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Jens Risom early lounge chair for Knoll Associates
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Description
His U.S. breakthrough came when he met Hans Knoll, a German immigrant whose family had been in the furniture trade back home. Knoll knew sales but not design, so he and Risom made a balanced team. Their first task was to tour the country to survey the landscape, visit with architects and generally assess the potential market for a line of modern furniture.
The result was Knoll’s first catalog, which contained a majority of furniture designed by Risom. Among his enduring pieces from that era is the Risom Lounge Chair, marked by distinctive and much-copied webbing made from surplus parachute straps, one of the few materials available during the scarcity of World War II. The chair is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Risom himself was drafted into the Army and served in the war under Gen. George Patton. Upon his return to the civilian world, he founded his own company, Jens Risom Design, on May 1, 1946, which he ran for 25 years. Throughout his life, Risom stayed true to the fundamental Danish approach to modernism, with its emphasis on traditional values and the human need for warmth, beauty and simplicity. NEW LEATHER STRAPS -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (exact item) Notes: Knoll 1940's catalog Origin: United States Period: 1920-1949 Materials: maple / leather Condition: Good. new webbing Creation Date: 1940's Styles / Movements: Modern, Scandinavian Modern Incollect Reference #: 751171 -
Dimensions
W. 24 in; H. 29.5 in; D. 26 in; W. 60.96 cm; H. 74.93 cm; D. 66.04 cm; Seat H. 15 in; Arm H. 23 in; Seat H. 38.1 cm; Arm H. 58.42 cm;
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