The Whisky Chair | Finn Juhl | 1948
The Whisky Chair is defined by Finn Juhl’s artistic sense of shape, function, and detail. This exclusive chair was originally presented at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1948 as part of Finn Juhl’s concept, The Living Room of an Art Collector, but it was not put into production at the time. Unconcerned with critics who found his designs too extravagant, Finn Juhl always dared to stand alone. The chair comes with a unique mouth-blown whisky glass. The chair is upholstered by hand in Denmark in textile or leather. The frame is available in walnut.
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Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1948, relaunched in 2022
Materials:
Frame: Walnut
Upholstery:
Textile and/or leather
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 4880
W: 79 cm | D: 85 cm | H: 95 cm
Seat height: 35.5 cm.
The Whisky Chair is defined by Finn Juhl’s artistic sense of shape, function, and detail. This exclusive chair was originally presented at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1948 as part of Finn Juhl’s concept, The Living Room of an Art Collector, but it was not put into production at the time. Unconcerned with critics who found his designs too extravagant, Finn Juhl always dared to stand alone. The chair comes with a unique mouth-blown whisky glass. The chair is upholstered by hand in Denmark in textile or leather. The frame is available in walnut.
Design:
Finn Juhl
Year:
1948, relaunched in 2022
Materials:
Frame: Walnut
Upholstery:
Textile and/or leather
Model and Dimensions:
FJ 4880
W: 79 cm | D: 85 cm | H: 95 cm
Seat height: 35.5 cm.
Walnut, Brass and Mouth-Blown Glass
The Whisky Chair was designed by Finn Juhl in 1948 and is characterized by the designer's artistic sense of shape, function, and detail. Finn Juhl played a groundbreaking role in the Danish Modern design movement as his sculptural furniture manifested Denmark's position as a pioneering country within furniture design.
The exclusive chair was originally presented at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition in 1948, as part of Finn Juhl's concept "The Living Room of an Art Collector", but it was not put into production. Finn Juhl always dared to stand alone and was unconcerned about the critics who found his designs too extravagant.
Upon purchase, customers receive a unique mouth-blown glass crafted by glassmaker Mikkel Yerst. Finn Juhl's original drawing does not depict the glass, meaning that the chair itself served as the inspiration for the powerful shape of the specially designed glass.
Playfully Provocative
The Whisky Chair is not only extravagant but also playfully provocative - perhaps even borderline politically incorrect. The right armrest unfolds organically towards the end, making way for a handmade half-moon-shaped brass tray. The tray can unfold into a full circle where a hole in the brass surface is shaped to hold a glass.
Finn Juhl's original watercolour drawing from 1948 shows how two chairs fit perfectly together, as the right and left armrests are asymmetrical. The Whisky Chair is overwhelmingly comfortable and invites you to indulge in a special moment of immersion and enjoyment.
