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Jens Risom Seating

Danish, American, 1916-2016

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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Creator: Jens Risom
Jens Risom 'Vostra' Lounge Chair with Ottoman in Canvas Webbing
By Jens Risom, Walter Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom for Walter Knoll, 'Vostra' chair with ottoman, beech, canvas, brass, United States, design 1941, production 1950s An elegant lounge chair with ottoman featuring exquisite...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Brass

Jens Risom 'Vostra' Lounge Chair in Canvas Webbing
By Walter Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom for Walter Knoll, 'Vostra' chair, beech, canvas, brass, United States, design 1941, production 1950s An elegant lounge chair featuring exquisite canvas webbing, this piec...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Brass

Armchair VOSTRA 602, Walter Knoll
By Walter Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare armchair VOSTRA 602 by Jens Risom for Walter Knoll from the 1950s. High-quality frame made of cherry wood stained in teak with a seat that can be locked in two positions. The ch...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Cherry

Armchair VOSTRA 602, Walter Knoll
By Jens Risom, Walter Knoll
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare armchair VOSTRA 602 by Jens Risom for Walter Knoll from the 1950s. High-quality frame made of cherry wood stained in teak with a seat that can be locked in two positions. The ch...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Cherry

Jens Risom Set of Ten ‘Playboy’ Armchairs in Walnut and Black Upholstery
By Jens Risom
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom, set of ten 'Playboy' armchairs, model 'C140’, walnut, faux leather, United States, design 1958, production 1960s The classic Playboy dining chairs by Jens Risom owe the...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Early Jens Risom Knoll Associates Armless Settee
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Southampton, NJ
Classic early Knoll Associates sofa designed by Jens Risom in the early 1940s. Solid birch base with sleek angled and tapering legs support a comfortable cantilevered seat with origi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Birch, Upholstery

Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench/Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench Table This is a bench(we have two matching stools that accomodates this bench being sold seperately). The bench is quite uni...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Black Vinyl Upholstered Oiled Walnut Bench by Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid-century modern bench by Jens Risom
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Walnut Armchairs Reupholstered In Your Fabric
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Clean Lined Mid Century Modern Armchairs, designed by Jens Risom, American, circa 1960s. These chairs are currently being reupholstered and can be completed in your fabric. S...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Vintage Jens Risom Knoll Webbed Armchair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
A stunning iconic cotton strap, webbed, lounge, armchair, 652W design (1943) early edition, designed by Jens Risom for Knoll International. Features a solid maple frame with original woven cotton straps. It is one of the most comfortable pieces you will sit in, the exquisite curved back provides lumbar support making this chair as comfortable as it is beautiful. The removable webbed, basket seat, shell is supported and rests on the arm frame base. Very Rare Vintage Modern Classic design. An iconic piece of furniture, this example has remained in a single collection since it was acquired by the prior owner from Knoll International and the original early label remains affixed beneath. (Knoll Associates Inc. 601 Madison Ave New York 22). This label has the earliest Knoll Associates showroom address, which opened in 1946. Measurements: 24.5 ” tall x 24? wide x 30? deep x seat height 18? (arm height 21") (seat to the lowest point 11") Jens Risom Danish-American architect-designer Jens Risom was born in Copenhagen in 1916, the son of a nationally renowned architect of the Nordic Classicism style. Between 1935 and 1938, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ole Wanscher and Kaare Klint, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. For a short time following his studies, he took on furniture and interior designer projects for the Copenhagen-based architectural firm Ernst Kuhn. He then moved briefly to Stockholm, where he worked for Nordiska Kompaniet and met Alvar Aalto and Bruno Mathsson. Around 1939, he immigrated to New York with ambitions to introduce the Scandinavian modernist approach to the US furniture market. Risom’s arrival in the US coincided with the years of materials shortages brought on by the war. As a result, Risom was unable to secure a position in a furniture company, and, instead, found work designing textiles for decorator Dan Cooper. Eager to do more, he soon convinced Cooper to expand into the furniture market, and together they found projects with young, progressive architects like Ed Stone and George Nelson. In 1939-40, Ed Stone was invited to create Collier Magazine’s House of Ideas pavilion at Rockefeller Center as part of the New York World’s Fair, and Risom designed all of the furniture. Around 1941, Risom met Hans Knoll, a German-born entrepreneur in the furniture industry who had a showroom on Madison Avenue dedicated to rather lackluster furnishings. Sharing a dream to do something more vanguard, they joined forces and set off on a four-month tour of the US in search of design inspiration. By 1942, Knoll launched Hans Knoll Furniture Company with Risom on board as his head designer. Risom’s early designs for Knoll made use of military surplus...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Maple

