The Ross Coffee Table | Finn Juhl | 1948
The Ross Coffee Table was unconventional for its time but illustrates an early interest in the principles that would later come to define Danish furniture design. The table is made of stainless steel with an organically shaped tabletop in veneered walnut and stainless-steel inlays. It is available both with and without an integrated stainless-steel vase.
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Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1948, relaunched in 2000
Materials:
Frame: Stainless steel, with toes in wood Tabletop: Veneer with a stainless steel inlay With or without a steel vase.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 4800 L: 120 cm | W: 30/60 cm | H: 58 cm
The Ross Coffee Table was unconventional for its time but illustrates an early interest in the principles that would later come to define Danish furniture design. The table is made of stainless steel with an organically shaped tabletop in veneered walnut and stainless-steel inlays. It is available both with and without an integrated stainless-steel vase.
Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1948, relaunched in 2000
Materials:
Frame: Stainless steel, with toes in wood Tabletop: Veneer with a stainless steel inlay With or without a steel vase.
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 4800 L: 120 cm | W: 30/60 cm | H: 58 cm
An Atypical Design
Many of Finn Juhl's furniture pieces began as commissioned works – often in connection with his extensive interior design practice. The Ross coffee table from 1948, featuring a teak top with a brass plate and a white-painted frame, was likewise designed on commission for the renowned law professor Alf Ross.
Although the table is not as well-known as some of Finn Juhl's iconic designs, it exudes character, expressed through Finn Juhl’s sensitivity to both detail and functionality. In the Ross family home, the sculptural coffee table became the centerpiece of many family gatherings.
In Finn Juhl's sketch archive at Designmuseum Danmark, two original drafts of the table exist – one with an oak tabletop and another in teak. Alf Ross chose the latter, and the final version featured a grey-painted iron frame with teak feet and an oak and brass top.
Today, the Ross coffee table is produced in American walnut with a stainless-steel frame and walnut tabletop and feet, a stainless-steel inlay, and the option of an integrated stainless-steel vase set into the surface.
