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Jens Risom Collection

Jens Risom Collection One of the first designers to bring traditional Scandinavian values to the United States, Jens Risom was part of a new vanguard that helped establish post-war America’s leadership role in modern furniture design and manufacturing. Born in Denmark in 1916, Risom studied at the Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design. He began his tutelage in the workshop of Kaare Klint in 1935 and subsequently joined Ernst Kuhn’s architectural office to design furniture and interiors. In 1939, Risom emigrated to the U.S. and joined forces with Hans Knoll, a furniture...

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Risom Stools and Side Chairs Side Chairs and Stools can be specified in Clear Maple, Ebonized Maple or Light Walnut finishes in a range of cotton or nylon webbing. Risom Side Chairs are available with a webbed seat, as well as webbed seat and back. Stools above in Clear Maple with Steel Blue, Khaki, Maize and Navy cotton webbing. Side Chairs, with webbed seat and back, right, in Ebonized Maple finish with Flax cotton webbing; Side Chair, with webbed seat, in Ebonized Maple finish with Steel Blue cotton webbing.

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Risom Dining, Coffee and Side Tables Left: Round and Square Side Tables and Amoeba Coffee Table in Light Walnut finish. Round Dining Table, above, in Light Walnut finish with accompanying Side Chairs with webbed seat and back in Light Walnut finish with Maize cotton webbing. Side Chairs and Tables can be specified in Clear Maple, Ebonized Maple or Light Walnut finishes.

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“I prefer design that is neutral and not center stage, furniture that is for people, to be used.” – Jens Risom. The Risom Collection is spare and light, enhancing any corporate or residential environment. Risom Arm Lounge Chairs, above, in Clear Maple with webbing in Aubergine cotton and Nutmeg nylon. Risom Armless Lounge Chair, right, in Clear Maple with Flax cotton webbing.

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The Risom Collection is available in Clear Maple, Ebonized Maple or Light Walnut finishes with a range of webbing colors in cotton or nylon.

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Jens Risom Collection 17.25 17.25 21.25 21.25 20 27.5 23.75 27.75 16.5 30.5 30.5 30.25 15.25 30.25 17.625 Side Chair Lounge Chair Stool 42 42 18 14 32 28 18 Dining Table 20 Side and Coffee Tables Front and back covers: The Risom Collection in Ebonized Maple finish with Red cotton webbing. 16

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knoll.com BKS-607 © 2008 Knoll, Inc. All rights reserved. Photography by Ilan Rubin. Installation photograph on page 7 by Joshua McHugh. Knoll is the founding sponsor of the World Monuments Fund Modernism at Risk program.

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