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Set of Six Mid Century Dining Chairs by Jens Risom

$7,100per set

£5,366.36per set

€6,277per set

CA$10,081.41per set

A$10,256.29per set

CHF 5,893.41per set

MX$123,332.66per set

NOK 68,804.54per set

SEK 69,216.44per set

DKK 46,923.81per set

About the Item

Exceptional and rare set of Mid Century dining chairs, designed by Jens Risom, for Risom Design Inc. The chairs feature solid walnut bases, with fully upholstered seats and backrests. We have had the chairs refinished and reupholstered. This form is not often seen, and is almost impossible to find in a set. Total H 32" x Seat H 19.5" x W 21.5" x D 21"

Creator:
Jens Risom (Designer, Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)Seat Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Upholstery,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1950's
Condition:
Refinished. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent, restored - reupholstered and refinished to perfection.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU978750230702

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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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