Pair of Jens Risom C-220 Lounge Chairs Circa 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of model C-220 slipper lounge chairs by Jens Risom, Circa 1950s.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Armchair for Knoll Associates
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This is a beautiful upholstered armchair designed by Jens Risom for HG Knoll & Associates in the 1940s. It is one of the early, iconic chairs that ushered in a period of incredible mid-century modern design. The solid Birch frame cradles a foam cushioned seat that was recently reupholstered in Knoll Maharam fabrics. The fabric is timeless and high-quality, and it suits the lighter birch wood color perfectly. This is more than just a collectible MCM chair...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Birch

Pair of Jens Risom for Ralph Pucci Metallic Space Age A-Chairs
By Jens Risom, Ralph Pucci
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime pair of mid-century modern chairs designed by Jens Risom (1916-2016 Danish-American) in 1961. Known as the A-chair featuring a graceful and elegant sinuous design. Risom joined Ralph Pucci...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Mid Century Jens Risom Knoll Side Dining Room Chairs Model 666
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Baltimore, MD
Spectacular set of 10 beautifully, ebonized, dining room chairs model "666" of the "600" a model introduced by Knoll Associates in 1941, by iconic designer Jens Risom for Knoll manuf...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Wood

Jens Risom Pair of 'Vostra' Lounge Chairs with Ottoman in Canvas Webbing
By Jens Risom, Walter Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jens Risom for Walter Knoll, pair of 'Vostra' chairs with ottoman, beech, canvas, brass, United States, design 1941, production 1950s An elegant lounge chair with ottoman featuring ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Brass

10 Jens Risom Side Chairs for Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Knoll Studio classic, Jens Risom's designs were the first pieces manufactured by Knoll. Due to war-time restrictions on materials, this style chair was originally constructed of si...
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1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Cotton, Wood

Pair of Jens Risom Scoop Chairs for Hans Knoll
By Jens Risom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Jens Risom scoop chairs for Hans Knoll A pair of very early Knoll post war design scoop chairs by Jens Risom. Each has been completely restored in a luxurious Sandra Jordan ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Alpaca

Jens Risom Design Pair of Oiled Walnut & Leather Upholstered Armchairs, c.1965
By Jens Risom
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is an original pair of Jen Risom Design oiled walnut and leather upholstered armchairs. The chairs have upholstered oval backs on a sculptural walnut base, c.1965. A re-edition of the chair is currently being retailed at John Roselli for $3600 per chair. This pair is in good original condition and has the Jens Risom label...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Rare Pair of Risom for Knoll 666 Chairs
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Early and hard to find design by Jens Risom for Knoll, model 666 chairs having birch frames and cloth webbing seats. These chairs are in original and untouch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Birch

Early Jens Risom for Knoll Strap Stool
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early Jens Risom for Knoll strap stool for Knoll, missing label, but date stamped May 15, 1952. Original finish shows age, original strap webbing wor...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Maple

Jens Risom Pair of Red Vinyl Faux Leather Chairs 1950
By Jens Risom
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Jens Risom of red vinyl faux leather chairs mid-century, Netherlands Jens Risom pair of red vinyl faux leather chairs, 1950. Excellent original condition with little wear to...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Faux Leather, Wood

New Upholstered Orange Jens Risom Sofa Set with Missoni Fabric
By Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent set by Jens Risom in fully restored condition. The fabric is an orange yellow Missoni fabric with new foam and restored walnut frame.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Walnut

Long Mid-Century Sofa by Jens Risom Manufacturing
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large-scale sofa measures over 9 feet long and makes a unique and stylish seating addition to any interior. Comfortable and stunning in it's size and simplicity, the design by J...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

