Jens Risom

Born in Denmark to the renowned architect Sven Risom, Jens worked in Stockholm for a year before graduating from the prestigious Kundstandvaerkerskolen in Copenhagen. Risom left Denmark for the US in 1938 and, for two years, worked as an interior design director at Dan Cooper, Inc. in New York before starting a freelance career specializing in furniture and textiles. It was during this time that he met Hans Knoll. The couple collaborated on an exhibition for the New York World’s Fair. Knoll asked Risom, who was looking for a developer and producer, to help him design interiors for customers in New York.