Jens Risom Lounge Chair

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Jens risom lounge chair.

The risom lounge chair 1943 is testament to the simplicity and ingenuity that is so often found in timeless modern furniture. Sunbrella webbing marries high design with proven durability and performance. Risom was knighted by queen margrethe ii of denmark in 1996. 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.

This chair is about 20 years old. Jens risom reintroduced webbed lounge chair. Today the chair is made from heavy duty cotton straps tightly woven on their hardwood frame. Jens risom split single arm lounge chairs newly reupholstered a pair 4 400.

Jens risom s designs were the first pieces conceived for and manufactured by knoll. 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. Black webbing and black wood frame. One of the first pieces commissioned by knoll it brought the natural materials and understated form of scandinavian design to large scale u s.

Good design means that anything good will go well with other equally good things. Decades later design within reach worked with designer jens risom to bring it back into production because as the danish master himself said. 48ʺw 18ʺd 18ʺh jaffrey nh seating benches free shipping jens risom a line lounge chair and ottoman in bouclé c. The risom lounge chair was designed by jens risom.

The risom lounge chair has an overall height of 30 25 77 cm width of 20 51 cm and depth of. 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 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.

Overall a pretty clean example of a classic early risom for knoll d. Risom lounge chair item share this jens risom 1943. 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.