MODEL READING CHAIR W/ VENEER SEAT / DESIGN FINN JUHL

READING CHAIR 1953

PRODUCT INFO

MODEL

YEAR

MATERIALS

DIMENSIONS

FJ 5310

1953, relaunched in 2018

Oak with a backrest in teak or walnut

Also available in black.

Size: W 52 cm x D 58 cm x H 74 cm

Seat height: 45cm

Weight: 6,5 kg / Cbm: 0.4 m3

The Reading chair is one of Finn Juhl’s more simple, yet elegant, pieces. The chair is cha- racterized by intricate details and a quirky story. The chair was designed in 1953 and al-lows for multiple sitting positions - a unique design function which is typical for Finn Ju-hl’s furniture. Earlier on, the Reading Chair has only been available with an upholstered seat, but it has now been relaunched with a veneered seat - as seen on the very first ver-sion, which Finn Juhl designed for the compa-ny Bovirke.

Finn Juhl designed the Reading Chair as both a dining room chair and as a reading chair. It is designed to be equally comfortable whether you choose to sit facing the front or the back. This might sound both odd and complicated, but thanks to Finn Juhl’s genius, the result was a simple, unpretentious, yet thoroughly well-designed and visually pleasing chair. The Reading Chair is manufactured in oak with a backrest in teak or walnut and is available in a black painted variant.