In 1948, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., leader of the Department for Industrial Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, toured Scandinavia. He intentionally did not visit only the big Scandinavian exhibitions, but being impressed by Juhl's work he presented it in a large article in the Interiors magazine. In 1951 Juhl participated in the Good Design exhibition in Chicago. In connection with the show he was quoted in Interiors for stating that "One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can spoil quite a lot of happiness with bad ones". The work he did for them, 24 pieces including chairs, tables, storage units, sideboards and desks, represented his first successful marriage of modern mass production to his traditionally high craft standards.

In 1950, Baker Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan approached Juhl about producing his designs in their America factory. Initially skeptical of American craftsmanship, Juhl was assured after visiting Grand Rapids and agreed to the arrangement. Baker Furniture marketed Juhl's furniture under the 'Baker Modern' line.

UN Trusteeship Council chamber

In 1951–52, he designed the Trusteeship Council Chamber in the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. The Government of Denmark contributed approximately $20,000 towards its construction.

At the Milan Triennial in the 1950s, he won a total of five gold medals, further adding to his international reputation. During this decade he continued to design more specifically for the mass market than had been the case in the 1940s.

From 1961, he lived in a common-law marriage with Hanne Wilhelm Hansen, a member of the family behind the Edition Wilhelm Hansen music-publishing house.

In his career, Juhl also designed refrigerators for General Electric, glassware, and ceramics.

In 1965, he was a visiting professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago.

From 1961, he lived in a common-law marriage with Hanne Wilhelm Hansen, a member of the family behind the Edition Wilhelm Hansen music-publishing house.

In his career, Juhl also designed refrigerators for General Electric, glassware, and ceramics.

In 1965, he was a visiting professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago.

There was a declining interest in his designs in the 1960s and 70s, but interest resurged in the late '90s.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, Juhl's partner Hanne Wilhelm Hansen passed the rights to his designs to the company Onecollection. In 2010 one of his sofas, the 57 Sofa, relaunched by Onecollection, won a Wallpaper Magazine Design Award in the Best reissue/sofa design category. Onecollection has changed its brand name to 'House of Finn Juhl' and the company has a collection of more than 40 relaunched pieces of Juhl's designs. Hanne Wilhelm Hansen established the Finn Juhl Prize in 2003 to honor her partner's legacy. The prize is annually awarded to recipients who have made significant contributions in the field of furniture design.^[10] After Hansen's death in May 2003, their home, which she had left unchanged after his death, was made into a historic house museum, operated as part of the Ordrupgaard Art Museum whose premises it adjoins.