Jens Bench

Price: $1,168.75

Benchwarming never looked better. Iconic designer Jens Risom has created a modern classic to match a chair and ottoman duo he introduced in 1949. Slide the cushion from left to right and a side-table emerges to make room for a magazine or cuppa tea.

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- I just talked to Jens yesterday and he's the nicest 93-year-old I've ever met. He's still going strong, it seems.
  
  Aaron Britt 03/18/2009
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