C140 "Playboy" armchair by Jens Risom, USA, circa 1960
By Jens Risom
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Model C140 armchair, known as the Playboy chair, designed by Jens Risom around 1960 and produced
Leather, Teak
$3,895
H 32 in W 24 in D 22 in
Set of 2 Model C140 "Playboy" Chairs Jens Risom, Jens Risom Design, USA, 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
-Century furniture designers featuring Jens Risom standing next to the C140 the chair. These superb Model
Walnut
$5,995 / set
H 32 in W 24 in D 22 in
Set of 6 Model C140 "Playboy" by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design, USA, c. 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
Jens Risom standing next to the C140 the chair. These superb Model C140's have been freshly re
Walnut
$1,750
H 32 in W 24 in D 21 in
American Mid-Century Modern "Playboy" Armchair Model C-140 by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
American mid-century modern "Playboy" armchair model C-140 by Jens Risom, circa 1960s. The chair is
Upholstery, Walnut
$14,000 / set
H 32 in W 21.25 in D 20.5 in
1960s Set of Twelve Jens Risom Playboy Armchairs in Walnut, Model C-140
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
as the set), Model C-140, designed by Jens Risom for Risom Designs in 1958. The listed price includes
Steel
Jens Risom "Playboy" Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Charleston, SC
Jens Risom walnut 'Playboy" armchairs. C140 Model: marked 1947 There are five available if
Walnut, Upholstery, Cane
Pair of Jens Risom "Playboy" Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of armchairs by Jens Risom, model C140 in walnut frame and original green upholstery
Upholstery, Walnut
Rare Pair of C 140 " Playboy " Armchairs by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and rare pair of the famous Risom " Playboy " armchair in walnut, circa 1960. Excellent
Walnut
Set of 6 restored Jens Risom "Playboy" C140 Armchairs in walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Stunning matching Risom Set with new back cane and Dedar Aut Aut Fabric on the Seat. No loose
Cane, Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 32.29 in W 22.45 in D 21.26 in
Restored Jens Risom "Playboy" C140 Armchairs in Walnut and Dedar Fabric
By Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Fully restored Risom playboy chair with new back cane and Dedar Aut Aut Fabric on the Seat. No
Cane, Fabric, Walnut
Jens Risom Playboy chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Jens Risom walnut armchairs model C140 Playboy chairs. Mad Men era arm chairs that became know as
Walnut
Jens Risom 'Playboy' Armchair Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Oslo, NO
Reupholstered armchair by Jens Risom. Model C140 in walnut frame and wool upholstery.
Walnut
Pair Jens Risom Playboy chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
A pair Jens Risom walnut armchairs model C140 Playboy chairs. Iconic Mad Men era chairs. All
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 32.5 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Jens Risom Playboy Chair in Leather + Walnut, Model C140 Occasional Armchair
By Jens Risom
Located in Decatur, GA
Jens Risom Playboy chair - Iconic mid century modern sculpted walnut model C140 "Playboy" armchair
Leather, Walnut
Set of Four Jens Risom "Playboy" Chairs in Walnut, Cane and Leather
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four fully restored Jens Risom 'Playboy' chairs, model C140. This set features all new
Leather, Cane, Walnut
Sold
H 31.89 in W 22.45 in D 22.84 in
Vintage 1950s Walnut C140 Playboy Lounge Chair or Armchair by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Vintage C140 "PLAYBOY" chair. Designer: Jens Risom, Denmark, circa 1950. A true 1950s design
Cane, Walnut
Sold
H 32.29 in W 22.45 in D 21.66 in
Pair Of Jens Risom ‘Playboy’ C140 Walnut Carver Dining Chairs/Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅ Pair of Jens Risom 'Playboy' C140 Walnut Carver Dining Chairs/Lounge Chairs Mid
Other
Jens Risom Walnut "Playboy" Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Jens Risom “Playboy” C140 chairs in walnut. The chairs have been reupholstered with zebra
Walnut, Cane, Leather
Jens Risom Walnut "Playboy" Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Jens Risom “Playboy” C140 chairs in walnut. The chairs have been reupholstered with an
Upholstery
20th Century Scandinavian Design Arm Chairs by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of armchairs in rosewood and new nactural vegetal aniline leather designed by Jens Risom
Rosewood
Pair of "Playboy" Armchairs, Model C140, by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Dorchester, MA
Created by Jens Risom as model C140, these handsome armchairs take their name from a 1961 Playboy
Textile, Walnut
Pair of Jens Risom Walnut Cane Back Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Jens Risom walnut C-140 cane back armchairs. Yellow suede seat. These are often
Cane, Walnut
Four Jens Risom Playboy Chairs in Walnut and Cane
By Jens Risom
Located in Hadley, MA
Four Jens Risom “Playboy” C140 chairs in solid black walnut. Classic configuration; upholstered in
Walnut
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$22,000
H 100.4 in W 231.5 in D 19.3 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nelson for Herman Miller, modular wall unit model 'CSS', walnut, aluminium, glass, United States, 1959 Herman Miller introduced George Nelson’s Comprehensive Storage System (...
