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PHOTOGRAPHY: © JEREMY SALADYGA (THIS PAGE, RIGHT); COURTESY KNOLL (OPPOSITE, BOTTOM TWO); COURTESY JENS RISOM ARCHIVES AND MARK JESPERSEN (ALL OTHERS)
Jens Risom, pictured in 1955
(opposite, top left) and in 2014
(right) with his C-120 chair in
the foreground and the C-140
behind it. The C-710 chair and
T-710 side table are shown in
his 1951 catalog (opposite, top
right). The U-450 chair is seen
with aluminum (top) and wood
(above) bases. The Risom
Lounge Chair (opposite, below
left) and Risom Amoeba
Coffee Table (below), both
in the initial Knoll catalog,
are still available today.
Known for his elegant furniture for home and office that encapsulates
what we now commonly consider midcentury modern design, Jens
Risom celebrated his 100th birthday at his home in New Canaan,
Connecticut, on May 8. Risom, often referred to as the first true Knoll
designer, was one of the pioneers in bringing Scandinavian values to
American furniture design. And he was among the Greatest Generation
who served the U.S. in World War II, returning to this country to build
a business that helped to define an era.
Risom arrived in the U.S. from Denmark in 1939 to learn
about modern American design, but he has said that he could not find
it. He befriended Hans Knoll, and together they launched the company
that is now known as Knoll. When the Hans Knoll Furniture Company
introduced its first collection of furniture in 1942, Risom had designed
15 of the first 20 pieces. With materials in short supply at the start
of World War II, Risom innovatively created furniture from what was
essentially scrap material, including rejected nylon straps from
parachute production.
In 1943, he was drafted, joining the U.S. Third Army as it proceeded
into France and Germany through the end of the war. Returning
to the U.S., Risom established his own company, Jens Risom Design,
in the late 1940s, with furnishings that combined high-quality
craftsmanship and beautiful design.
At the height of his company's success, Risom was recognized
not only for his furniture designs but also for savvy advertising
and presentation. In the 1950s, he hired fashion photographer Richard
Avedon to photograph pieces from his line against a white background
with the simple tagline "The Answer is Risom." The striking
advertisements captured the essence of midcentury modern
design as a new aesthetic for both home and office.
His company grew to have showrooms in major U.S. markets
in the 1960s, before he eventually sold it in the early 1970s.
He continued as an active designer for many years. Queen Margrethe II
of Denmark knighted Risom in 1996 with the prestigious Danish
Knight's Cross. -JOHN CZARNECKI
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Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Building Existing Client Relationships
Editors’ Picks from Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Product Focus: Disruptive Designs
Product Focus: Antidote to Sitting
The Washington Post
Sunset Magazine
Venafi
Symantec
Malwarebytes
JustFab at 800 Apollo
Designers Select: Workplace
Sources
Ad Index
Exhibition: OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu Crafts an Ethereal Set for the Met’s “Manus x Machina”
2016 Official NeoCon Product Preview
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