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Richard Nissen Armchairs

Richard Nissen was born in Denmark in 1928. After graduating in 1943, he began working in the factory. Nissen became operations manager in 1952, and in the 1950s, he decisively changed the profile of the wood products factory in the direction of being a manufacturer of design items. In 1955, he began the production of applied art in collaboration with the sculptor Jens H. Quistgaard, and in 1957 he bought the factory from his father. Nissens Trævarefabrik came to play a major role in the Danish Design wave, and for several years Richard Nissen employed about 220 people In 1970, however, internal divisions arose in DANSK Design, and Richard Nissen interrupted the year after the collaboration and continued on his own.

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Creator: Richard Nissen
Rare Jens Harald Quistgaard Set of Four Sculptural Dining Chairs in Oak
By Jens Quistgaard, Richard Nissen
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Jens Harald Quistgaard for Richard Nissen, set of four dining chairs, oak, suede, Langå, Denmark, 1964 Danish sculptor and designer Jens Harald Quistgaard (1919-2008) is particularl...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Richard Nissen Armchairs

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1960s Richard Nissen “Yin” Pair of China chairs with club legs and leather seat
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A pair of 1960s Richard Nissen “Yin” beech China chairs with club shaped legs, loose seat with black Leather. The armchair is made from an old Chinese principle. The top rail is made...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Richard Nissen Armchairs

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Leather, Beech

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