Aluminum
LU Swing Sconce Plug-In
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful plug-in version of our Lumfardo Luminaires brass LU swing sconce in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hard...
Brass
Kai Kristiansen Walnut and Mohair Mohair Velvet Bench
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
A beuatiful bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar in Denmark. This hand-made to order bench has a solid walnut frame ...
Mohair, Oak, Walnut
$13,480 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
Early Marco Zanuso Lady Chair, Italy, 1960s, New Pure Mohair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early, authentic Marco Zanuso lady chair, Arflex, Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered in a luxurious, premium, burnt orange / rust coloured 100% mohair fabric. Brass feet with nat...
Brass
Mawu Chair in Snow by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Oak, Fabric, Bouclé
$2,616Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Petrol Green by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$10,500
H 28.5 in W 86 in D 34 in
Expertly Restored - Milo Baughman Rosewood Case Sofa for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Upholstery, Foam, Rosewood
Jens Risom Walnut Lounge Chairs in Ivory Shearling, circa 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom lounge chairs expertly reupholstered in soft ivory shearling with professionally refinished walnut frames. An exemplar of Mid-Century Modern desi...
Hide, Walnut
$1,255
H 31.75 in W 22.25 in D 23 in
Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Playboy Lounge Chair, 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern "Playboy" lounge chair or club chair By Jens Risom USA, 1960s Sculpted solid walnut frame, with original tan upholstery. Measures: 22.25"W x...
Upholstery, Walnut
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 27 in D 26 in
Pair of Vintage Midcentury Restored Jens Risom Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jens Risom`s career has spanned nearly sixty years. He began his study of design in the Copenhagen workshop of Kaare Klint in 1935 and joined Ernst Kuhn`s architectural office in 193...
Cowhide, Walnut
$3,704Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 26.78 in D 28.35 in
Jens Risom Lounge Chair U-430 for Risom Inc., USA, 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Jens Risom lounge chair U-430 for Risom Inc., USA 1950s Upholstered in new Kvadrat Fabric.
Fabric, Walnut
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Walnut 8-Drawer Dresser / Writing Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century walnut 8-drawer dresser with four narrow drawers on the left and four wider drawers on the right, the top of which folds down to create a writing desk, all with ro...
Wood, Walnut
$568Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 21.75 in D 22.5 in
Jens Risom Style Mid-Century Modern Danish Armchair
By Jens Risom
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful reupholstered "Jens Risom Style" mid-century modern Danish armchair. Reupholstered in an Ivory "Paris Plush" fabric by Greenhouse Fabrics with a Gimp Trim on the back of th...
Fabric, Wood
$3,500
H 29.25 in W 27.5 in D 29.5 in
1960s Jens Risom Design U-430 Lounge Chair with Arms in Walnut and Fabric
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a U-430 Lounge Chair, originally designed by Jens Risom in 1955. This particular example dates to the 1960s and was produced in the United States. The design is comprised of ...
Walnut, Fabric, Foam
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.