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Set of 8 Jens Risom Teak 'Playboy' Armchairs, Black Fabric

Name: Set of 8 Jens Risom Teak 'Playboy' Armchairs, Black Fabric
Brand: Jens Risom
Rating: 4.9 (48 reviews)

$35,000List Priceper set

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Jens Risom

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.

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Jens Risom Set of Six ‘Playboy’ Armchairs in Black Upholstery and Walnut

$10,500 / set

H 32.29 in W 22.25 in D 21.66 in

Jens Risom Set of Six ‘Playboy’ Armchairs in Black Upholstery and Walnut

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$3,600 / set

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Mid Century Danish Walnut Arm Chairs in Black

By Arne Hovmand-Olsen

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Pair of mid-century walnut lounge chairs attributed to Hovmand-Olsen with sculpted walnut frame and comfortable curved backrest; upholstered in the original black vinyl upholstery. G...

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Set of 6 Danish Teak Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs in Black Upholstery

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H 30 in W 19 in D 19 in

Set of 6 Danish Teak Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs in Black Upholstery

By Kai Kristiansen, Finn Juhl

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Set of six mid century modern danish teak dining chairs in black leather upholstery. Beautiful molded wrap around backs.

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$637

H 30.71 in W 18.9 in D 19.69 in

Set of 2 Vintage German Chairs, 1960s Beechwood, Black Faux Leather, Mid-Century

Located in Hannover, DE

Set of 2 Vintage Chairs Germany, 1960s–1970s Two authentic vintage chairs of German origin from the 1960s–1970s, crafted from solid beechwood. Price is for the set of 2 chairs. Stu...

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Pierre Jeanneret, Advocate Armchairs, Black Cowhide, Teak, Chandigarh, 1960s

$44,000 / set

H 35.25 in W 23 in D 24 in

Pierre Jeanneret, Advocate Armchairs, Black Cowhide, Teak, Chandigarh, 1960s

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Stamford, CT

Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern,Advocate Lounge or Arm Chairs, Black Cowhide, Teak, Chandigarh, India, 1960s Rare pair of ‘Advocate’ chairs, c. 1960 by Pierre Jeanneret,...

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Pair of Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Teak and Black Lounge Chairs

$3,900 / set

H 37 in W 25.5 in D 29.5 in

Pair of Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Teak and Black Lounge Chairs

By Milo Baughman

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Scandinavian teak and black lounge chairs. Simplicity at its finest. This custom quality pair of lounge chairs has a wonderfully refined Mid-Century Modern look and design. The wood frames recently had rubbed French polished to a modest sheen. The armrests appear to be rosewood with a birch base. Early Milo Baughman style depicted in this fine pair of chairs. Greenwich living...

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Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Pair Mid-Century Modern Walnut Armchairs by Jens Risom

$5,400 / set

H 31 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in

Pair Mid-Century Modern Walnut Armchairs by Jens Risom

By Jens Risom

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of beautifully restored, model C-120 armchairs by Jens Risom feature sculptural, solid walnut frames with textured, steel blue tweed upholstery. A truly handsome pair of armchai...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Erik Buch Captain Chairs, Teak & Leather, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark

$3,543 / set

H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Erik Buch Captain Chairs, Teak & Leather, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark

By Ørum Møbler, Erik Buch

Located in PARIS, FR

Très joli modèle iconique Captain d’Erik Buch : paire de chaises réalisée en teck finement veiné, avec une patine exceptionnelle lui conférant un aspect proche du palissandre. Leur d...

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Leather, Teak

Italian mid-century modern armchairs in black leather and wood, 1960s

$3,071 / set

H 36.23 in W 24.61 in D 26.38 in

Italian mid-century modern armchairs in black leather and wood, 1960s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian mid-century modern armchairs in black leather and wood, 1960s Pair of armchairs with seat, backrest and armrests, padded and upholstered in black leather. Round legs in wood....

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Black Lacquered Wood, 1950s

$2,917 / set

H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 23.63 in

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Black Lacquered Wood, 1950s

Located in Firenze, IT

An elegant pair of Italian vintage armchairs dating to the 1950s, serving as an authentic expression of Mid-Century Modern design. These lounge chairs feature a solid wooden structur...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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