The Television Chair | Finn Juhl | 1961
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The Television Chair | Finn Juhl | 1961
Finn Juhl designed the Television Chair in 1961 as part of a bedroom interior dedicated to his partner, Hanne Wilhelm Hansen. The bedroom was one of the most personal and unconventional projects of Finn Juhl's career and marked a new direction in his design career. The graphic lounge chair is crafted from cherry wood with a burnished steel frame, casters in untreated brass, and a choice of upholstery.
Wood Type
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Japanese Cherry
Upholstery
Beda
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560
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130
Finn Juhl designed the Television Chair in 1961 as part of a bedroom interior dedicated to his partner, Hanne Wilhelm Hansen. The bedroom was one of the most personal and unconventional projects of Finn Juhl's career and marked a new direction in his design career. The graphic lounge chair is crafted from cherry wood with a burnished steel frame, casters in untreated brass, and a choice of upholstery.
Product information
- Design:
- Finn Juhl
- Year:
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1961, relaunched in 2026
- Materials:
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Cherry wood, burnished steel, casters in untreated brass, with a choice of upholstery
- Upholstery:
- Textile
- Model and dimensions:
- FJ 6110
- H: 62 cm x D 73 cm x W 64,5 cm x SH 36,5
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Finn Juhl's original drawing of the red Television Chair. Photo: Pernille Klemp, Designmuseum Danmark.
The Television Chair is characterized by its cylindrical backrest and distinctive combination of wood and steel, setting it apart from Danish furniture design at the time. Finn Juhl's original watercolor drawing, which also bears the name Television Chair, depicts a lounge chair in a bold color palette with red upholstery, originally conceived in Thai silk.
Finn Juhl's bedroom interior from 1961 was both an expression of love and a bold departure from the design ideals of its time. When it was launched, it marked a turning point in Finn Juhl's career. The furniture series was his final contribution to the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, which closed just five years later – bringing an end to a remarkable era in which Finn Juhl had been one of its most influential figures.
Photo of Finn Juhl's stand at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1961. The bed can be glimpsed on the right-hand side of the photograph and can still be seen today in Finn Juhl's house, which is part of Museum Ordrupgaard.
With its striking use of color and new combinations of materials, the bedroom interior marked a new aesthetic direction for Finn Juhl, who moved away from the expression that had defined his breakthrough in the 1940s. He created an extravagant and graphic universe in which the furniture formed a unified whole, reflecting both his desire to explore new creative possibilities and his relationship with Hanne Wilhelm Hansen.
The reception of the exhibition in 1961 was divided. Critics struggled to categorize the furniture, and reactions ranged from fascination to rejection. One reviewer described the bedroom as a festive symphony of colors and noted that Finn Juhl "went his own way", while an architect who had previously expressed enthusiasm for Finn Juhl described the furniture series as "perfumed".
In addition to receiving numerous reviews, the chair inspired a comic strip in a Danish newspaper, in which the backrest was caricatured as a tombola. The small Television Table accompanying the chair continues the simple, graphic aesthetic. Its angled edges, also found on the Cocktail Table, open elegantly toward the sides, while its notably low height clearly references Japanese aesthetics. Like the Glove Cabinet, the Television Chair and Television Table are crafted from cherry wood with burnished steel frames and casters in untreated brass.
