PAIR OF JENS RISOM SIDE CHAIRS FOR KNOLL,Originally designed 1941. Marked with label, Knoll Associates, 601 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY. Pair of birch chairs having possibly original strapping in brown.
'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.' - 30 7/8" high x 17 3/8" wide x 20 1/4" deep. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Estate of Thomas Eliot Weil, Washington DC, American Consul in Chong Qing in the 1930s-1940s. Vice-Consul at Canton, 1937-1938. Third Secretary of Embassy at Nanking 1938-1941, Vice-Consul at Shanghai 1941, in Japanese custody seven months.
Very good condition. Structurally sound, webbing appears to be original.
