Low Lounge Chair (model 650)

Low Lounge Chair (model 650)

Jens RisomWW-1941-M070909
1941·Maple and leather·36 x 11 x 20" (91.4 x 27.9 x 50.8 cm)

Catalogue

Year
1941
Dimensions
36 x 11 x 20" (91.4 x 27.9 x 50.8 cm)

Artist

Jens Risom
Jens Risom

Jens Risom was an American designer and furniture maker who shaped postwar domestic modernism through clean-lined wooden chairs and tables that synthesized Scandinavian craftsmanship with American production methods. Born in Denmark and based in the United States from the 1940s onward, his work established a vocabulary of accessible modernist furniture that defined mid-century American interiors. Risom's designs prioritized structural clarity and material honesty, employing solid wood and simple joinery to create pieces that were both visually restrained and functionally robust.

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Year
1941
Dimensions
36 x 11 x 20" (91.4 x 27.9 x 50.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1941-M070909

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Jens Risom

Jens Risom

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