Watercolors by Finn Juhl
By: Anne-Louise Sommer ; translation, James Manley
Contributors: Manley, James (James Alexander Kennedy), translator; Juhl, Finn, 1912-1989; Juhl, Finn, 1912-1989, architect
Edition: [English ed.].
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9783775742092
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Architectural drawing; Catalogs; Danish Watercolor painting; Furniture design; Interior decoration rendering; Designmuseum Danmark; Drawing
Work titles: Finn Juhls akvareller
Description: Among the great Danish designers, Finn Juhl (1912-1989) ranks alongside such giants as Hans J. Wegner and Arne Jacobsen. He was particularly well known for his sculptural, seemingly organic tables, chairs and sofas, but the complex interior designs that he developed in the 1940s and '50s were also enormously successful. These include the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, and the conference room of the United Nations Trusteeship Council in New York. However, it is not widely known that Finn Juhl was also a talented watercolor painter who used the medium to devise gorgeous, exacting sketches of his pieces. For the first time, this publication allows readers to take a unique look at the designer's working methods. Here, more than 125 subtle works on paper communicate the ingenuity of their creator. Finn Juhl's furniture classics, living concepts and interior designs can finally be experienced in all their complexity, as one traces their development from genesis to realization.
Notes: Translation of: Finn Juhls akvareller.

Translated from the Danish.
Table of contents: title: Furniture, interiors and colors-watercolours by Finn Juhl; title: Early drawings; title: Exhibition stands; title: Furniture from the 1940s and 1950s; title: Design; title: The Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN Headquarters in New York; title: Baker Furniture, Inc.; title: Architecture and interior design; title: International exhibitions; title: SAS; title: France & Søn; title: Edition Wilhelm Hansen; title: Furniture from the 1960s and 1970s; title: Biography.