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Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Armchairs By Jens Risom

Name: Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Armchairs By Jens Risom
Brand: Jens Risom
Rating: 5 (43 reviews)

$5,200per set

£3,941.80per set

€4,597.19per set

CA$7,463.43per set

A$7,524.58per set

CHF 4,284.59per set

MX$91,464.40per set

NOK 50,577.49per set

SEK 50,432.29per set

DKK 34,363.49per set

About the Item

This pair of mid-century modern armchairs by Jens Risom feature lacquered walnut legs with fully upholstered bodies in moss green tweed that is in keeping with Scandinavian color trends of the period. The chairs offer the comfort of an armchair with a small footprint. They're perfect as accent chairs or captain dining chairs. The arm height is 25 inches. Jens Risom is a Danish-American designer who played a large role in bringing Scandinavian Modern design to the United States.

Creator:
Jens Risom (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Fabric,Walnut,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960's
Condition:
Reupholstered. Refinished. Refinished and newly upholstered.
Seller Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1560239005432

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Jens Risom

The Danish-born Jens Risom brought the Scandinavian modern design sensibility to a wide audience in the United States. As the first designer for Knoll Inc., Risom introduced American buyers to the region’s enduring design values of simplicity, grace and craftsmanship.

Risom trained in furniture making at the Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design under Ole Wanscher, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. In 1939, a year after graduating from business school, Risom decided to move to the U.S.

While working for an interior designer in New York in 1941, he met Hans Knoll, and the businessman and the designer hit it off. They brought out their first line the next year, despite wartime materials restrictions. The signature piece — now a design icon — was a lounge chair with a striking, undulant birch frame and a seat made of webbed sub-military grade parachute straps. Risom was drafted into the army, and served as a translator under General George Patton. When he returned from the war, Risom clashed over furniture design ideals with his business partner’s new bride, Florence Knoll, the pioneering mid-century modernist who was schooled in the Bauhaus method, which favored furniture with strict, geometric metal frames. Risom then started his own company, Jens Risom Design.

In the course of his long career, Risom developed a stylistic vocabulary that was a reflection of the life of the man himself: his furniture has Danish warmth coupled with an American air of crisp efficiency. Vintage Risom chairs are almost instantly recognizable — the arms and seat backs are set at a distinctive angle that seems to invite people to sit back and relax, yet they know they can hop up in an instant, ready to go.

As you will see on these pages, Jens Risom is one of the great men of American modern design who made furniture that is unique and timeless.

Find a collection of vintage Jens Risom furniture on 1stDibs that includes lounge chairs, desks, coffee tables and more.

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