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GLOVE CABINET, 1961

The Glove Cabinet, wich Finn Juhl designed for his wife Hanne Wilhelm Hansen, was presented by Ludwig Pontoppidan at The Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition in 1961 – which was to become Juhl’s 25th and last exhibition of that kind. Finn Juhl’s 1961 exhibition became the focal point of strong criticism, especially from designers such as Børge Mogensen and Arne Karlsen, who were followers of the Klint School of furniture design. Their view was based on a social aesthetic functionalism, where unnecessary decoration was frowned upon. But time has proved his critics wrong - Juhl’s designs indeed have longevity. With his artistic approach to design Juhl is one of the few who masters both functionality and delicate detail. Although ladies no longer use gloves like in the 1960’s, Juhl’s reinvention of the traditional chest of drawers still looks fresh more than 50 years later.

The jewellery box of a glove cabinet, with its exclusive cherrywood and brass exterior and daring colourful interior, today seems like an extraordinary tribute to both the past and the future. HANDSKESKAB, 1961

Handskeskabet blev præsenteret af Ludwig Pontoppidan på Snedkerlaugets Møbeludstilling i 1961 – Finn Juhls 25. og sidste laugsudstilling. I 1961 stod dansk møbelfremstilling ved en korsvej mellem de stolte møbeltraditioner fra den internationalt berømte Danish Modernbevægelse - og den uundgåelige fremtid, anført af den industrielle produktion. Finn Juhls 1961-udstilling blev stærkt kritiseret af særligt de designere, der udsprang af den Klintske skole, og som baserede sig på en social-æstetisk funktionalisme, hvor al

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unødvendig dekoration var bandlyst. Men tiden har været med Finn Juhls design, og hans fornyelse af den lille klassiske kommode tager sig stadig lige frisk ud, her mere end 50 år senere. Handskeskabet, med sine eksklusive ydre detaljer i træ og metal og sit dristige indre i klare farver, virker i dag som en bemærkelsesværdig hyldest til både fortiden og fremtiden.


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