Jens Risom Labels
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Suede, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Suede, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Benches
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee a...
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Laminate, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Naugahyde, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Maple
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Birch
Vintage 1940s American Modern Sofas
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Ottomans and Poufs
Naugahyde, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Naugahyde, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Textile, Wood
Vintage 1970s Unknown Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Birch, Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Nylon, Beech
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Mohair, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Benches
Birch
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Ottomans and Poufs
Mohair, Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Maple, Cotton Canvas
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Travertine
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Birch
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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.