Finn Juhl is the master of furniture designers when it comes to modernity in teak. Finn Juhl master the functionalism in furniture design. It was Finn Juhl who popularized the use of teak in furniture design. Finn Juhl is remembered as one of the most important of Danish Modern with furniture designs like The Chieftain Chair The Pelican chair and the The Poet chair. Danish furniture designer Finn Juhl was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark, in 1912. Like many of the renowned Danish designers of his time, he studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark. He majored in architecture. After his graduation, Juhl worked for architect Vilhelm Lauritzen. In 1945, Juhl parted ways with the architectural firm and founded his own design studio in Copenhagen. Though he delved wholeheartedly into furniture design, Juhl never abandoned his architectural background. Ind eed, it was the combination of both talents which made him such a famous name in Danish design.