Grasshopper Chair Reissued By House of Finn Juhl
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House of Finn Juhl has reissued the Grasshopper, a chair designed 81 years ago by the Danish designer Finn Juhl.The chair has been unveiled at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, which opened on April 9 as part of Milan design week. Until now only the two oGrasshopper Chair Reissued By House of Finn Juhl
House of Finn Juhl has reissued the Grasshopper, a chair designed 81 years ago by the Danish designer Finn Juhl.The chair has been unveiled at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, which opened on April 9 as part of Milan design week. Until now only the two original chairs made by Juhl in 1938 existed. Using the original sketches, the company's designers have measured one of the original chairs and compared these with the sketches to recreate the piece of furniture to the exact dimensions of the original. The buttoned back of the chair extends up from the base and curls around on each side at the top to cocoon the sitter. This gives the piece the look of an insect-like head.Juhl originally showed the chair at an exhibition to present the work of the Danish Cabinetmaker's Guild in autumn 1938, on the stand of the respected cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. However, it received a lukewarm response at the time. the reception to it was lukewarm.Speaking on the chair, co-founder of House of Finn Juhl, Hans Henrik Sorensen, said,«It seemed natural that this chair should be brought back to life at some point...Ever since I bought the book Handvaerket viser vejen [The Craftsmanship Leads the Way] as a teenager, in which the Grasshopper was depicted, I have always been fascinated by this expressive chair.» With an oak or walnut frame, and upholstery in fabric or leather, the back legs and armrests converge to a point on the floor at the back of the chair, giving the impression of the bent legs of a grasshopper about to jump.«The Grasshopper gives you the impression of something powerful and springy – it is both graphical and organic at once, almost animalistic in its expression and in its details,» said Sorensen. «Just take a look at how each part plays with shape and profile – the round and the concave that gently meets in a delicate joint.»Born in 1912, Juhl was one of the most influential Danish furniture and interior designers of the 1940s and 1950s. Among his best known works are the interiors of the Danish Broadcasting House, Copenhagen Airport and the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New York. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more