The Legendary Jens Risom Shows Off His Hidden Prefab Beach Home

In 1965, the Danish furniture designer built an inexpensive family retreat on a secluded island 13 miles off the New England coast. Dwell profiles the little-known masterpiece this month. Most of us know Jens Risom as the Danish furniture designer who, at the tender age of 26, cofounded Knoll Furniture Company with the titular Hans. From his perch at Knoll--and later from his own firm, JRD--Risom popularized midcentury modern design in America (his chairs sat in the Oval Office for a time in the 1960s). Risom’s legacy as a furniture designer has blossomed over the past decade, thanks in part to shelter magazines like Dwell, which has single-handedly rekindled popular interest in midcentury design. But in the magazine’s November issue, Amanda Dameron features Risom in a lesser-known role: the architect.Read Full Story