Catalogue Note:
“The mother of contemporary chair”
Designed in 1945 which gave the chair No. 45 is one of the most famous chairs by Finn Juhl along his other creation, the Chieftain Chair. These two chairs were both collected into Danish Design Museum after their first exhibited. The structure of the work is based on its functional purpose and the traditional horizontal structure is replaced by the ramp structure. At the same time the signature floating seat design of Finn Juhl can be seen in this beautiful work. This work provides not only the elegant outline to the visual experience but also the comforting feeling to the owner, a chair which the esthetics and the practicality are co-existing. The No. 45 Chair is praised one the most admirable works with perfection by Finn Juhl. It combines the warm texture of sculpture and organic curving lines and has been recognized “The most beautiful armchair in the world” and “The mother of contemporary chair”.
Designed in 1945 which gave the chair No. 45 is one of the most famous chairs by Finn Juhl along his other creation, the Chieftain Chair. These two chairs were both collected into Danish Design Museum after their first exhibited. The structure of the work is based on its functional purpose and the traditional horizontal structure is replaced by the ramp structure. At the same time the signature floating seat design of Finn Juhl can be seen in this beautiful work. This work provides not only the elegant outline to the visual experience but also the comforting feeling to the owner, a chair which the esthetics and the practicality are co-existing. The No. 45 Chair is praised one the most admirable works with perfection by Finn Juhl. It combines the warm texture of sculpture and organic curving lines and has been recognized “The most beautiful armchair in the world” and “The mother of contemporary chair”.