Stunning Black Button Tufted Leather Swivel Chairs, Jens Risom for Marble, Pair
By Jens Risom, Marble Imperial
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pair of black button tufted leather swivel chairs by Jens Risom for marble, Classic Mid-Century Modern design, self balancing swivel mechanism bringing chairs back to positi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Aluminum, Steel

One Vintage Jens Risom for Knoll Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
One mid-century modern armless lounge chair designed by Jens Risom for Knoll originally in 1946. This early design has a hard maple frame with new linen upholstery.
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1950s Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Maple

Rare Early Walnut Bench or Coffee Table by Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice solid walnut bench or coffee table by Risom.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

Beautiful Armchair by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Dallas, TX
Fully restored conversation chair designed by Jens Risom. Excellent condition.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined lounge chairs, designed by Jens Risom, American, circa 1960s. Risom's designs always give a nod to Danish modern design, and these chairs are no exception. They have clea...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Teak Wood Arm Chair In Black Striped Chenille
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Danish Modern style teak wood arm chair in black striped chenille upholstery. Single Danish teak wood arm chair has a thick sloping seat and a form fitting back cushion. Angular and ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Teak

Pair of Jens Risom 666 Side Chairs for Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Jens Risom chairs made in the 1940s, model “666” of the 600 series from 1941.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Birch

Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Birch

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 original in very good condition. This is a great set of ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Walnut

Extremely Rare Asian Inspired Modernist Side Chairs Designed by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Asian inspired modernist side chairs designed by Jens Risom for jENS Risom Studios,,,, Could NOT find another example on t...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Naugahyde, Wood

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. Sculptural frame ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Cane, Walnut

13 jens Risom Side Chairs for Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Knoll Risom Side Chair - A Timeless Icon of Modern Design! The Knoll Risom Side Chair is a true testament to the enduring legacy of modern furniture design. Created ...
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1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Cotton, Wood

Jens Risom Set of 2 Captains Arm Chairs Walnut Leather
By Jens Risom
Located in Fraser, MI
Set of 2 Arm Chairs by Jens Risom. Walnut Frames. Vintage Leather seat and backrest.
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1960s Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design Mid Century Walnut Big Chair with Ottoman
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design Mid Century Walnut Big Chair with Ottoman The chair measures: 37.5 wide x 37.5 deep x 42 high, with a seat height of 15 inches and arm height/chair ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Light Gray Tufted Upholstery & Teak Floating Bench
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Danish Mid-Century rectangular floating bench with a light gray upholstered seat with button tufted detail resting on a teak wood frame with a stretcher base. (JENS RISOM) Condition...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Teak

2021 Pair of Knoll Risom Side Chairs w/ Ebonized Maple Wood Frame, Model 666C-WB
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Risom side chairs, Model 666C-WB, designed by Jens Risom for Knoll in 1943. These examples date to 2021. Their design features an ebonized maple frame, and has blac...
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2010s American Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Metal

2000s Jens Risom Armless Slipper Lounge Chair in Walnut w/ Blue Gray Webbing
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Risom Lounge chair, Model 654LC, initially designed by Jens Risom for Knoll in 1943. This particular example dates to the 2000s. The classic design features a sculpted lacq...
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Early 2000s American Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Cotton, Walnut, Rubber

C. 1946 Pair of Jens Risom Armless Slipper Lounge Chairs in Canvas and Birch
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Risom Lounge chairs, Model 654LC, designed by Jens Risom for Knoll in 1943. These are early examples, dating to C. 1946. The listed price includes the pair. Their c...
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1940s American Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Birch

1960s Set of Twelve Jens Risom Playboy Armchairs in Walnut, Model C-140
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of 12 Playboy Armchairs (10 are shown in the image, but we have twelve that are sold as the set), Model C-140, designed by Jens Risom for Risom Designs in 1958. The lis...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Steel

