At age 99 Risom collaborated with Chris Hardy on a collection with Design Within Reach, which showed at WantedDesign. Photo 7 of 9 in Happy 100th Birthday, Jens Risom

Happy 100th Birthday, Jens Risom

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Last year—at age 99—Risom collaborated with Chris Hardy on a collection with Design Within Reach, which showed at WantedDesign. The midcentury-inspired Vens (Danish for "friends") storage collection, updated by Hardy, bears the indelible mark of the old master.