- Born
- Died
- Jens Risom was born on May 8, 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was married to Dr. Henny Panduro Madsen and Iben Haderup. He died on December 9, 2016 in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesDr. Henny Panduro Madsen(? - 2015) (her death)Iben Haderup(? - 1977) (her death, 4 children)
- He was one of the last living icons of mid-century American design. He designed tables, sofas, cabinets, and chairs, including a lounge chair made of discarded military parachute straps. One of his chairs was in President Johnson's Oval Office.
- Shortly before Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, he emigrated to the United States. He was drafted into the US Army and served with the Third Army as an interpreter under Gen. George S. Patton after the Allied invasion at Normandy.
- He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, now known as the Danish Design School.
- Modernist furniture designer.
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