Single Mid-Century Modern General Purpose Chair in Oak & Walnut by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design, USA, c. 1960's

Title: Single Mid-Century Modern General Purpose Chair in Oak & Walnut by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design, USA, c. 1960'sAbout: Introducing a "General Purpose" arm chair designed by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design. Constructed from a mix of solid and molded oak and walnut plywood and featuring an audaciously sculpted back bent to the perfect angel for maximum support this now iconic "GP" chair is the epitome of utilitarian design. Designed and crafted in the late 1960's by Jens Risom Designs, consequently the zenith of Risom's career and subsequent fame, this Mid-Century Modern armchair is a true American gem.Jens Risom is widely considered to be a pioneer in introducing Danish modern furniture to the United States through early work with the Knoll company and to a greater extent through his own company, which thrived in the 1950s and ’60s. Born in Denmark in 1916, Risom emigrated to the U.S. where he teamed up with Hans Knoll to start a decades-long collaboration between the two