Handsome Jens Risom Walnut Lounge Chair Mid-Century Modern
By Jens Risom
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Designed by Danish-born Jens Risom, this vintage chair is beautiful perfection. The comfortably contoured faux leather seat floats in an exquisite, oiled walnut frame. The original ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design Mid Century Walnut Big Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design Mid Century Walnut Big Chair This lounge chair measures: 37.5 wide x 37.5 deep x 42 high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height/chair clearance 21...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Jens Risom Lounge Chairs in brown webbing for Knoll 1950s
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Jens Risom lounge chairs in brown webbing for Knoll. The seat is removable and adjustable from lounge to occasional chairs.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Jens Risom Mid Century Playboy Lounge Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century "Playboy" Lounge Chair This chair measures: 22.5 wide x 23 deep x 32.25 high, with a seat height of 18.5 and arm height/chair clearance 26.5 inches All piece...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Set of A-Line Lounges by Jens Risom, C. 1950s
By Jens Risom
Located in Westport, CT
A-Line Lounge Chairs, designed by Jens Risom in the 1950s. These iconic chairs feature a sculptural walnut base, fully restored to its original splendor, and are reupholstered in Oce...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Bouclé, Walnut

Jens Risom Lounge Chair Model U430
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Jens Risom lounge chair U430 for Risom Inc. Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair designed by Jens Risom produced by Jens Risom Inc. Iconic walnut lounge chair model U430 by Jens Risom. So...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Webbed Side Chair by Jens Risom for Knoll
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. Wood frame with red webbing.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Wood

Jens Risom Original Pair of Side Chairs for Walter Knoll, Circa 1940's
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early Knoll side chairs by designer Jens Risom. Circa 1940's. In original condition, with wear shown throughout and near the bottom of the legs. The chairs have been lightl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Nylon, Birch

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Sled Leg Sofa
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Sled Leg Sofa This sofa measures: 85 wide x 32 deep x 31 inches high, with a seat height of 19 and arm height of 21 inches...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jens Risom Floating Sofa, 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Raleigh, NC
Danish modern design at its finest. New leather to this floating sofa by Jens Risom. Dating to the 1960s with beautiful sculpted lines and walnut base....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Leather, Walnut

1960s Jens Risom Sculptural Floating Lounge Chairs, a Set
By Jens Risom
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Mid-Century Modern, gorgeous pair of lounge chairs by Jens Risom, circa the 1960s. This fabulous set has been newly upholstered in a zebra stripe velve...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Hardwood

Jens Risom Pair of Walnut Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A pair of lounge chairs designed by the Danish designer Jens Risom (1916-2016). Newly upholstered, these chairs feature a walnut wood frame and a tufted back. The chairs are unmarked.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Jens Risom Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Armchairs By Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of mid-century modern armchairs by Jens Risom feature lacquered walnut legs with fully upholstered bodies in moss green tweed that is in keeping with Scandinavian color tre...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Fabric, Walnut

Single Mid-Century Modern Chair in Oak & Walnut by Jens Risom, USA, c. 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a "General Purpose" arm chair designed by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design. Constructed from a mix of solid and molded oak and walnut plywood and featuring an audaciously...
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1960s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Oak, Walnut

Jens Risom Mid Century Arm Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Hudson, NY
A classic Jens Risom mid century open arm chair circa 1965. Upholstered with a white leather seat. Beautiful carved walnut is ergonomically designed for your comfort and visual pleas...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Classic Jens Risom Upholstered Bench Six Foot
By Jens Risom
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Jens Risom six foot long, upholstered, floating bench. Walnut frame with natural, raw linen/silk upholstery. Note-this is a lighter wood-walnut version.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom Seating

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Walnut

Jens Risom seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Jens Risom seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jens Risom seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 189 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating by Jens Risom were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Craft Associates, Charles Eames, and Directional. Prices for Jens Risom seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $350 and can go as high as $35,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,200.
Questions About Jens Risom Seating
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Jens Risom was a Danish designer. Many people credit him with bringing the modern style of Scandinavian design to the U.S. He is well-known for his chairs, which feature angled seat backs often upholstered with webbing. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Jens Risom furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Jens Risom was Danish. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 8, 1916, and attended Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design. Following his graduation, Risom moved to the U.S., where he lived for the rest of his life. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jens Risom furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Normally, vintage furniture dealers or auction and online platforms specializing in authentic vintage furniture sell Jens Risom rockers. From time to time, rocking chairs produced by the Danish designer may appear at thrift shops and secondhand stores or be available directly from individuals who own them. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Jens Risom chairs.

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