | D: 58 cm | H: 74 cm
Seat height: 45 cm
Designed in 1953, the Reading Chair is one of Finn Juhl’s more simple yet elegant pieces. Characterized by intricate details and a unique design, this chair showcases exceptional craftsmanship. It is manufactured in oak, featuring a back piece of oak and walnut, or comes in a fully black painted version. Additionally, a version of the chair with an upholstered seat is also available.
Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1953, relaunched in 2018
Materials:
Frame in solid oak with seat and back piece in plywood of oak and walnut with an outer layer in walnut. Horizontal top piece in solid oak and walnut. Also available in a fully black painted variant.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5311
W: 52 cm | D: 58 cm | H: 74 cm
Seat height: 45 cm
A Modern Classic with Refined Details
The Reading Chair is one of Finn Juhl's more simple, yet elegant, pieces. The chair is characterized by intricate details and a quirky story. The chair was designed in 1953 and allows for multiple sitting positions - a unique design function which is typical for Finn Juhl's furniture. Earlier on, the Reading Chair has only been available with an upholstered seat, but it has now been relaunched with a veneered seat - as seen on the very first version, which Finn Juhl designed for the company Bovirke.
Intricate Details and a Quirky Story
Finn Juhl designed the Reading Chair as both a dining room chair and as a reading chair. It is designed to be equally comfortable whether you choose to sit facing the front or the back. This might sound both odd and complicated, but thanks to Finn Juhl’s genius, the result was a simple, unpretentious, yet thoroughly well-designed and visually pleasing chair.