The Japan Chair | Finn Juhl | 1957
Even with its more minimal construction, the Japan Chair reflects Finn Juhl’s commitment to emphasizing the distinction between the carried and carrying elements by separating the backrest from the supporting frame with brackets as spacers. Drawing inspiration from Japanese aesthetics, the chair embodies a sense of refined simplicity, lightness, and sophistication. The Japan Chair is available in oak or walnut with upholstery options in textile or leather.
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Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1957, relaunched in 2019
Materials:
Frame: Oak or walnut
Upholstery:
Textile or leather
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5301
W: 61 cm | D: 70 cm | H: 78 cm
Seat height: 35 cm
Even with its more minimal construction, the Japan Chair reflects Finn Juhl’s commitment to emphasizing the distinction between the carried and carrying elements by separating the backrest from the supporting frame with brackets as spacers. Drawing inspiration from Japanese aesthetics, the chair embodies a sense of refined simplicity, lightness, and sophistication. The Japan Chair is available in oak or walnut with upholstery options in textile or leather.
Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1957, relaunched in 2019
Materials:
Frame: Oak or walnut
Upholstery:
Textile or leather
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 5301
W: 61 cm | D: 70 cm | H: 78 cm
Seat height: 35 cm
Serene Simplicity in its Finest Form
The Japan Chair is defined by its elegant frame, which is visible from every angle. The curvy shape radiates serene simplicity and serves as a reference to a traditional Japanese temple door.
Finn Juhl’s partnership with the furniture manufacturer France & Son gave birth to a series of furniture well-suited for industrial production while staying true to the ideals of organic shapes within the simple designs that reigned in the 1950s. The most famous example of this collaboration is probably the Japan Series from 1957, which consists of a lounge chair, a footstool, a two-seater sofa and a three-seater sofa.
The Japanese Connection
The sublime simplicity of the chair is a far cry from Finn Juhl's earlier furniture designs and is inspired by traditional Japanese building techniques. The solid horizontal backrest, resting on slightly tapered legs, references a Japanese temple door. The backrest ends in a circular recess, adding an optically refined impression with great effect - a characteristic that is very typical of Finn Juhl, who famously said that the deviation is in the detail.
