Jens Risom Style Caned Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of mid-century caned back dining chairs in the style of Jens Risom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Jens Risom Cane Chairs
Set 4 Danish Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Cane Back Side Dining Chairs MINT!
$3,200 / set
H 33 in W 19 in D 19 in
Set 4 Danish Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Cane Back Side Dining Chairs MINT!
By Adrian Pearsall, Jens Risom, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 4 solid and steady Danish mid-century modern oiled walnut side chairs in style of Risom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Cane
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Jens Risom Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Princeton, NJ
Offers welcome! Sculpted walnut side chair with caned backrest by Jens Risom.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
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 needed.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery, Cane
Early 1950s Original Jens Risom Caned Dining Chairs and Armchairs Set
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 21.66 in D 20.87 in
Early 1950s Original Jens Risom Caned Dining Chairs and Armchairs Set
By Jens Risom
Located in Paris, FR
Early 1950s original Jens Risom caned dining chairs and armchairs set, two armchairs and six side chairs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Set of Eight Dining Chairs by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Handsome set of eight dining chairs by Jens Risom: Two armchairs and six side chairs all nicely detailed and accented with caned back rests.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Jens Risom "Playboy" Mid Century Cane Back Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom "Playboy" Mid Century cane back chair Each chair measures: 20.5 wide x 19 deep x 32 high with a seat height of 17 inches This price includes getting this piece in what w...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Matched Pair of Modernist Jens Risom Walnut and Caned Back Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair of modernist Jens Risom walnut and caned back lounge chair, beautiful original condition, extremely comfortable, retains original red wool fabric seat, also retains orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Set of 6 Jens Risom Walnut Dining Chairs with Caned Backs
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 6 Jens Risom Dining Room Chairs. Newly refinished, reupholstered and caning replaced!
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Cane Back Playboy Dining Chairs By Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in London, London
Set of six dining chairs By Jens Risom Walnut frames More desirable cane back in good order Playboy chair name orignates from 1961 photoshoot in said magazine.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Mid Century White Lounge Chairs with Walnut and Cane Jens Risom Style
By Jens Risom
Located in Detroit, MI
This beautiful pair of vintage mid century modern lounge chairs in the style of Jens Risom are circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Playboy Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom mid century walnut playboy chair Each chair measures: 20.75 wide x 22 deep x 32 high, with a seat height of 17.5 inches high and arm height of 26 inches All pieces of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Playboy Chairs by Jens Risom, Set of Eight
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair, designed by Jens Risom, was popularized by a 1961 publication of Playboy Magazine featuring the leading stars of Mid-Century design - As shown in the last photograph, fro...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six Jens Risom Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of six walnut Jens Risom dining chairs. Two-arm chairs and four side chairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Mid Century Playboy Chairs, Set of 4
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom mid century playboy chairs - Set of 4 Each chair measures: 23 wide x 23 deep x 32 high, with a seat height of 15.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in wh...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Jens Risom "Playboy" Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Floyd, VA
Set of four Jens Risom walnut "Playboy" armchairs with caned backs. C140 Model. Upholstered in white linen.
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Mid-Century Dining Chairs with Cane Backs after jens risom
By Jens Risom, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Trenton, NJ
Inspired by design greats like Pierre Jeanneret and Jens Risom, these chairs combine the inviting feel of caned accents with the natural warmth of walnut wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of 8 Vintage Walnut and Cane Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in North Miami, FL
Possible by Jens Risom; These compliment beautifully Nakashima or Prouve furniture.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Cane, Walnut
Set of eight " PLAYBOY " arm chairs by JENS RISOM
By Jens Risom
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Set of 8 walnut " PLAYBOY " arm chairs by JENS RISOM. Beautiful chairs with caned backs and strong lines.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Walnut & Cane by Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Set of six (6) dining chairs by Jens Risom in medium stained walnut and cane.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Dining Room Chairs
Set Of Six Mid-Century Modern Walnut And Cane Dining Chairs By DUX
By Jens Risom, Dux of Sweden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These chairs have also been attributed to the popular Danish-American designer Jens Risom but this set bears no markings.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Pair Of Jens Risom Walnut "Playboy" Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of mid century modern "Playboy" chairs designed by Jens Risom and made by Group Nine.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane, Fabric
Jens Risom Cane Back "Playboy" Side Desk Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, walnut "Playboy" side chair by Jens Risom is a great desk chair with newly upholstered wool blend seat and newly caned back.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Six Jens Risom Walnut and Caned Upholstered Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six Risom dining chairs includes two arm chairs and four side chairs, in restored condition with newly caned seat backs, solid walnut frames and upholstered bottom cushions.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Set of Four Caned Back Dining Chairs Attributed to Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four caned back midcentury dining chairs, attributed to Jens Risom, American, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, 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 cushions and leather upholstery, new professionally installed cane, and newly oiled walnut.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Jens Risom "Playboy" Walnut & Cane Dining Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
