In this series, Finn Juhl’s furniture is explored through its continued life in contemporary homes – shaped by personal expression, new contexts, and the distinctive dialogue between space and people.
At Home with Benoni & Camilla Rockall
In the southern part of Copenhagen, just a few hundred metres from the vast open landscape of Kalvebod Fælled, Benoni and Camilla Rockall live with their children in a bright and modern house they've had built themselves. The couple run Galleri Benoni, where they present Danish and international contemporary artists, and in their home, works by the gallery's artists are accompanied by design classics, including pieces by Finn Juhl.
Around the dining table stand armchairs in oak and walnut, a grey Pelican Chair has found its place in a corner, and in the living room the Chieftain Chair and the Whisky Chair share the space with paintings and sculptural lamps, reflecting a life with art at its centre.
Benoni grew up surrounded by artists, collectors and gallerists, and from an early age travelled around Europe with his father to meet artists and follow their working processes. This close connection to art became the foundation for his own gallery, which he opened in 2010.
Today, the couple work together from a clear vision of creating coherence and meaning across exhibitions, materials and expressions, and of meeting their audience with an open and inclusive approach.
The same fundamental attitude defines their home. Art and design are not treated as separate entities, but come together in a carefully balanced whole, where the furniture must both have character and be suited to everyday life.
"In our view, Finn Juhl's furniture corresponds well with the art because both expressions point forward, even though they may be many decades old. They are distinctive without ever being loud, leaving space for the artworks – especially the abstract ones," Benoni explains, adding that comfort is equally essential.
"I find it so sad to have furniture in your home that you can't actually sit comfortably in. We use our furniture, and we're a family with children, so the process of patina begins the moment a piece is carried across the threshold. You have to surrender to that, if you don't want your home to become a museum."
When the couple built the house in 2020, the ambition was precisely to create a home that neither felt rigid nor newly built – and where there was not only glass and views, but also calm wall surfaces with room for their constantly evolving art collection. The clean lines are warmed by the floors and the many wooden pieces of furniture, the floor-to-ceiling fabric curtains and the green plants. The garden is still young and a bit bare, but time is very much part of the plan, Camilla says.
"When you build a house, you start from scratch, and it takes many years before everything truly falls into place. That's part of the charm. But we both feel that we've created a home we genuinely look forward to returning to."
