Risom Seating Collection
Jens Risom joined the Hans Knoll Furniture Company in the early 1940s as the sole designer of interiors and furniture. Working ingeniously within the constraints of wartime material shortages, Risom originally used rejected parachute straps to design his eponymous collection.
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![Risom Chair](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/9bb472b3e9470b0a/W-KNO_RSM_13235.png?auto=format&mediaId=BFF4B57E-9205-4397-A22AB9B478AA5039&rect=0%2C.399%2C.9999%2C.4867&auto=format&w=1000&q=40)
![Risom Ottoman](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/e8bb5449d4a88800/W-DWR_2522858_100191423_black_cotton_webbing_ebonized_maple_d_v2.png?auto=format&mediaId=8F1DA4E8-D085-4384-BA86F7889BE40263&viewType=grid&rect=.1557%2C.3599%2C.7927%2C.5946&auto=format&w=1000&q=40)
![Jens Risom Designer Portrait](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/3b3118002ddf2d1a/W-KNO_jens_risom_portrait-tif.png?auto=format&mediaId=DC2A31CD-DE19-40F1-B283BBAE39B6D003&rect=0%2C.0517%2C.9999%2C.7499&auto=format&w=1000&q=40)
Jens Risom
Shortly after arriving in the US from Denmark, Jens Risom met Hans Knoll, and the pair collaborated on an exhibition for the New York World’s Fair. Hans hired Jens to design interiors for his clients, as well as furniture as needed. In 1942, the first Knoll catalog was printed. It included 15 pieces by Risom, many of which continue to be bestsellers today.
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