Jens Risom End Tables
Danish, American, 1916-2016
The Danish-born Jens Risom brought the Scandinavian modern design sensibility to a wide audience in the United States. As the first designer for Knoll Inc., Risom introduced American buyers to the region’s enduring design values of simplicity, grace and craftsmanship.
Risom trained in furniture making at the Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design under Ole Wanscher, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. In 1939, a year after graduating from business school, Risom decided to move to the U.S.
While working for an interior designer in New York in 1941, he met Hans Knoll, and the businessman and the designer hit it off. They brought out their first line the next year, despite wartime materials restrictions. The signature piece — now a design icon — was a lounge chair with a striking, undulant birch frame and a seat made of webbed sub-military grade parachute straps. Risom was drafted into the army, and served as a translator under General George Patton. When he returned from the war, Risom clashed over furniture design ideals with his business partner’s new bride, Florence Knoll, the pioneering mid-century modernist who was schooled in the Bauhaus method, which favored furniture with strict, geometric metal frames. Risom then started his own company, Jens Risom Design.
In the course of his long career, Risom developed a stylistic vocabulary that was a reflection of the life of the man himself: his furniture has Danish warmth coupled with an American air of crisp efficiency. Vintage Risom chairs are almost instantly recognizable — the arms and seat backs are set at a distinctive angle that seems to invite people to sit back and relax, yet they know they can hop up in an instant, ready to go.
As you will see on these pages, Jens Risom is one of the great men of American modern design who made furniture that is unique and timeless.
Find a collection of vintage Jens Risom furniture on 1stDibs that includes lounge chairs, desks, coffee tables and more.
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Creator: Jens Risom
Pair of Mid Century Modern Floating Top End / Cocktail Tables by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair, (sold and priced individually) of walnut end / cocktail tables by Jens Risom. Tops appear to be floating, sculpted edges part of the Risom design staple. Tab...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom End Tables
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Walnut
Jens Risom Rectangular Side Table with Walnut Base and White Laminate Top
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
This rectangular side table by Jens Risom has a walnut base and a white laminate surface. The legs are cleverly inset, giving the top a floating quality and an overall jauntiness to ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom End Tables
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Laminate, Walnut
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Wooden Cutout Circular Lazy Susan End / Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century lazy susan end / side table with a rotating circular top with an off-center circular cutout supported by four tapered square wooden legs. (JENS RISOM)
Minor wear ...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom End Tables
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Wood
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Circular Wooden Lazy Susan End / Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century end / side table with a revolving circular wooden top with a shallow lip, resting on four square tapered wooden legs. (Jens Risom).
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom End Tables
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Wood
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Walnut Cantilever End / Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century walnut cantilever side / end table with a rectangular off-center tabletop with shallow gallery supported by a walnut stretcher base. (Jens Risom).
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom End Tables
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Wood, Walnut
Jens Risom End Table With Rotating Top And Insert Ca' 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Jens Risom side table with rotating top and an aluminium insert. Made of walnut ca '1960's, this is a very uncommon design.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom End Tables
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Walnut
Jens Risom Side Tables for Knoll
By Jens Risom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jens Risom design pair of black lacquered side tables with black laminate tops for Knoll.
In good used condition with one small repai...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom End Tables
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Laminate, Maple
Modernist Side Table, Walnut and Laminate, Designed by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist side table, walnut and laminate designed by Jens Risom, simple, elegant design, retains original Jens Risom Design Inc. label.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom End Tables
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Laminate, Walnut
Walnut End Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An expressive end table in rich walnut having raised and curved tapered side rails connected directly to the legs that support a floating top.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Risom End Tables
Materials
Walnut
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Lovely Walnut Lucite Side End Table Mid-Century Modern
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Located in Germantown, MD
A pair solid walnut rectangular side tables.
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Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Jean Tall Side Table with White Marble base and Black Marble Nero Marquina Top
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Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Side or End Table
By Vejle Stole & Møbelfabrik
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1960s Jens Risom Design Inc Walnut & Laminate End / Side Table
By Jens Risom
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Midcentury Jens Risom Design Walnut Floating Top Coffee Table Bench
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Jens Risom Scandinavian Modern Two-Tone Walnut Nightstand Bedside End Table 1950
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Miami, FL
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Features one drop door and a storage shelf above, perfectly suited for storing necessaries and numerous small items.
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By Jens Risom
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Vintage Jens Risom Design Teak Occasional Round Table
By Jens Risom
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Mid-Century Danish Modern Jens Risom Walnut End/Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
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Jens Risom Walnut Magazine Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Jens Risom Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Cantilevered Occasional Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in South Bend, IN
A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut cantilevered occasional side table
By Jens Risom
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Pair of Jens Risom Floating Walnut End Tables
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of solid walnut, T-490, end/side tables by Jens Risom feature a floating top with contrasting grain edge and lower level at 11.25 inches height.
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Located in Kansas City, MO
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Jens Risom for Knoll Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquered Side Tables, Pair
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Located in South Bend, IN
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Jens Risom end tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Jens Risom end tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jens Risom end tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original end tables by Jens Risom were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider end tables by Planner Group, Tomlinson, and Calvin. Prices for Jens Risom end tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $495 and can go as high as $9,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,600.
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- Who is Jens Risom?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Jens Risom was a Danish designer. Many people credit him with bringing the modern style of Scandinavian design to the U.S. He is well-known for his chairs, which feature angled seat backs often upholstered with webbing. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Jens Risom furniture.
- Was Jens Risom Danish?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Jens Risom was Danish. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 8, 1916, and attended Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design. Following his graduation, Risom moved to the U.S., where he lived for the rest of his life. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jens Risom furniture.
- Who sells Jens Risom rockers?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Normally, vintage furniture dealers or auction and online platforms specializing in authentic vintage furniture sell Jens Risom rockers. From time to time, rocking chairs produced by the Danish designer may appear at thrift shops and secondhand stores or be available directly from individuals who own them. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Jens Risom chairs.
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