Jens Risom : a seat at the table / Vicky Lowry

Author: Lowry, Vicky
Additional Titles: Seat at the table
Published: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2022.
Copyright Date: ©2022
Physical Description: 263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, plans, portraits ; 30 x 23 cm
Additional Creators: Risom, Jens, 1916-2016. Selections

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Contents

Foreword / Ralph Pucci -- A seat at the table -- Scandinavia -- Coming to America -- Risom and Knoll -- Jens Risom Design -- Block Island House -- Goling global -- Highlights -- Inventory -- Notes, Index, Acknowledgments.

Summary

Jens Risom was one of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design to the United States. In 1942, Risom's designs formed the majority of the inaugural collection of original furniture for the iconic Hans Knoll Furniture Company, and many of his pieces are still in production today by manufacturers including Knoll, Design Within Reach, De Padova, Camira, and Ralph Pucci. This biography of Risom spans his education in Denmark, early collaborations with Georg Jensen and Hans Knoll, the creation of his own company - Jen Risom Design - his prefab house on Block Island, RI, as well as his legacy and presence in the 21st century.

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ISBN

183866307X (hardcover)
9781838663070 (hardcover)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endowment Note

Paterno Libraries Endowment

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