Finn Juhl - Curriculum vitae

• Born on January 30, 1912 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Graduated from Sct. Jørgens Gymnasium, 1930
• Studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, 1930-34.
• Employed by the architect Vilhelm Lauritzen, 1934-45.
• Debut with furniture at the Cabinetmakers´ Guild exhibitions, 1937.
• Furniture models for cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, 1937—59.
• Married Inge-Marie Skaarups on July 15, 1937 (later divorced).
• Membership in the Academic Architects Association (now the Federation of Danish Architects).
• Built his house on Kratvænget, 1942.
• C. F. Hansen prize for young architects, 1943.
• Independent design office in Nyhavn opened, 1945.
• Senior teacher at the School of Interior Design, 1945-55.
• Designed Bing & Grøndahl store on Amagertorv Square, 1946.
• Eckersberg Medal, 1947.
• Svend Schaumann´s flourist´s shop, Kongens Nytorv, 1948.
• »Contemporary Danish Architecture« exhibition, London, 1950.
• Danish Handcraft Guild exhibition, London, 1950.
• Mrs. Anthon Petersen´s summer house in Asserbo, 1950.
• »Good Design«  exhibition, Chicago, 1951.
• Designed the Trusteeship Council Chamber, U.N. Headquarters, New York, 1951—52.
• Furniture rangers for Baker Furniture, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1951—55.
• Furniture ranges for France & Daverkosen, Ørholm, and France & Søn, Hillerød, 1953-69.
• »Angewandte Kunst aus Dänemark« exhibition,  Zurich, 1952. Remodeled the Georg Jensens store on Fifth Avenue, New York, 1952.
• Single-family house for M. Aubertin, Nakskov, 1952. 
• Designed a room with his own furniture, etc. at the Nordenfjeldske Museum of Applied Art, Trondheim, 1952.
• »Home of the Future« exhibition at the Cabinetmakers´Guild 400th anniversary exhibition at Forum, 1954.
• Georg Jensen silversmithy, 50th anniversary exhibition, Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, 1954.
• »Fifty Years of Danish Silver« exhibition, London, 1954; i Washington, Louisville, and  Dallas, 1955; and St. Louis, 1957.
• Designed Denmark´s stand at the Xth Triennial in Milan, 1954. Honorary diploma.
• Villabyernes Bio movie theatre, Vangede, 1955. Awarded a diploma by Gentofte Municipality.
• Director´s office for France & Daverkosen, Ørholm, 1955.
• Model apartment at the H55 exhibition in Helsingborg, Sweden, 1955.
• Designed SAS´s ticket offices in Europe and Asia, 1956-61.
• »Neue Form aus Dänemark« traveling exhibition in 8 German cities and Vienna, 1956-57.
• Designed a store in Toronto for Georg Jensen, Inc., 1956.
• Designed interior of DC-8 planes for SAS.
• Design office moved to 38 Sølvgade, 1957.
• Remodeled the Georg Jensen store on New Bond Street, London, 1957 (together with. Trevor Danatt).
• Denmark´s stand at the XIth. Triennial in Milan, 1957. Awarded a gold medal.
• Furnished the ambassador´s residence at the Royal Danish Embassy, Washington D.C., 1960.
• »The Arts of Denmark« exhibition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1960.
• »The Arts of Denmark« exhitbition moved to museums in Washington D. C., Chicago, and Los Angeles, 1960-61.
• Trophy for The Kaufmann International Design Award, 1960.
• Began a common-law marriage with Hanne wilhelm Hansen, 1961.
• Summer-house for Anders Hostrup-Pedersen, Raageleje, 1962.
• Expansion of Bing & Grøndahl store, 1963.
• A.I.D. prize for design, Chicago, 1964.
• Visiting professor, Institute of Design, Chicago 1965.
• Designed the Hotel Richmond restautant, 1965.
• Remodeled theWilhelm Hansen Musikforlag store on Gothersgade, 1966.
• »Two Centuries of Danish Design« exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1968.
• »A Century of Danish Design« exhibition, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, and Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1968.
• Exhibition of arts and crafts,Brussels, 1969. 
• Retrospective exhibition of his own work, Charlottenborg Autumn Exhibition, 1970.
• Recieved a life-long pension from the State Budget, 1971.
• Exhibition of his own work, Cantu, Italy, 1973.
• Made an Honorary Royal Designer for Industry, London, 1978.
• Retrospective exhibition of furniture and other work, Museum af Decorative Art, Copenhagen, 1982.
• Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, 1984.
• Died, May 17, 1989