From 1944 to 1949, Finn Juhl designed some of his finest furniture for the Cabinetmakers’ Guild, held at the Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen. First he created the “FJ 44” dining chair, which was described by one critic as having “a sculptural form which apparently strains the wood to its utmost limits.” Then followed the “FJ 45” armchair which was celebrated for its frame “which is beautifully modeled or organic like a bone,” as stated by Danish architect Erik Herløw in the journal Arkitekten. Each year during this period, Juhl presented designs at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild that were executed by Niels Vodder; the synergy and symbiosis of these two artistic characters resulted in masterpieces of twentieth-century design. Finally in 1949 Juhl designed the present model “FJ 49 A” armchair, which became known as the “Chieftain,” a title rarely used by Juhl, who referred to it as the “Big Chair.” Arguably the apogee of this progression of groundbreaking designs, the “Chieftain” achieved critical acclaim at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild; Politiken described the spry design as being “so full of life that it seems to be almost quivering with vitality. It is expensive and as delicate as a thoroughbred must be.”