Jens Risom nació el 8 de mayo de 1916 en Copenhague, Dinamarca. Estuvo casado con Dr. Henny Panduro Madsen y Iben Haderup. Murió el 9 de diciembre de 2016 en Connecticut, Estados Unidos.
He was one of the last living icons of mid-century American design. He designed tables, sofas, cabinets, and chairs, including a lounge chair made of discarded military parachute straps. One of his chairs was in President Johnson's Oval Office.
