OneCollection & Finn Juhl - Exhibition at Ringkøbing Museum

West Jutland may seem far away from Copenhagen, from fashion and from innovation. But at Ringkøbing Fjord, not far from the rushing North Sea, some of Danish design's greatest icons are produced. Here, where there may be far between the houses but not between the people, you will find OneCollection's headquarters - also known as the company behind the House of Finn Juhl brand. You can experience how the Zealander and cosmopolitan Finn Juhl's furniture ended up in Ringkøbing in the exhibition "OneCollection & Finn Juhl" at Ringkøbing Museum. The exhibition has been created in collaboration between Ringkøbing Fjord Museums and OneCollection. 

One of the grand old men of Danish design

Finn Juhl was born on 30 January 1912 in Frederiksberg. And while his contemporary colleagues, such as Børge Mogensen and Mogens Koch, built their designs around the principles of master teacher Kaare Klint, Finn Juhl went his own way, and his furniture therefore also speaks its own design language.

In the 1940s and 1950s, his furniture met with criticism - especially from colleagues in the industry - but despite this, it was precisely Finn Juhl and his furniture that helped spread Danish design or Danish Modern to the whole world. Among other things, he designed the Trusteeship Council Hall in the UN headquarters in New York in 1952.

OneCollection and Finn Juhl

While Finn Juhl's own history centers on North Zealand, Copenhagen and New York, the history of his furniture is drawn towards West Jutland. In 2001, the men behind OneCollection, Ivan Hansen and Hans Henrik Sørensen, were officially granted the exclusive rights to produce Finn Juhl's iconic furniture - including the Pelikan chair, which was put into production for the first time precisely in 2001. Finn Juhl's timeless designs are sold today in more than 50 countries. In the new exhibition at Ringkøbing Museum, the two stories meet. Based in West Jutland, but with a view to the whole world. Here, the North Sea meets Japan, the West Wind blows in new winds from New York and the UN building, and the stories of OneCollection and Finn Juhl unfold and merge.

This new exhibition offers several of Finn Juhl's iconic pieces of furniture - from very early productions to the latest productions from OneCollection, which you can both touch and sit in. A sensory experience also awaits you, where sound, images and other sensory impressions take you away on a journey into OneCollection. 

You can also look forward to experiencing photographer Mingo's beautiful photo art, which brings together the threads and unites West Jutland, OneCollection and Finn Juhl.

Price: Adults: DKK 75. Children and young people 0-17 have free entry.

Access conditions: The exhibition is on the museum's 1st floor, and access is only via stairs.

Opening hours: See the museum's current opening hours at www.ringkobingmuseum.dk 

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