When you began to dig into his work, what details struck you that you hadn't noticed before? Risom's all about the nuance of a piece. It's very Danish. One thing that I noticed in his work, he likes to separate things visually, like floating tabletops that are a little disjointed. It breaks the piece visually. Photo 3 of 5 in What It's Like to Work With 99-Year-Old Design Icon Jens Risom by Luke Hopping

What It's Like to Work With 99-Year-Old Design Icon Jens Risom

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When you began to dig into his work, what details struck you that you hadn't noticed before?

Risom's all about the nuance of a piece. It's very Danish. One thing that I noticed in his work, he likes to separate things visually, like floating tabletops that are a little disjointed. It breaks the piece visually.