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Jens Risom
Lounge chairdesigned circa 1941, made circa 1947

Not on view
Low lounge chair with honey-toned wood legs and seat and back woven from wide tan leather straps in a basket-weave pattern
Lounge chair with a light wood frame and seat and back formed from interwoven tan leather straps in a basket-weave pattern, shown in side profile.
Designer
Jens Risom
Denmark, 1916-2016
Made for
Knoll International
United States, New York, active Pennsylvania, East Greenville, founded 1938
Title
Lounge chair
Date Made
designed circa 1941, made circa 1947
Medium
Maple, leather
Dimensions
29 1/2 × 20 1/8 × 28 in. (74.93 × 51.12 × 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Oliver M. Furth and Mr. Sean Yashar
Accession Number
M.2018.101
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.

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