Silverware Cabinet by Finn Juhl

Name: Silverware Cabinet
Year: 1949
Designer: Finn Juhl
Materials: American walnut and Oregon pine
Dimensions: H: 90 cm × D: 42 cm × W: 102 cm

In 1949, Finn Juhl introduced a cabinet designed for storing silverware that embodies some of his most refined and consistent design principles. It was presented at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition alongside several of his now-iconic furniture pieces. While the Chieftain Chair captured most of the attention, the cabinet was largely overlooked by contemporary critics despite its architectural clarity and refined composition.

Originally crafted by master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, the Silverware Cabinet takes the shape of a geometric box elevated from the floor by a light, organically shaped frame. The construction continues Finn Juhl's characteristic 1940s exploration of creating a room within a room and demonstrates the relationship between the carrying and the carried, as well as between organic and geometric forms. In doing so, the visual weight of the piece is dissolved. At the same time, the front gains a dynamic expression through the horizontal rhythm of the drawers and the repeated pattern of the knobs across the surface.

The frame is crafted in American walnut, while the cabinet itself is made in Oregon pine. The drawers can be locked vertically using the accompanying brass key.