Finn Juhl (b. Frederiksberg 1912, d. Ordrup 1989)
“The Poet”. Freestanding two seater sofa with round, tapering stained beech legs. Sides and back upholstered with yellow wool, fitted with buttons, loose seat cushion with brownish green wool. Designed 1941. Made early 1940s by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. L. 136 cm.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1941.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, pp. 158–159. Literature: Esbjørn Hiort: “Arkitekten Finn Juhl”, ill. p. 30. Literature: “Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition”, ill. p. 127.