Cocktail Table | Finn Juhl | 1951
Designed in 1951 for Baker Furniture in the U.S., the Cocktail Table builds on the smaller Eye Table with a refined, sculptural edge. Light and elegant, it was created to complement the Baker Sofa and suit the American design scene, where grand cocktail parties were a staple. It is manufactured in either oak or walnut, and comes with a tabletop in veneer, white nano laminate, or black linoleum.
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Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1951, relaunched in 2009
Materials:
Frame and edges: Solid oak or walnut Tabletop in veneer, white nano laminate or black linoleum.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5150 L: 160 cm | W: 78 cm | H: 50 cm
Designed in 1951 for Baker Furniture in the U.S., the Cocktail Table builds on the smaller Eye Table with a refined, sculptural edge. Light and elegant, it was created to complement the Baker Sofa and suit the American design scene, where grand cocktail parties were a staple. It is manufactured in either oak or walnut, and comes with a tabletop in veneer, white nano laminate, or black linoleum.
Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1951, relaunched in 2009
Materials:
Frame and edges: Solid oak or walnut Tabletop in veneer, white nano laminate or black linoleum.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5150 L: 160 cm | W: 78 cm | H: 50 cm
The Extravagant Cocktail Parties
The economy was booming in the US during the 1950s. Hollywood and the new upper class had made cocktail parties immensely popular, and Finn Juhl was readily impressed by this newfound American extravagance, which he got to experience through his new and influential American friends.
The elegant, three-legged coffee table is a further development of his earlier eye-shaped table, but as the expression goes, "Everything has to be bigger in America". Despite its size, and thanks to its organic shape, with no sharp corners, the table allows for free movement around it.
