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Pair of Vintage Midcentury Restored Jens Risom Lounge Chairs

Creator: Jens Risom
Offered by: Metro Retro Furniture

Description
Jens Risom`s career has spanned nearly sixty years. He began his study of design in the Copenhagen workshop of Kaare Klint in 1935 and joined Ernst Kuhn`s architectural office in 1938, where he designed furniture and interiors. In 1939, Risom emigrated to the U.S. and in 1941 designed the first chair manufactured by Knoll. Risom described the chair as "very basic, very simple, inexpensive, easy to make." The chair was constructed with a birch wood frame and, because of wartime materials constraints, cheap but strong army surplus webbing and has inspired countless imitations.

Pair of vintage midcentury Jens Risom lounge chairs
1950s design
Walnut frame
Fully restored in hair on hide
This Ad is for (two) chairs.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	Denmark
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Cowhide, Walnut.
Condition:	Good. Reupholstered.
Creation Date:	1960
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	503373

Dimensions

W.	27 in;	H.	29.5 in;	D.	26 in;
W.	68.58 cm;	H.	74.93 cm;	D.	66.04 cm;

Shipping Information:

Metro Retro ships from Texas to locations throughout the United States, Asia, Great Britain & Europe, and the Americas. Talk or Text Joe: 832-971-6796

Message from Seller:

Metro Retro started in 2000 as an online store providing designer furniture and accessories for thousands of customers through eBay. Demand from our customers led us to acquire a 30,000 sq. foot warehouse in Pasadena, Texas. We are the Houston representative for Modernica, Gordon International, Zographos and select Italian manufacturers of classic furniture. We feature vintage items from Herman Miller, Jens Risom, Knoll, and Dunbar. Talk or Text Joe: 832-971-6796