Jens Risom Lounge Chair

Overall a pretty clean example of a classic early risom for knoll d.

Jens risom lounge chair. Jens risom s designs were the first pieces conceived for and manufactured by knoll. Sunbrella webbing marries high design with proven durability and performance. The risom lounge chair was designed by jens risom. Jens risom s original 1941 collection for knoll incorporates a natural aesthetic characteristic of understated scandinavian design.

The risom lounge chair has an overall height of 30 25 77 cm width of 20 51 cm and depth of. Jens risom split single arm lounge chairs newly reupholstered a pair 4 400. Black webbing and black wood frame. The risom lounge chair 1943 is testament to the simplicity and ingenuity that is so often found in timeless modern furniture.

48ʺw 18ʺd 18ʺh jaffrey nh seating benches free shipping jens risom a line lounge chair and ottoman in bouclé c. Today the chair is made from heavy duty cotton straps tightly woven on their hardwood frame. Make offer pair jens risom rosewood mid century modern blue fabric lounge chair armchairs jens risom mid century danish modern walnut side table w 2 drawers 350 00. Risom lounge chair item share this jens risom 1943.

25 5ʺw 29ʺd 29 5ʺh chicago il accent chairs side chairs jens risom style bench 2 950. Jens risom reintroduced webbed lounge chair. One of the first pieces commissioned by knoll it brought the natural materials and understated form of scandinavian design to large scale u s. The jens chair 1949 was originally designed for the caribe hilton hotel in puerto rico.

Due to wartime material restrictions the lounge chair was originally constructed of simple maple frames and discarded parachute webbing. The lounge chair s combination of gentle curves and geometric angles exhibit risom s scandinavian design sensibilities. Good design means that anything good will go well with other equally good things. Jens risom s furniture the first collection designed for and manufactured by knoll helped establish the company as an early provider of modern design in america.

The risom lounge chair was originally created during wwii and was woven from surplus parachute straps as an effort to utilize any available material. The risom outdoor collection consists of an armless lounge chair ottoman side chair and two side tables and features sunbrella webbing and solid teak lumber. The side and lounge chairs are made of woven cotton webbing and wood materials not subject to wartime restrictions and have now been updated with new fabric options and a variety of colors.