ARCmotiv Modern Furniture

Jens Risom’s original 1941 collection for Knoll incorporates a natural aesthetic, characteristic of understated Scandinavian design. Risom’s dining and low tables display the same sturdy straightforward construction and organic shapes that embody his distinctive style. The collection includes the round dining table, the square and round side tables and the amoeba-shaped coffee table.

• Solid maple or walnut hardwood.
• Mortise and tenon joints.

• Clear maple and walnut tops are veneer with cathedral pattern with poplar cross bands and backing.
• Core and edge is solid hardwood lumber in clear finish.
• Tables with ebonized base are solid maple hardwood with black laminate top and ebonized edge.

• Clear lacquer or ebonized finish.

• Amoeba table shipped knocked down with top and legs in one box. Simple field assembly required.
• Side tables and coffee tables shipped fully assembled.

Jens Risom, who designed the first Knoll chair in 1941, received his education in Denmark at the Krebs' School, St. Anne Vester School, University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen’s Kunståndvaerkerskolen. He worked as a designer of furniture and interiors in the Copenhagen office of architect Ernst Kuhn. After moving to the United States, he became the design director of Dan Cooper in New York and also designed for Georg Jensen. 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 1966.