The Finn Juhl Prize is a design prize awarded annually by the Wilhelm Hansen Foundation to a recipient who has made a special effort in the field of furniture design–with special reference to chairs—such as an architecht, manufacturer, writer. Founded in 2003, its name commemorates the Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 architect and furniture designer Finn Juhl

Finn Juhl

Finn Juhl was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design. He was one of the leading figures in the creation of "Danish design" in the 1940s and he was the designer who introduced Danish Modern to America.-Early life and education:Finn Juhl was born on...

. The recipient receives DKK

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

 175,000 (approximately $ 33,000) and the award ceremony takes place at the Ordrupgaard Art Museum

Ordrupgaard

Ordrupgaard is a state-owned art museum situated near Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The museum houses one of Northern Europe’s most considerable collections of Danish and French art from the19th and beginning of the 20th century....

 north of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

, Denmark.

Recipients

Year	Keeper
2003	Maya Lin Maya Lin Maya Ying Lin is an American artist who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She is the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.-Personal life:...
2004	Louise Campbell
2005	Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen . They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.-Education:...
2006	PP Møbler
2007	Cecilie Manz Cecilie Manz Cecilie Manz is a Danish industrial designer. She is considered one of the leading Danish furniture deisgners of her generation.Her work of includes furniture, jewellery, lamps and sculptures. Her Mikado table has been included in MOMA's design collection.-Biography:Cecilie Manz was born Denmark's...
2008	Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec are a design team formed by brothers from Brittany. In 2007the firm's "North Tiles" design for Kvadrat in Denmark won the D - Design Forum AID Award...
2009	Hans Sandgren Jakobsen
2010	Kasper Salto Kasper Salto Kasper Salto is a Danish industrial designer, most known for his furniture designs. He is the grand son of painter, ceramist and writer Axel Salto.-Biography:...
2011	Ditte Hammerstrøm