The chairs are named "Playboy" chairs from the important modern furniture designers feature in the July 1961 issue of Playboy Magazine, in which Jens Risom chose this chair to Stand ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Mid Century Dining Chairs Attributed to Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Two Arm, or "Captains" chairs, four Armless Side chairs. The side chairs have formed cane backs, the armchairs have upholstered seats, and backs. All chairs are in very fine, origi...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Fabric, Walnut
Set of 12 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
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H 33 in W 21.6 in D 19 in
Set of 12 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large set of twelve Jens Risom Playboy Dining Chairs professionally reupholstered in super soft camel curly fabric.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Cane
Set of 10 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
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H 33 in W 21.6 in D 19 in
Set of 10 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large set of ten Jens Risom Playboy dining chairs professionally reupholstered in super soft camel curly fabric.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Set of 8 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
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H 31.5 in W 21.6 in D 19 in
Set of 8 Fully Restored Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Playboy Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large set of eight Jens Risom Playboy dining chairs professionally reupholstered in super soft and curly camel fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Set of 6 Risom Playboy Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Very chic set of 6 dining chairs designed by Jens Risom. Know as the Playboy chair, this model is quintessential Mid-Century Modern cool, displaying confident modern architectural st...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Pair of Mid Century Oak and Cane Swivel Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Very stylish architectural midcentury swivel chairs having oak, walnut, and cane frames, with vinyl pad seats. Well designed and constructed, offered and priced individually, but we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Jens Risom Set of Ten "Playboy" Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Highland, IN
A signature design of Risom's, this beautiful set of ten "Playboy" chairs includes eight armchairs and two side chairs. The frames of solid walnut have cane seat backs and seats newl...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Leather, Walnut
Jens Risom Set of Four 'Playboy' Dining Chairs in Walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom, 'Playboy' armchairs, cane, fabric, walnut, United States, design 1958, production 1960s These "Playboy" walnut armchairs by Jens Risom feature original cane backs.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Pair of Edmund Spence Style Woven Back Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely pair of wood Edmund Spence style chairs with black vinyl upholstered seats and woven backs, attributed to Jens Risom. In excellent condition, with minor wear commensurate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Upholstery, Wood
Custom Jens Risom Black Dining Chairs With Great Patina
By Jens Risom
Located in Framingham, MA
Set of Custom Black Painted Jens Risom dining chairs. Excellent wear with oils and wood showing through the worn paint. I’ve never seen any black Jens Risom dining chairs - they make...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Cane, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s Walnut C140 Playboy Lounge Chair or Armchair by Jens Risom
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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 Classic that needs no introduction, the famous Playboy chair by Jens Risom. Const...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Dining Armchairs by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Set of six handsome dining chairs by Jens Risom. All six chairs are armchairs as pictured. We also have a set of four dining armchairs available. Please contact for location.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane, Upholstery
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 print cowhide.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane, Leather
Jens Rison Set of "Playboy" Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Nottingham, GB
An original set of 1950s dining chairs designed by Jens Risom. They feature cane lattice seat backs and the seats have recently been re-upholstered in a duck egg blue Andrew Muirhead...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Leather, Walnut
Set of 6 Jens Risom dining chairs with caned backs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 solid walnut dining chairs with caned backs by Jens Risom. There is one arm and 5 side chairs to this set.
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane, Linen
Set of Eight Jens Risom Dining Chairs
By Jens Risom, Jens Risom
Located in Bridport, CT
This chair famously referred to as the "Playboy" chair, after it made its debut in a photo shoot called "Young Moderns" featuring Jens Risom posing over his design along side Charles...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Upholstery, Walnut
Jens Risom Walnut "Playboy" Chairs, Set of Four
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four walnut and cane "Playboy" chairs by Jens Risom. Classic Risom superior design in rich wanlut with original cane back rests.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Walnut 'Payboy' Dining Chairs by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptional Set of walnut dining chairs by Jens Risom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Faux Leather, Walnut
Early Set of Four Jens Risom Dining Chairs with Caned Backs
By Jens Risom, J.O. Carlssons Möbelindustri
Located in Crockett, CA
Beautiful set of four Jens Risom dining chairs. The caned backs are original.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Birch
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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Jens Risom Cane Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of jens risom cane chairs available for sale. Frequently made of cane, natural fiber and wood, all jens risom cane chairs available were constructed with great care. Jens risom cane chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Jens risom cane chairs made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made jens risom cane chairs over the years, but those made by Jens Risom and J.O. Carlssons Möbelindustri are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Jens Risom Cane Chairs?
Prices for jens risom cane chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, jens risom cane chairs begin at $450 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,900.
Finding the Right Seating for You
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.
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