
Low Lounge Chair (model 650)
Jens RisomWW-1941-M070909
Catalogue
- Year
- 1941
- Medium
- Maple and leather
- Dimensions
- 36 x 11 x 20" (91.4 x 27.9 x 50.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Jens Risom
Artist

Jens Risom
Jens Risom was an American designer and furniture maker who shaped postwar domestic modernism through clean-lined wooden chairs and tables that synthesized Scandinavian craftsmanship with American production methods. Born in Denmark and based in the United States from the 1940s onward, his work established a vocabulary of accessible modernist furniture that defined mid-century American interiors. Risom's designs prioritized structural clarity and material honesty, employing solid wood and simple joinery to create pieces that were both visually restrained and functionally robust.
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- Jens Risom
- Year
- 1941
- Medium
- Maple and leather
- Dimensions
- 36 x 11 x 20" (91.4 x 27.9 x 50.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1941-M070909
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified