Jens risom lounge chair with arms

jens risom lounge chair

Design Jens Risom, 1941
maple or walnut, cotton or nylon webbing
Made in USA by Knoll

Jens Risom's original 1941 collection for Knoll incorporates a natural aesthetic, characteristic of understated Scandinavian design.

The side and lounge chairs are made of woven cotton webbing and wood, materials not subject to wartime restrictions, and have now been updated with new fabric options and a variety of colors.

Danish-born Jens Risom received his education in Denmark.

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He later worked as a designer of furniture and interiors in the Copenhagen office of architect Ernst Kuhn. After immigrating to the United States in 1939, he designed Knoll's first commissioned collection, including a range of simple birchwood chairs in 1941. After World War II, he founded his own company and was among the first to manufacture furniture consisting of interchangeable standard components.

Responsible for designs dating to the mid-20th century, Risom jens risom lounge chair with arms4 XAWO