jens risom outdoor stool with wood back
by Jens Risom from Knoll - sale
jens risom outdoor stool with wood back
Design Jens Risom, 1943
Teak wood, sunbrella webbing, aluminum
Made in USA by Knoll
The Risom Collection of chairs and tables, designed in 1943 and characterized by the use of cost-effective wartime materials, has since been used for every application imaginable, from the home to the workplace. Knoll expands Jens Risom's classic designs with new bar and counter height stools, including a teak version apt for outdoor use. Described as good, honest furniture design, the Risom Collection helped establish Knoll as an early pioneer of Modernism in America.
Danish-born Jens Risom received his education in Denmark. He later worked as a designer of furniture and interiors in the Copenhagen office of architect Ernst Kuhn. After immigrating to the United States in 1939, he designed Knoll's first commissioned collection, including a range of simple birchwood chairs in 1941. After World War II, he founded his own company and was among the first to manufacture furniture consisting of interchangeable standard components. Responsible for designs dating to the mid-20th century, Risom is a trustee of the Rhode Island School of Design and was knighted by Queen Margrethe of Denmark in 1996.
Risom outdoor stool frame features mortise and tenon construction. Teak frame is solid teak lumber with an oiled finish. Teak frames include teak stretchers underneath the seat. Stainless steel staples. Include die-cast aluminum footcap with outdoor grade coating. Also available with a wood back and as an indoor version. Teak wood will patina over time if left outdoors and will turn a silvery grey color.
counter height stool: 17.25" w | 19.75" d | 35" h | seat: 24" h | 16 lbs.
baright stool: 17.25" w | 20.6" d | 39" h | seat: 28" h | 18 lbs.
Teak wood, sunbrella webbing, aluminum
Made in USA by Knoll
The Risom Collection of chairs and tables, designed in 1943 and characterized by the use of cost-effective wartime materials, has since been used for every application imaginable, from the home to the workplace. Knoll expands Jens Risom's classic designs with new bar and counter height stools, including a teak version apt for outdoor use. Described as good, honest furniture design, the Risom Collection helped establish Knoll as an early pioneer of Modernism in America.
Danish-born Jens Risom received his education in Denmark. He later worked as a designer of furniture and interiors in the Copenhagen office of architect Ernst Kuhn. After immigrating to the United States in 1939, he designed Knoll's first commissioned collection, including a range of simple birchwood chairs in 1941. After World War II, he founded his own company and was among the first to manufacture furniture consisting of interchangeable standard components. Responsible for designs dating to the mid-20th century, Risom is a trustee of the Rhode Island School of Design and was knighted by Queen Margrethe of Denmark in 1996.
Risom outdoor stool frame features mortise and tenon construction. Teak frame is solid teak lumber with an oiled finish. Teak frames include teak stretchers underneath the seat. Stainless steel staples. Include die-cast aluminum footcap with outdoor grade coating. Also available with a wood back and as an indoor version. Teak wood will patina over time if left outdoors and will turn a silvery grey color.
counter height stool: 17.25" w | 19.75" d | 35" h | seat: 24" h | 16 lbs.
baright stool: 17.25" w | 20.6" d | 39" h | seat: 28" h | 18 lbs.
$1,333.50
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Jens Risom
Jens Risom worked as a designer of furniture and interiors in Copenhagen. After immigrating to the United States he designed Hans Knoll's first collection which included a range of simple birchwood chairs. He has been cited as one of the first to introduce Scandinavian design to the United States.
Knoll has remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that furniture should complement architectural space and not compete with it. Modernism is a passion at Knoll which results in ground breaking modern furniture.