79" Danish Jens Risom Style Mid Century Modern Rosewood Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jens Risom Style Rosewood executive Desk. Desk is made of rosewood and date the mid 20th century.
Rosewood
$8,061
H 28.35 in W 79.93 in D 35.83 in
Mid-Century Rosewood Executive Desk with Y Pulls by Jens Risom, 1960s.
By Jens Risom
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Rosewood Executive Desk with Y Pulls by Jens Risom, 1960s. Rare large freestanding
Rosewood
$6,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 68 in D 36 in
Large Rosewood Executive Desk, Jens Risom, Y Pulls, 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in Culver City, CA
and a well-poured glass of whisky. Designed by Jens Risom, this executive desk in richly grained
Steel
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 66.93 in D 35.83 in
Midcentury Rosewood Desk by Jens Risom with Y-Handles and Adjustable Legs
By Jens Risom
Located in Denmark, DK
A midcentury rosewood desk by Danish-American Jens Risom (1916-2016). The desk features six drawers
Aluminum
Jens Risom Modernist Executive Rosewood Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1960's modernist rosewood executive desk designed by Jens Risom, in vintage condition
Rosewood
Jens Risom Single Drawer Black Leather and Rosewood Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
A little over six and a half feet long, this Mid Century Modern desk by Jens Risom has a dark
Aluminum
Jens Risom Large Executive Desk by Gutenberghus in Denmark
By Jens Risom
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare large executive desk in rosewood designed by Jens Risom. Produced by Gutenberghus in Denmark.
Steel
Jens Risom Table Model 96 by Jens Risom Design in America
By Jens Risom
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table / desk model 96 designed by Jens Risom. Produced by Jens Risom Design in America.
Steel
Vladimir Kagan Rosewood and Aluminum Desk/Dining Table
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1970s Brazilian Rosewood with aluminum stretcher desk with glass top, it can also be use as
Aluminum
Walnut and Rosewood Mid-Century Modern Desk with Brass Knobs
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Foster-McDavid, Jens Risom
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This handsome Mid-Century Modern desk is like a tuxedo, perfectly tailored and made of the finest
Brass
Early Milo Baughman Tuxedo Sofa, Thayer Coggin in Buttercream Mohair
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Culver City, CA
it hold its own-- it makes a masculine mid century modern statement. Accentuated with a Jens Risom
Mohair, Walnut
Jens Risom Executive Desk Produced by Gutenberghus in Denmark
By Jens Risom
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare large executive desk in rosewood designed by Jens Risom. Produced by Gutenberghus in Denmark
Steel
Sold
H 10.25 in W 1.38 in D 0.25 in
Jens Risom "R" Rosewood Letter Opener Marked Franz Hingelberg Denmark
By Jens Risom, Frantz Hingelberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rosewood letter opener from the office of Jens Risom marked with the Jens Risom "R" and also
Rosewood
Executive Desk by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rosewood desk with floating top and brass handles.
Rosewood
Jens Risom Long Rosewood Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Beautiful rosewood desk designed by Jens Risom. It is in great condition.
Rosewood
Jens Risom Executive Rosewood Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large rosewood desk designed by Jens Risom. This desk has a slight slant to the top and a pull
Rosewood
Scandinavian Danish desk in teak
By Arne Vodder
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Danish desk from the 60s in the taste of Arne Vodder's work. Structure in solid wood and veneer. This Scandinavian desk features two columns of drawers suspended from the front and b...
Wood
Alma Castilian Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk
By Alma Desk Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Alma Castilian Mid Century Walnut and Leather Executive Desk This desk measures: 78 wide x 38 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 25.25 inches All pieces of furniture can ...
Leather, Walnut
Pristine Paul Evans Cityscape Burl Walnut Executive Desk.
By Paul Evans
Located in South Charleston, WV
Expertly restored with painstaking detail. Signed Paul Evans cityscape desk with ideal dimensions of 72" x 32" and 28.5" tall (though feet adjust it 1" higher if need be). Patchwork...
Chrome
1960's Executive Desk from Denmark
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Executive desk from Denmark circa mid-1960s now available. This example has matte black iron legs, open back for additional storage, interior and exterior drawers and original brass ...
Steel
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk This desk measures: 81.25 wide x 36 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches All pieces of furniture can be had in what w...
Walnut
$12,500 / set
H 28.5 in W 80 in D 40 in
American Mid-Century Maple Executive Desk with Stainless Steel Legs
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century rosewood large executive desk with pull out shelves on top resting on 2 drawer units over a Pair of aluminum pedestal bases (HERBERT HIRCHE-Christian Holzäpfel KG) Germa...
Wood
Erik Risager-Hansen Danish Rosewood Desk, c1960s
By Erik Riisager Hansen 1, Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in London, England
Erik Risager-Hansen - Writing Desk, c1960s Rarely seen desk produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark and designed by Danish master Erik Risager-Hansen (also known as Severin Hans...
Rosewood
$8,700
H 29 in W 76.5 in D 22.5 in
Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner for Knoll, Steel, Oak, Chrome, 1970s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner For Knoll, Steel, Oak, 1970s, Office, Executive Desk, Chrome, Unique Design Vintage from the 1970s Measurements: 22.5" D x 76.5" L x 29" H The top ...
Steel, Chrome
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut and Cane Executive Desk This desk measures: 72 wide x 30 deep x 30 high, with a chair clearance of 26.25 inches Restored - Mint Condition! Ready to Sh...
Cane, Walnut
Jens Risom Credenza with Y-Shaped Drawer Pulls
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
A rare and unique vintage Jens Risom credenza, this particular piece has y-shaped metal pulls, six regular drawers, one partitioned drawer, a filing drawer and a shelved cabinet. An ...
Walnut
1970s Jens Risom Design Executive Desk in Walnut with Five Drawers
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Executive Desk in Walnut, designed by Jens Risom in the 1960s. This particular example was produced by Risom Design Inc. and dates back to the 1970s. The desk features fiv...
Bronze
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.
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